How To Fix KJ286 - The profit percentage is too high

KJ286 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KJ - Cost Object Controlling for Make-to-Order Production

• Message number: 286

• Message text: The profit percentage is too high

What causes this issue?

The profit percentage is the result of the following formula:
(Planned revenue - Planned costs) * 100 / Planned costs
The result of this formula exceeds the maximum permitted size of the
currency fields.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check the planned costs and the planned revenues of the object to be
processed. The ratio of the planned revenue to the planned costs may be
too high.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KJ286 - The profit percentage is too high ?

  The SAP error message KJ286, which states "The profit percentage is too high," typically occurs in the context of sales order processing, particularly when dealing with pricing and profitability analysis in SAP. This error indicates that the profit margin for a particular sales order or item exceeds the predefined limits set in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Profitability Analysis Settings: The system has thresholds for acceptable profit margins, and the calculated profit percentage for the transaction exceeds these limits.
  Pricing Conditions: The pricing conditions applied to the sales order may lead to an unusually high profit margin, possibly due to incorrect pricing or discounts.
  Cost Estimates: The cost estimates for the materials or services involved may be outdated or incorrectly configured, leading to inflated profit margins.
  Sales Order Configuration: Specific configurations in the sales order or customer master data may enforce profit margin limits.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Review Profitability Settings: Check the profitability analysis settings in the system to understand the