How To Fix KM593 - Representative material missing

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KM - Error messages for Profit Center Accounting

• Message number: 593

• Message text: Representative material missing

Diagnosis
Controlling area &V1& contains no representative material which meets
your selection criteria.
For this reason, it is not possible to perform quantity-based planning
of goods movements based on transfer prices or material direct costs
from Product Costing.
System response
The function cannot be performed.

How to fix this error?

Maintain the representative materials in Customizing by performing the
following activities:
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUORK1Z053>Activate Representative Materials</>,
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUORK1Z051>Choose Representative Materials</>,
<DS:SIMG.SIMG_CFMENUORK18KEO> Derive Representative Materials</>.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KM593 - Representative material missing ?

  The SAP error message KM593, which states "Representative material missing," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Product Costing or Material Management modules. This error indicates that the system is unable to find a representative material for a specific costing variant or scenario, which is necessary for calculating costs or performing certain operations.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Representative Material: The most common cause is that the representative material has not been defined in the system for the relevant costing variant or scenario.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the costing setup, such as missing links between materials and their representative counterparts.
  Data Inconsistencies: Inconsistencies in master data, such as material master records or costing variants, can lead to this error.
  Incorrect Settings: The settings in the costing variant may not be correctly configured to point to the appropriate representative material.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Define Representative Material:
  
  Go to the relevant configuration settings in SAP and ensure that a representative material