How To Fix KOSA152 - No posting of actual activity possible without actual costing variant

KOSA152 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KOSA - Product Cost Collector

• Message number: 152

• Message text: No posting of actual activity possible without actual costing variant

What causes this issue?

If no <LS>costing variant actual</> is specified in a
<DS:GLOS.3526B6F2AFAB52B9E10000009B38F974>product cost collector</>, no
actual activity can be posted to it.

System Response

No actual activity is recorded for a confirmation posted on the product
cost collector.

How to fix this error?

If you want to post actual activity on the product cost collector,
enter a <LS>costing variant actual</> in the product cost collector.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KOSA152 - No posting of actual activity possible without actual costing variant ?

  The SAP error message KOSA152 indicates that there is an issue with posting actual activities in the Controlling (CO) module, specifically related to actual costing. This error typically arises when you attempt to post actual activities without having a valid actual costing variant configured in the system.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Missing Actual Costing Variant: The system requires an actual costing variant to be defined for the controlling area. If this is not set up, the system cannot process actual activity postings.
  Incorrect Configuration: The actual costing variant may be incorrectly configured or not assigned to the relevant controlling area.
  Posting Period Issues: Sometimes, the posting period may be closed, which can also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KOSA152 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Actual Costing Variant Configuration:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen and navigate to the following path:Controlling -> Cost Element Accounting -> Master Data ->