How To Fix KOSA205 - Cost estimate with costing date in the past not allowed

KOSA205 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KOSA - Product Cost Collector

• Message number: 205

• Message text: Cost estimate with costing date in the past not allowed

What causes this issue?

Preliminary cost estimates for product cost collectors cannot be
created for a validity date that is in the past.

System Response

No product cost collectors are costed.

How to fix this error?

As the costing date, choose either the current date or a date in the
future.

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.

KOSA205 - Details

• The SAP error message KOSA205 indicates that a cost estimate is being created or processed with a costing date that is in the past. This is a common issue in SAP when dealing with cost estimates, as the system typically does not allow cost estimates to be created for dates that have already passed. 
  
  Cause:
  
  Costing Date: The costing date specified in the cost estimate is earlier than the current date. This can happen if the user manually enters a past date or if the system defaults to a past date due to configuration or data entry errors.
  Period Closing: The period for the relevant controlling area or company code may have been closed, preventing any cost estimates from being created for that period.
  Configuration Settings: The system settings may restrict cost estimates to be created only for the current or future periods.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Change Costing Date: Ensure that the costing date is set to