How To Fix KP283 - &: Costs planned or posted despite zero activity

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KP - CO-OM Planning

• Message number: 283

• Message text: &: Costs planned or posted despite zero activity

What causes this issue?

The planned or posted activity for &V1& is 0. Despite this, costs have
been planned or posted in period(s) &V3&.

System Response

The price for &V1& cannot be calculated as this would lead to division
by zero. The system therefore ignores the planned/posted costs in the
price calculation.

How to fix this error?

For price calculation in the plan you should check the planning for
&V1& and your cost planning.
For price calculation in the actual you should check the postings made
on &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KP283 - &: Costs planned or posted despite zero activity ?

  The SAP error message KP283 indicates that there are costs planned or posted in a cost center or internal order despite having zero activity recorded. This can occur in various scenarios, particularly in controlling (CO) modules where cost planning and actual postings are involved.
  
  Cause:
  
  Cost Planning: Costs may have been planned for a cost center or internal order without any corresponding activity being recorded. This can happen if the planning was done without considering the actual activity levels.
  Actual Postings: There may be actual costs posted to the cost center or internal order even though no activity has been recorded. This could be due to manual postings or automated processes that do not align with activity levels.
  Activity Type Configuration: The configuration of activity types may not be set up correctly, leading to discrepancies between planned costs and actual activity.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual errors during data entry can lead to costs being recorded