How To Fix KQ308 - Costs relevant to stock valuation always rolled up

KQ308 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KQ - Error Messages for Customizing Product Costing

• Message number: 308

• Message text: Costs relevant to stock valuation always rolled up

What causes this issue?

Costs that are relevant to stock valuation must be rolled up.
For this cost component you must specify that the costing results are
to be taken into account in the next-highest costing level.

System Response

The field "Roll up cost component" is set.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KQ308 - Costs relevant to stock valuation always rolled up ?

  The SAP error message KQ308 indicates that costs relevant to stock valuation are always rolled up. This message typically arises in the context of inventory management and cost accounting within SAP, particularly when dealing with the valuation of stock and the associated costs.
  
  Cause:
  The error message KQ308 can occur due to several reasons:
  
  
  Cost Component Structure: The cost component structure may not be properly defined or configured. If the cost components are not set up correctly, the system may not be able to determine how to roll up costs for stock valuation.
  
  
  Material Master Data: The material master data may have inconsistencies or missing information. For example, the valuation class or the price control indicator (moving average price or standard price) may not be set correctly.
  
  
  Valuation Area Settings: The settings for the valuation area (plant or company code) may not be aligned with the requirements for cost roll-up.
  
  
  Costing Variant: The costing variant used