How To Fix KQ451 - Strategy & including additive cost components not allowed

KQ451 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 451

• Message text: Strategy & including additive cost components not allowed

What causes this issue?

If you are using <GL:valuation_strategy>valuation strategy</> &v1&, you
may not add costs from an existing manual cost estimate to the price
from the material master.

How to fix this error?

Deselect the "Include manual costs" indicator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KQ451 - Strategy & including additive cost components not allowed ?

  The SAP error message KQ451, which states "Strategy & including additive cost components not allowed," typically occurs in the context of product costing or cost planning in SAP. This error indicates that there is an issue with the costing strategy being used, particularly when it involves additive cost components.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Costing Strategy Misconfiguration: The error often arises when the costing strategy defined for a material or product does not support the inclusion of additive cost components. Additive costs are additional costs that can be added to the base cost of a product, such as overhead or specific surcharges.
  
  
  Cost Component Structure: The cost component structure may not be set up correctly to allow for additive costs. This could be due to missing configurations or incorrect settings in the cost component structure.
  
  
  Costing Variant Settings: The costing variant being used may not be configured to handle additive costs. Each costing variant has specific settings that