How To Fix KQ498 - Costing vrnt & used by product cost estimates. Deletion not allowed

KQ498 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 498

• Message text: Costing vrnt & used by product cost estimates. Deletion not allowed

What causes this issue?

Costing variant &V1& is used by some product cost estimates in the
system. It is therefore not possible to delete costing variant &V1&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KQ498 - Costing vrnt & used by product cost estimates. Deletion not allowed ?

  The SAP error message KQ498 indicates that a costing variant is being used in product cost estimates, and therefore, it cannot be deleted. This error typically arises when you attempt to delete a costing variant that is still linked to existing cost estimates or other related objects in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Active Cost Estimates: The costing variant you are trying to delete is associated with one or more product cost estimates that have already been created.
  Dependencies: The costing variant may be referenced in various configurations, such as material master records, cost component structures, or other related settings.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent the deletion of objects that are still in use, which is why the system prevents the deletion of the costing variant.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Cost Estimates:
  
  Use transaction code CK13N (Display Material Cost Estimate) to check if there are any