How To Fix KV186 - Valuation at target costs on basis of alternative material cost estimate

KV186 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KV - Variance Analysis for Cost Centers and Cost Objects

• Message number: 186

• Message text: Valuation at target costs on basis of alternative material cost estimate

What causes this issue?

The work in process or scrap was valuated in accordance with the
valuation variant defined in Customizing for Product Cost by Order or
Period in the <LS>valuation variant for work in process and scrap</> at
the target costs calculated on the basis of an alternative material cost
estimate.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KV186 - Valuation at target costs on basis of alternative material cost estimate ?

  The SAP error message KV186, which states "Valuation at target costs on basis of alternative material cost estimate," typically occurs in the context of product costing and material valuation. This error can arise when there is an issue with the configuration or data related to the cost estimates in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing or Incorrect Cost Estimate: The error may occur if the alternative material cost estimate is not available or is not correctly configured for the material in question.
  Costing Variant Issues: The costing variant used may not be set up to allow for target costing or may not be configured correctly.
  Material Master Data: The material master data may not have the necessary settings for target costing or may be incomplete.
  Valuation Class Issues: The valuation class assigned to the material may not be compatible with the target costing process.
  Costing Run Issues: If the costing run has not been executed properly or if