How To Fix KW508 - Material & has no overhead group assigned

KW508 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KW - CO-ABC Activity-Based Costing

• Message number: 508

• Message text: Material & has no overhead group assigned

What causes this issue?

Material &V1& has no overhead group in plant &V2&. No overhead key can
therefore be calculated to make an assignment to a template.

System Response

The material cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

Assign an overhead group to material &V1& for plant &V2&.
Note that the respective overhead key has to be assigned to a template.

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KW508 - Details

• The SAP error message KW508 ("Material & has no overhead group assigned") typically occurs in the context of controlling and cost accounting when you are trying to perform a transaction related to a material that does not have an overhead group assigned to it. This can prevent the system from calculating overhead costs correctly for that material.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Overhead Group: The primary cause of this error is that the material in question does not have an overhead group assigned in its master data. Overhead groups are used to determine how overhead costs are applied to materials during cost calculations.
  Material Master Data Configuration: The material master data may not have been fully configured, particularly in the accounting or controlling views.
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be an issue with the configuration of the overhead groups themselves, or the material may not be linked to the correct controlling area.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KW508 error, you can