How To Fix M7388 - Relevant price for the valuation of the delivery costs is negative

M7388 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 388

• Message text: Relevant price for the valuation of the delivery costs is negative

What causes this issue?

The difference between the
<DS:GLOS.352A159788E65CD5E10000009B38F974>clearing value</> and
<DS:GLOS.352ADD4D88E65CD5E10000009B38F974>value of goods received</> of
freight costs is not based on the quantities.
Quantity: &V1&
Value: &V2&

System Response

The system does not allow this.

How to fix this error?

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

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 M7388 - Relevant price for the valuation of the delivery costs is negative ?

  The SAP error message M7388, which states "Relevant price for the valuation of the delivery costs is negative," typically occurs during the processing of delivery costs in the context of inventory management or logistics. This error indicates that the system has encountered a negative price for the delivery costs, which is not acceptable for valuation purposes.
  Causes:
  
  Negative Price Configuration: The pricing conditions for delivery costs may have been incorrectly configured, leading to a negative value.
  Incorrect Master Data: The material master or vendor master data may contain incorrect pricing information.
  Pricing Conditions: The pricing conditions in the pricing procedure may not be set up correctly, resulting in negative values being calculated.
  Currency Issues: There may be issues related to currency conversion that result in negative pricing.
  Manual Entries: Manual entries during the creation of purchase orders or invoices may have inadvertently included negative values.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Pricing Conditions: Review the pricing conditions in the relevant pricing procedure