How To Fix ML4HDOC003 - Ambiguous Cost Comp. Structure for Material with Cost Est. No. &1

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ML4HDOC - Message Class for FCML4H_DOCUMENT

• Message number: 003

• Message text: Ambiguous Cost Comp. Structure for Material with Cost Est. No. &1

What causes this issue?

The Cost Component Structure for the Material with Cost Estimate Number
<(>&<)>1 is not unique in Table MLDOCCCS_EXTRACT.

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?

Inform your System Administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ML4HDOC003 - Ambiguous Cost Comp. Structure for Material with Cost Est. No. &1 ?

  The SAP error message ML4HDOC003 indicates that there is an ambiguity in the cost component structure for a material with a specific cost estimate number. This typically occurs when the system cannot determine which cost component structure to use for a given material due to multiple valid options being available.
  
  Cause:
  
  Multiple Cost Component Structures: The material in question may be associated with more than one cost component structure, leading to confusion in the system about which one to apply.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues in the configuration of the cost component structures in the system, such as missing or incorrectly assigned structures.
  Material Master Data: The material master data may not be correctly set up, leading to inconsistencies in how cost estimates are processed.
  Costing Variant: The costing variant used may not be properly configured to handle the cost component structures associated with the material.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Cost Component Structures:
  
  Go to the transaction code OKTZ