How To Fix ML4HRUN060 - Consumption price of the material will be negative

ML4HRUN060 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ML4HRUN - Messages for New Actual Costing

• Message number: 060

• Message text: Consumption price of the material will be negative

What causes this issue?

You want to perform the settlement for the material.
In the relevant period, the ending inventory price is supplied by an
external ending inventory valuation or Business Add-In.
In order for the predefined ending inventory price to be reached, the
consumption price would have to be negative.

System Response

The system does not allow a negative consumption price and therefore
ignores the external ending inventory price.

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ML4HRUN060 - Consumption price of the material will be negative ?

  The SAP error message ML4HRUN060, which states "Consumption price of the material will be negative," typically occurs in the context of Material Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) when there is an issue with the pricing or valuation of materials in the system. This error indicates that the system is attempting to calculate a consumption price that results in a negative value, which is not permissible.
  Causes:
  
  Negative Stock Levels: If the stock levels of a material are negative, it can lead to a situation where the consumption price is calculated as negative.
  Incorrect Pricing Conditions: If the pricing conditions for a material are set incorrectly, it may lead to negative pricing during the calculation.
  Incorrectly Configured Valuation Classes: If the valuation class of the material is not set up correctly, it can lead to issues in price determination.
  Manual Adjustments: Manual adjustments to inventory or pricing that do not align with the system's expected