How To Fix MM152 - You cannot apportion costs for co-products here

MM152 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MM - Messages for material master maintenance and Customizing

• Message number: 152

• Message text: You cannot apportion costs for co-products here

What causes this issue?

You wanted to apportion the costs for co-products. However, this is not
possible in the following cases:
When scheduling the creation or changing of a material
When creating a material
If you have not specified a plant
With external procurement only
If you have not flagged the material as a co-product, and the material
type does not have the indicator "process material"

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?

Check and extend your data as required.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MM152 - Details

• The SAP error message MM152, "You cannot apportion costs for co-products here," typically occurs in the context of cost accounting and material management when dealing with co-products in production processes. This error indicates that the system is unable to apportion costs for co-products in the current context, which can be due to several reasons.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration for co-products in the material master or production order may not be set up correctly.
  Missing Costing Variant: The costing variant used may not support co-product costing.
  Costing Type: The costing type may not be appropriate for the co-products being processed.
  Production Order Status: The production order may not be in a status that allows for cost apportioning.
  Costing Run Issues: If a costing run has not been executed properly, it may lead to this error.
  
  Solutions:
  
  Check Configuration: Ensure that the configuration for co-products is correctly set up in the system. This includes checking the material master data