How To Fix OM504 - Material ledger not active in valuation area &1

OM504 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OM - Customizing Materialwirtschaft

• Message number: 504

• Message text: Material ledger not active in valuation area &1

What causes this issue?

You want to activate <DS:GLOS.352A5A2FC1035CD5E10000009B38F974>actual
costing</> although the material ledger in valuation area &v1& is not
active and no data has been prepared for the material ledger.
(Production startup).

System Response

Despite this, you can still activate actual costing.

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

To do this, you have to:
activate the valuation area &v1& for the material ledger in Customizing
by choosing the <LS>maintain entries</> function from this message
prepare the data for the material ledger (production startup) by
choosing <LS>Accounting -> Controlling -> Actual costing/material ledger
-> Utilities -> Production startup</> in the application or by choosing
<DS:TRAN.CKMSTART>Proceed</>.


Contact your system administrator.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OM504 - Material ledger not active in valuation area &1 ?

  The SAP error message OM504, which states "Material ledger not active in valuation area &1," typically occurs when you attempt to perform a transaction that requires the Material Ledger functionality, but the Material Ledger is not activated for the specified valuation area (plant or company code).
  
  Cause:
  
  Material Ledger Not Activated: The most common cause of this error is that the Material Ledger has not been activated for the specific valuation area (plant or company code) in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the settings related to the Material Ledger in the SAP system.
  Transaction Type: The transaction you are trying to perform may require the Material Ledger to be active, but it is not set up correctly.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OM504 error, you need to ensure that the Material Ledger is activated for the relevant valuation area. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Activate Material Ledger:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy