How To Fix OM515 - If activity update indicator = &1, actual costing must be active

OM515 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OM - Customizing Materialwirtschaft

• Message number: 515

• Message text: If activity update indicator = &1, actual costing must be active

What causes this issue?

If you want the activity data in the actual costing to be updated, the
indicator for updating actual costing must be activated.

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?

You have set the indicator = &V1& for activating the activity update in
the actual costing. The prerequisite for this is that you also activate
the actual costing update, or you reset the indicator for activating
the activity update.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OM515 - If activity update indicator = &1, actual costing must be active ?

  The SAP error message OM515 indicates that there is an issue related to the configuration of actual costing in the system. This error typically arises when you are trying to perform an activity update in a cost center or internal order, but the system requires that actual costing be active for the specified activity update indicator.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs due to the following reasons:
  
  Activity Update Indicator: The activity update indicator you are using is set to a value that requires actual costing to be active.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration for the controlling area or the specific cost center/internal order may not have actual costing enabled.
  Costing Variant: The costing variant used may not be set up to allow for actual costing.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OM515 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Activity Update Indicator:
  
  Review the activity update indicator you are using. Ensure that it is appropriate for your costing scenario.
  
  
  
  Activate Actual Costing:
  
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