How To Fix RESCAJ074 - The newly calculated unit price is negative

RESCAJ074 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RESCAJ - Adjustment for Conditions of SCS

• Message number: 074

• Message text: The newly calculated unit price is negative

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

The system behavior depends on the message type that is set:
Error: An error message is issued. An adjustment is not possible.
Warning: A warning message is issued. The new unit price is set to zero.
Hide: No message is issued. The new unit price is set to the old unit
price.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

INCLUDE RECA_CUSTOMIZED_MESSAGE_INFO OBJECT DOKU ID TX

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

RESCAJ074 - Details

• The SAP error message RESCAJ074, which states "The newly calculated unit price is negative," typically occurs in the context of pricing and valuation in SAP, particularly in modules related to materials management (MM) or sales and distribution (SD). This error indicates that the system has attempted to calculate a unit price for a material or service, but the result is negative, which is not valid in most business scenarios.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Pricing Conditions: The pricing conditions set up in the system may be incorrect or not properly configured, leading to negative pricing calculations.
  Negative Discounts or Adjustments: If there are discounts or adjustments applied that exceed the base price, it can result in a negative unit price.
  Data Entry Errors: Manual entry errors in pricing, such as entering a negative value where it should not be, can lead to this issue.
  Incorrect Master Data: Issues with material master data, such as incorrect valuation classes or