How To Fix RM140 - No preliminary costing possible with nonvaluated make-to-order production

RM140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: RM - Messages for Repetitive Manufacturing

• Message number: 140

• Message text: No preliminary costing possible with nonvaluated make-to-order production

What causes this issue?

No preliminary costing can be found for a product cost collector.
You want to carry out a backflush for unvaluated make-to-order stock
and, at the same time, the REM profile is set so that activity postings
are carried out on the basis of the preliminary costing for the product
cost collector. However, no product cost collector exists for
unvaluated make-to-order stock.

System Response

The system cannot determine any preliminary costing for a product cost
collector and therefore cannot carry out the activity backflush.

How to fix this error?

The process you set for unvaluated make-to-order stock is not
compatible with the settings for the activity backflush in the REM
profile.

Procedure for System Administrators

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 RM140 - No preliminary costing possible with nonvaluated make-to-order production ?

  The SAP error message RM140 "No preliminary costing possible with nonvaluated make-to-order production" typically occurs in the context of production planning and costing in SAP, particularly when dealing with make-to-order (MTO) production scenarios. This error indicates that the system cannot perform preliminary costing for a production order that is set up as non-valuated.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Valuated Stock: The production order is set up for non-valuated stock, meaning that the system does not track the value of the stock. This is common in certain scenarios where the focus is on quantity rather than value.
  Costing Variant Settings: The costing variant used may not be configured to handle non-valuated production orders.
  Missing Master Data: There may be missing or incorrect master data related to the material, such as the valuation class or costing information.
  Order Type Configuration: The order type used for the production order may not be configured to allow preliminary costing.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Order Type Configuration: Ensure that