How To Fix VPK1402 - You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VPK1 - SPC Processor Messages

• Message number: 402

• Message text: You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number

What causes this issue?

Costing for Easy Cost Planning has not assigned a costing number.
Therefore, you cannot save sales pricing.

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?

Contact SAP Support.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VPK1402 - You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message VPK1402: "You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number":
  
  Error Message
  VPK1402: You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number.
  
  Cause
  This error occurs because the system requires an ECP costing number (Enterprise Costing Process costing number) to be assigned before you can save sales pricing data. The ECP costing number is a key reference in the SAP system that links sales pricing to the costing data maintained in the Enterprise Costing Process.
  In other words, the sales pricing procedure or configuration in your system is set up to mandate that an ECP costing number must be present for the material or product before pricing conditions can be saved. If this costing number is missing or not maintained, the system blocks saving the sales pricing data to ensure data consistency and integration between costing and pricing.
  
  When does this happen?
  
  When creating or changing sales pricing conditions for a material or product.
  When the pricing procedure or condition type is configured to require an ECP costing number.
  When the material master or costing master data does not have an ECP costing number assigned.
  In scenarios where integration between costing and pricing is enforced by business rules or custom enhancements.
  
  
  Solution
  To resolve this error, you need to ensure that an ECP costing number is assigned and maintained for the material or product before saving the sales pricing data.
  Steps to fix:
  
  
  Check Material Master:
  
  Go to transaction MM03 (Display Material).
  Verify if the ECP costing number is maintained in the relevant costing view or custom field.
  
  
  
  Maintain ECP Costing Number:
  
  If missing, maintain the ECP costing number in the material master or in the relevant costing master data.
  This might be done via transaction CK11N (Create Cost Estimate) or a custom transaction depending on your system setup.
  
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure Configuration:
  
  Verify if the pricing procedure or condition type is configured to require an ECP costing number.
  This might be a custom validation or user exit/enhancement that enforces this check.
  
  
  
  Customizing / User Exits:
  
  If this is a custom validation, check with your SAP functional or technical team to understand the logic.
  Adjust the logic if necessary or ensure the costing data is maintained properly.
  
  
  
  Re-try Saving Sales Pricing:
  
  After maintaining the ECP costing number, try saving the sales pricing again.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  ECP (Enterprise Costing Process): A costing methodology or process used in some SAP implementations to integrate costing and pricing tightly.
  Material Master Costing Views: Costing data is maintained in specific views of the material master, such as Costing 1, Costing 2, etc.
  Pricing Procedure: Controls how pricing conditions are processed in sales documents.
  User Exits / BAdIs: Custom enhancements might enforce additional validations like requiring an ECP costing number.
  Transactions:
  
  MM03 - Display Material
  CK11N - Create Cost Estimate
  VK11 - Create Pricing Condition
  SPRO - Customizing for Pricing and Costing
  
  
  
  
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  Error
  VPK1402: You cannot save sales pricing without an ECP costing number
  
  
  Cause
  Missing ECP costing number required for sales pricing save
  
  
  Solution
  Maintain the ECP costing number in material master or costing data before saving pricing
  
  
  Related Info
  Check costing views, pricing procedure, and custom validations/user exits
  
  
  
  
  If you need help identifying where exactly the ECP costing number is maintained in your system or how to configure the pricing procedure, please provide your SAP module details or system customization info.