How To Fix W/160 - Material &1 is price-dependent -> Process pricing ref. material &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W/ -

• Message number: 160

• Message text: Material &1 is price-dependent -> Process pricing ref. material &2

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W/160 - Material &1 is price-dependent -> Process pricing ref. material &2 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation of the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Message:
  W/160 Material &1 is price-dependent -> Process pricing ref. material &2
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This warning message occurs during pricing in sales documents (e.g., sales orders, quotations) when the system detects that the material being processed (&1) is configured as price-dependent. This means the material's price is not determined directly but depends on the price of another reference material (&2).
  In SAP, price-dependent materials are often used in scenarios like:
  
  Variant configuration: where the price of a variant material depends on the base material.
  BOM (Bill of Materials) pricing: where components or sub-materials derive their price from a reference material.
  Pricing reference material: the system uses a reference material to determine the price instead of the material itself.
  
  The message is a warning (W), not an error, indicating that the system is processing the pricing based on the reference material &2 rather than the material &1 itself.
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you create or change a sales document containing a material that is flagged as price-dependent.
  During pricing determination, the system finds that the material's price is linked to another material.
  The system then processes pricing using the reference material &2.
  
  
  Solution / How to handle:
  
  
  Understand the pricing setup:
  
  Check the material master for the material &1.
  Go to Sales: Sales Org. 2 view and check if the material is flagged as Price-dependent.
  Check the Pricing Reference Material field to see which material (&2) is used as the reference.
  
  
  
  Verify pricing conditions:
  
  Ensure that the reference material &2 has valid pricing conditions maintained.
  The system will use the pricing conditions of the reference material to price the price-dependent material.
  
  
  
  If this behavior is expected:
  
  No action is needed; this is just a warning to inform you that pricing is done via the reference material.
  You can proceed with the sales document.
  
  
  
  If this behavior is not desired:
  
  Remove the price-dependent flag from the material master if you want the material to be priced independently.
  Or adjust the pricing reference material to the correct one.
  Maintain pricing conditions directly for the material &1 if needed.
  
  
  
  Check pricing procedure:
  
  Make sure the pricing procedure supports pricing reference materials.
  Sometimes, custom pricing routines or user exits handle price-dependent materials.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Material Master Views:
  
  Sales: Sales Org. 2 view contains the "Price-dependent material" indicator and the "Pricing reference material" field.
  
  
  
  SAP Notes / Documentation:
  
  SAP Help on "Price-dependent materials" and "Pricing reference materials".
  SAP Note 123456 (example) might provide more details on handling price-dependent materials.
  
  
  
  Transaction Codes:
  
  MM02: Change Material Master (to check/change price-dependent flag)
  VA01/VA02: Create/Change Sales Order (where the message appears)
  VK11/VK12: Maintain Pricing Conditions (for reference material)
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Description
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Material &1 is flagged as price-dependent and uses material &2 as pricing reference.
  
  
  Effect
  Pricing is done based on the reference material &2, not directly on material &1.
  
  
  Message Type
  Warning (W)
  
  
  Solution
  Verify and maintain pricing reference material and pricing conditions; adjust material master if needed.
  
  
  Action
  Usually no action needed if expected; otherwise, adjust material master or pricing setup.
  
  
  
  
  If you want, I can help you with the exact steps to check or change the material master or pricing conditions. Just let me know!