How To Fix W0013 - Maintain only one valuation category as a standard retail val. category

W0013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W0 - Customizing - ISR

• Message number: 013

• Message text: Maintain only one valuation category as a standard retail val. category

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W0013 - Maintain only one valuation category as a standard retail val. category ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W0013: "Maintain only one valuation category as a standard retail val. category":
  
  Error Message:
  W0013 - Maintain only one valuation category as a standard retail val. category
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when more than one valuation category is assigned as the standard retail valuation category in the system. In SAP Retail, the standard retail valuation category is used to determine how the retail price is valued and managed in inventory and pricing processes.
  
  The system expects only one valuation category to be flagged as the standard retail valuation category.
  If multiple valuation categories are marked as standard, the system cannot determine which one to use for retail valuation, leading to this warning.
  
  
  Where it occurs:
  
  This message typically appears during the configuration of valuation categories in the IMG (Implementation Guide) under Retail ? Basic Functions ? Valuation ? Define Valuation Categories.
  It can also appear during master data