How To Fix W4142 - &: & Data is still relevant for the actual costing

W4142 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 142

• Message text: &: & Data is still relevant for the actual costing

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4142 - &: & Data is still relevant for the actual costing ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W4142 & : & Data is still relevant for the actual costing
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message typically occurs during activities related to actual costing or material ledger processing in SAP. It indicates that certain data (such as material ledger documents, actual costing runs, or related postings) is still relevant or active for the current actual costing period or process.
  More specifically:
  
  The system detects that there are still open or relevant data entries (e.g., actual costing results, material ledger documents, or settlement documents) that have not been fully processed or closed.
  This can happen if you try to delete, change, or close data that is still linked to the actual costing process.
  It serves as a safeguard to prevent inconsistencies in actual costing results or material ledger postings.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During actual costing runs (transaction CKMLCP).
  When trying to delete or change material ledger