How To Fix W4804 - & - Price reference plant..........: &

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 804

• Message text: & - Price reference plant..........: &

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4804 - & - Price reference plant..........: & ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message W4804:
  
  SAP Message W4804
  Message Text:
  
  Price reference plant ..........: &
  
  Cause
  This warning message typically appears in the context of material valuation and pricing in SAP MM (Materials Management) or SD (Sales and Distribution) modules. It indicates that the system is referring to a price reference plant for the material in question.
  
  The system is trying to determine the price of a material in a particular plant.
  However, the material's price is not maintained directly in the current plant.
  Instead, the system refers to another plant (the price reference plant) to get the valuation price.
  This message is informational (warning) and not an error, but it alerts the user that the price is being taken from a different plant.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  When you create or change a material document or sales order, and the system needs to determine the price of a material.
  If the material is set up with a price reference plant in the material master (MM03), the system uses the price from that plant.
  This is common in scenarios where a company uses a centralized pricing strategy, maintaining prices only in one plant and referencing it in others.
  
  
  Solution / How to handle it
  
  
  Check the Price Reference Plant setting:
  
  Go to transaction MM03 (Display Material).
  Enter the material number.
  Navigate to Accounting 1 view.
  Check the field Price reference plant.
  
  
  
  If the price reference plant is correct:
  
  No action is needed; this message is just informational.
  The system is correctly using the price from the reference plant.
  
  
  
  If you want to maintain price locally:
  
  Remove or change the price reference plant in the material master.
  Maintain the valuation price for the material in the current plant.
  Use transaction MM02 to change the material master data.
  
  
  
  If the price reference plant is incorrect or missing:
  
  Update the material master with the correct price reference plant.
  Or maintain the price directly in the current plant.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information
  
  
  Material Master Views:
  
  The price reference plant is maintained in the Accounting 1 view of the material master.
  
  
  Valuation and Price Control:
  
  The system uses the price reference plant to determine the valuation price if the current plant does not have a price maintained.
  
  
  Transaction Codes:  
  
  MM03: Display Material  
  MM02: Change Material  
  CK11N: Create Cost Estimate (to check costing/pricing)  
  MR21: Price Change (to maintain material price)
  
  
  
  SAP Notes / Documentation:
  
  You can refer to SAP Help Portal or OSS Notes for more details on price reference plants and valuation.
  
  
  
  Summary
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message
  W4804 - Price reference plant: &
  
  
  Cause
  Material price is taken from a reference plant instead of the current plant.
  
  
  Effect
  Informational warning about price sourcing.
  
  
  Solution
  Verify or update the price reference plant in material master; maintain price locally if needed.
  
  
  Transaction Codes
  MM03, MM02, MR21
  
  
  
  
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