How To Fix WR172 - Unprocessed Retail revaluation document item with status A exists

WR172 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WR - Messages for Revaluation at Retail

• Message number: 172

• Message text: Unprocessed Retail revaluation document item with status A exists

What causes this issue?

Material &V1& is managed on a <ZK>value-only</> basis in plant &V2&.
Before the total stock can be revaluated, the stock on-hand <ZK>must be
counted</>.
A retail price change as a result of a pricing change has resulted for
&V3&.
However, retail revaluation document items with the status <ZK>A (to be
counted)</> still exist in plant &V2& for the same date of the retail
price change &V3&. These are a result of the previous
re-calculation of the sales price and <ZH>must be revaluated first</>.

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?

Enter the quantity counted of the material and revaluate the material
using transaction <ZK>VKU3</> <ZK>
(partial revaluation online)</>. After the revaluation, the item status
is changed from <ZK>A (to be counted) </>to <ZK>C (revaluated)</>.
Using transaction <ZK>VKU6 (List display </><ZK>retail price changes)
</> or <ZK>VKU7 (automatic total revaluation at retail)</> - or by
scheduling report <ZK>RWVKU001</> in the background - revaluation
document items with status <ZK>A </> <ZK>(to be counted)</> can be
created for the new price.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WR172 - Unprocessed Retail revaluation document item with status A exists ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WR172: "Unprocessed Retail revaluation document item with status A exists":
  
  Error Message: WR172
  Text:
  Unprocessed Retail revaluation document item with status A exists
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Retail when you attempt to post or process a retail revaluation document, but there is already an existing revaluation document item with status A (which typically means "Created" or "Not yet processed") that has not been processed or cleared.
  In other words, the system detects that a previous revaluation document item is still open or pending, and it prevents you from creating or processing a new one to avoid inconsistencies or duplicate postings.
  
  Context:
  
  Retail revaluation documents are used to adjust inventory values based on price changes, cost updates, or other valuation reasons.
  Status A indicates that the document item is created but not yet posted or processed.
  The system enforces that only one revaluation document item per relevant criteria (e.g.,