How To Fix WS544 - Price determination errors with doc &1 item &2 with posting status &3

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WS - Supplier Billing Document

• Message number: 544

• Message text: Price determination errors with doc &1 item &2 with posting status &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WS544 - Price determination errors with doc &1 item &2 with posting status &3 ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WS544 - Price determination errors with doc &1 item &2 with posting status &3
  
  Meaning / Cause:
  This error occurs during the posting of a document (usually a goods movement, invoice, or billing document) when the system cannot determine the correct price for the specified document item. The price determination procedure fails due to missing or incorrect pricing conditions, or configuration issues in the pricing procedure.
  
  &1 = Document number  
  &2 = Item number  
  &3 = Posting status (e.g., posted, not posted)
  
  Common causes include:  
  
  Missing or incomplete condition records for the material/customer/vendor.  
  Incorrect or incomplete pricing procedure assigned to the document type or transaction.  
  Condition types required for pricing are not maintained or are invalid.  
  Material master or vendor master data missing relevant pricing info.  
  Access sequence for pricing conditions is not properly maintained or does not find any valid condition record.  
  Pricing date or document date outside validity period of condition records.  
  Incorrect or missing info records (e.g., info record for purchasing).  
  Customizing errors in pricing procedure or condition types.
  
  
  Solution / How to Fix:
  
  
  Check Pricing Procedure Configuration:  
  
  Verify that the correct pricing procedure is assigned to the document type and transaction.  
  Use transaction codes like V/08 (Pricing Procedure determination) or OVKK to check pricing procedure assignment.
  
  
  
  Check Condition Records:  
  
  Use transaction VK13 (Display Condition Records) to verify if condition records exist for the relevant condition types, materials, customers, vendors, and validity dates.  
  Ensure that condition records are valid for the pricing date.
  
  
  
  Check Material Master and Vendor/Customer Master Data:  
  
  Verify that the material master has the correct pricing-relevant data (e.g., price control indicator, valuation class).  
  Check vendor/customer master data for relevant pricing info.
  
  
  
  Check Access Sequences:  
  
  Ensure that the access sequence assigned to the condition types is correctly maintained and can find valid condition records.
  
  
  
  Check Info Records (Purchasing):  
  
  For purchasing documents, verify that info records exist and are valid for the vendor/material combination.
  
  
  
  Check Document Data:  
  
  Verify the document date and posting date to ensure they fall within the validity period of condition records.
  
  
  
  Reprocess the Document:  
  
  After correcting the above, try reposting or reprocessing the document.
  
  
  
  
  Related Information:
  
  
  Transaction Codes:  
  
  ME21N / MIGO / MIRO (for purchasing and goods movement documents)  
  VF01 (billing document creation)  
  VK13 (Display condition records)  
  V/08 (Pricing procedure determination)  
  OVKK (Assign pricing procedure)  
  MEK1 / MEK2 / MEK3 (Maintain info records)
  
  
  
  Tables:  
  
  KONV (Pricing conditions in documents)  
  KONP (Condition records)  
  A* tables (Condition tables)  
  T683 (Pricing procedure determination)  
  EINA / EINE (Purchasing info records)
  
  
  
  Notes / SAP Help:  
  
  SAP OSS Notes related to pricing errors can be searched using the message number WS544 or keywords like "price determination error".  
  SAP Help Portal documentation on pricing procedures and condition technique.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  The WS544 error indicates that SAP could not find or determine the correct price for a document item due to missing or incorrect pricing data or configuration. The solution involves checking and correcting pricing procedures, condition records, master data, and document dates to ensure valid pricing can be determined.
  
  If you provide the document type or transaction where this error occurs, I can help with more specific steps.