How To Fix WV318 - You cannot post to condition type (here &1) with a reference condition

WV318 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WV - Messages about Sales Price Calculation

• Message number: 318

• Message text: You cannot post to condition type (here &1) with a reference condition

What causes this issue?

Condition type &V1& and application &V2& are entered for &V3& in the
Pricing Customizing step for saving prices in sales price calculation
from list fields in the pricing table. An update of condition types
with a reference condition is not intended.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

The system cannot generate a condition record for condition type &V1&,
application &V2&.

How to fix this error?

Check your Customizing settings. Remove the entries for the reference
condition type for condition type &V1&, application &V2&, or
alternatively, enter another maintained condition type without a
reference for saving the price from &V3&.
<DS:SIMG.W_ZF_VK_0380.FFA51DD4A399D211BC4D00A0C9C69449>Maintenance</>
for saving prices in sales price determination.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WV318 - You cannot post to condition type (here &1) with a reference condition ?

  The SAP error message WV318 indicates that you are trying to post to a condition type that is defined as a reference condition. Reference conditions are typically used in pricing procedures to refer to other conditions rather than being directly posted to. This error usually occurs in the context of pricing in sales documents, purchase orders, or other transactions where conditions are applied.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  You attempt to enter or modify a condition record for a condition type that is set up as a reference condition in the pricing procedure.
  The system does not allow direct postings to reference conditions because they are meant to derive their values from other conditions.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can consider the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Pricing Procedure:
  
  Go to the pricing procedure configuration (Transaction code: V/08).
  Identify the condition type that is causing the error (indicated by &1 in the error message).
  Verify if it is indeed set