Cost estimate for sales order

[Former Member]

Dear Friends,

In a make to stock scenario a finished good is sold from the depot and thereafter it is returned. After creating the credit memo for return, when the same is being released to accounting in VF02, the system throws an error message which reads 'Error reading the material cost estimate for sales order "12000373". and the document cannot be passed on to accounting. Although, we are able to release the sales invoice to accounting without any error. In the item condition tab for sales order the standard cost VPRS is updated as we enter the plant.

Strategy group for the material is 40-planning with final assembly. The concern over here is that why the system is asking for cost estimate at the level of sales return.

Please suggest why this error is coming and how the same can be released to accounting.

Regards

[Former Member]

Maintain costing views for the requirement class 50 namely costing ID, costing variant, costing sheet & condition type line items EK01.

[Former Member]

Do not trigger any requirement for returns item category as for returns no vaialbility check or transfer of reqts or costing is required.

[Former Member]

Hello Friend,

The problem is that Material you are using for that Cost Estimate is not done. So go to T.Code CK11 give the Costing Variant, Material & Plant and go on entar and entar. If everything is green in end then save it.

Then Go to T.code CK24 give the Company Code, material & Plant and then execute.

Click Back and click on Release Button and then execute.

Then try the Transaction you have got the error again.

Hope this helps.

[Former Member]

Dear Sunil,

Thanks for the prompt reply. In this case however, we do not want the costing to be done for returns and hence system should not ask for material cost estimate. Is there any setting through which we can control this? I have checked requirement class &requirement type as well. But nothing seems to work.

Can anybody please suggest what else could be done.

Regards