Symptom
Valuation master data for individual product specifications cannot be defined due to error: 'Valuation level not possible for material XYZ and product specification DEF' (XYZ represents the Material ID, DEF represents the Product Specification).
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Inventory Valuation work center, and choose the Master Data view.
- Select the Materials subview.
- Show All Materials, select the line with Material ID XYZ and Business Residence ABC (ABC means the Business Residence).
- Click Maintain Valuation Data and click Product Specification Valuation.
- Under Valuation Level: Business Residence - Product Specification, click Add Row and maintain Product Specification DEF.
Error message is displayed: 'Valuation level not possible for material XYZ and product specification DEF'
Cause
For the combination of Material XYZ and Product Specification DEF, there are already Identified Stocks created. All Identified Stocks are valuated on Business Residence level. It can be checked in Planning and Production Master Data or Warehousing and Logistics Master Data Work Center.
Resolution
The rule is that once a Product Specification is valuated on Business Residence level, it must remain being valuated on Business Residence level. Therefore for combination of Material XYZ and Product Specification DEF valuation on Product Specification level is not possible.
Keywords
product specification, material master data, valuation , KBA , business residence - product specificati , product specification , SRD-FIN-ACP , Payables , How To