Symptom
You get the error message 'Valuation with cost estimate of material XX failed' when creating a Material Cost Estimate.
(XX represents the Material ID)
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the Inventory Valuation work center.
- Go to the Material Cost Estimates view.
- Click New button.
- Select Cost Estimate with Reference.
- Enter the relevant parameters.
- Click Estimate button.
Note: The Material Cost Estimate failed with the Exception message below:
'Valuation with cost estimate of material XX failed'
Cause
The Production Model for the combination of Material XX and Ship-From Site is missing.
Resolution
Steps to check the Ship-From Site information for Material XX:
- Go to the Inventory Valuation work center.
- Go to the Material Cost Estimates view.
- Select the Material Cost Estimate that failed.
- Click View button.
- Click View All button.
- Expand the Material XX until you get to the last one in the chart.
- Open the General subtab.
Note: Ship-From Site information is displayed there.
Steps to create the new Production Model:
- Go to the Planning and Production Master Data work center.
- Go to the Production Models view.
- Click New button.
- Fill out the Production ID box with the Material XX.
- Fill out the Planning Area box with the Ship-From Site information.
- Enter all other relevant details.
- Click Finish button.
After you have created the Production Model for the combination of Material XX and Ship-From Site, then create a new Material Cost Estimate.
Keywords
Material, Cost, Estimate, Validation, Exception, Failed, Production, Master Data, Inventory, Valuation, Error. , KBA , SRD-FIN-INV , Inventory , How To