Symptom
Under 'Accounting 1' tab on "Display Material" app, the Material Ledger checkbox is not flagged and Price Determination field is empty. Also, it's not possible to change these.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to "Display Material" app;
- Select the material and 'Accounting 1' tab;
- Check the fields 'ML act.' and 'Price Determ.' are not filled.
Cause
Even if Material Ledger is activated for the plant, it doesn't mean that all the materials in this plant are Material Ledger active. If "Quantity updating" and "Value updating" are not activated for the relevant material type by the time the material is created, it will be shown in material master that indicators "ML act." and "Price Determ." are blank.
Resolution
- Access your CBC System or Manage Your Solution and go to SSCUI / Configuration Activity 103539 - Define Attributes of Material Types;
- Select the relevant Material Type and double-click "Quantity/value updating" in the left tree;
- Check the relevant Valuation area and verify whether the indicators "Quantity updating" and "Value updating" are set.
Notice that once the value update and/or quantity update has been checked, the goods movements as of the change will update the material valuation tables (MBEW/EBEW/QBEW etc.). If the value update and/or quantity update has been unchecked for a material type, the goods movements as of the change will not update the material valuation tables, so this makes the stock quantity on MBEW <> MARD.
Since the stock quantity on tables MBEW and MARD are different, further postings would meet error because the valuated stocks would no longer correspond with the warehouse stocks. It's generally recommend that you change the value and/or quantity update for new material types only.
Changes on customizing for material type can cause inconsistencies, please check the See Also documentation.
See Also
2010127 - Inappropriate customizing change of material type may cause stock inconsistency.
Customizing of Material Type and MM Inconsistency Prevention
1396442 - Changing the quantity/value update un the material type
Keywords
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