3363670 - Material Cost Rollup Run Error Message - Valuation With Cost Estimate of Material Failed for Purchased Material

You execute a Material Cost Estimate Rollup run. For some materials it finishes with the error message "Valuation with cost estimate of material XYZ failed" (XYZ represents the material ID).

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1. In the Inventory Valuation work center go to Periodic Tasks and select Material Cost Estimate Rollup.
2. Select the run.
3. In the Details section underneath go to the Execution tab, select a log and press View.
4. Navigate to the Processed with Errors tab.
5. Select material XYX.
6. The error message  "Valuation with cost estimate of material XYZ failed" is displayed. 

Either the procurement type of the material is not External or Internal Procurement or material cost estimates with status In Preparation exist.

To successfully create a cost estimation for purchased materials that are used for in-house productions

1. there must not be any existing material cost estimate with status In preparation. 
2. the procurement type of the material must be External or Internal Procurement.

To check the procurement type of the material

1. access the material master data: From the Processed with Errors tab press the material ID to access the master data.
2. In the Planning tab find the respective planning area. 
3. Under Procurement check the procurement type. 

To check for existing material cost estimates in preparation

1. Go to the Material Cost Estimates view in the Inventory Valuation work center.
2. Find material XYZ. 
3. Check if there are any cost estimates with status In preparation. 

Delete or release all these material cost estimates. Then execute the run again. This time the run should finish successfully. 

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