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3486979 - 'Action CALCULATE not permitted for status Released' error message in Material Cost Estimate Run

Symptom

A Material Cost Estimate Run finishes with the error message 'Action CALCULATE not permitted for status Released'.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Inventory valuation work center.
  2. Go to Material Cost Estimate Rollup view. 
  3. Find Material cost estimate run 'ABC' (ABC represents the material cost rollup run ID). created for Valid From date DD.MM.YYYY. 
  4. Go to the messages tab where you notice the error message "Action CALCULATE not permitted for status Released". 

Cause

A released cost estimate already exists for the chosen validity period. 

Resolution

To verify that a released cost estimate exists:

  1. go to the Material Cost Estimates view in the Inventory Valuation work center. 
  2. Find the respective material - business residence combination. 
  3. Check the Valid from date: It is the same or in the same period as the valid from date of rollup run ABC, DD.MM.YYYY.

You can find out more about the estimated cost history as follows: 

  1. In the Inventory Valuation work center go to the Materials view.
  2. Find the respective material -business residence combination. 
  3. Choose Maintain Valuation Data. 
  4. Find and select the respective Estimated Cost entry, valid from DD.MM.YYYY.
  5. Now choose View Cost History. 
  6. In the new screen you can see when exactly an estimated cost was changed via the Created On attribute. 
  7. Take note of the creation date and then navigate back to the Material Cost Rollup run to find the respective run.

See Also

2749405 - 'Action RELEASE Not Permitted for Status Released' Warning in Actual Cost Release Run.

Help Document: Material Cost Estimate Runs.

Keywords

Inventory Valuation, Costing Process, Material Cost Estimate Run, Warning message, released cost estimated, materials, not processed tab.
, KBA , SRD-FIN-COR , Cost & Revenue , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2405