SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3585578 - Define a cost element category for account xxx error raised in APP "Postprocess Event-Based Postings - Product Costing"

Symptom

 APP "Postprocess Event-Based Postings - Product Costing", there's error: Define a cost element category for account xxx.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Resolution

Account is maintained as PRD accounts for price differences, and it should be defined as a cost element.

However, the account type is N, kindly consider to change the account to a cost element,
with account type P or S and maintain cost element category.

Or consider to change the PRD account to a existing cost element.

Afterwards, choose the errors and click 'Simulate' and 'post', the event based variance should be posted accordingly.

Keywords

EBVP, PRD, variance, cost element, event based. , KBA , CO-PC-OBJ-2CL , Cost Object Controlling (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions