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3810067 - "Cost object type could not be derived from coding block type PRO" Error When Posting Goods and Services Receipt

Symptom

An error occurs while trying to post Goods and Services Receipt. The error message displayed is "Cost object type could not be derived from coding block type PRO". 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to General Ledger work center.
  2. Go to Source Documents view.
  3. Find the related unposted goods and services receipt.

The error message is displayed as 'Cost object type could not be derived from coding block type PRO'

Cause

The root cause of the issue is no conversions maintained under the quantity conversions for the specific product in Project Task. This leads to stuck messages in the backend and causes errors in the UI.

Resolution

1. Navigate to Project Management work center.
2. Go to Projects sub view.
3. Open the relevant project and click edit.
4. Navigate to the Products tab.
5. Search and open the relevant product ID.
6. Go to the General tab.
7. Verify the Base UoM maintained for the product.
8. Check the Quantity Conversions section and confirm whether the required conversion entries are maintained.
 
If the necessary quantity conversions are missing, maintain it.
After the changes are completed, report an incident to SAP and SAP can restart the stuck messages from the backend. 

See Also

KBA 3544488 - "Cost object type could not be derived from coding block type PRO" Error when Posting Supplier Invoice.

Keywords

Project Management, Cost, Cost Object, Account Assignment, Project Task, block type PRO, XI messages, backend processing. , KBA , AP-COS-PCE , Project Cost Estimate , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions