Changing Valuation Category

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I would like to change valuation catagory for one material . I am ensuring following:

1. No stock exists

2. No open PO exists

3. No. open Sales document ( Sales Order, Deliveries etc.)

But when I am removing Valuation catagory in Accounting 1 view of Material Master it is showing following error.

"Valuation data already exists for valuation types that are

not compatible with the new valuation category."

Pls. advice what to do.

Thanks

Sanjay

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am using batch valuation for a particular plant for specific material. For that I am using Valuation catagory X in Accounting View 1 of Material Master.

By mistake business has maintained this valuation catagory X for some other plant also and some transaction is also done so some valuation type data is also created.

Now after ensuring all document closed and no stock still I am not able to remove valuation catagory indicator X. It is giving error when I am going to display error than I see following :

"Valuation data already exists for valuation types that are

not compatible with the new valuation category."

I do not want to delete this Valuation catagory as the same is being used in other plant .

I can not go to third solution also as need to revert valuation catagory for specific material in particular plant. I mean specific material in particular plant is with Valuation catagory X and now it has to be without split / batch valuation so X need to be removed.

Pls. advice.

Regards

Sanjay

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try deactivating the plants for which you dont want to maintain the valuation categroy ie unlock the assignment between the valuation type and the plant and try to change the valuation category of the material at the header level.

Regards,

RitiG

[Former Member]

Hi,

When the material was assigned to valuation category X there was one set of valuation types that was allowed for this (in your case it would have probably been set to be the batch numbers and so auto generated).

If you are now changing the valuation category to something OTHER than X then the system is telling you that the valuation types that you have used on this materioal are not valid for the new valuation category.

Go to MM02 and enter the material number and plant, then click on the possible entries for "valuation type", the system will then display the valuation types that have been created. These valuation types are NOT allowed for the valuation category you are switching to.

Try flagging the accounting views for each of these valuation types as deleted and see if this then allows you to continue.

But the basic problem is that you now have accounting views for this material that are linked to the valuation types of another valuation category.

Steve B

[Former Member]

Hi

Your material is already extended to valuation types under the valuation category.

So, even thoough you ensured nil open items, as the valuation types maintained, it objects.

If the valuation types are maintained with new valuation cat, it will allow. But please note that same valuation type is allow for two val categories.

warm regards

sairam akundi

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you want to change or delete the valuation category, use the T.code: OMWC.

or Menu path: IMG, Material Management, Valuation & Account assignment, split valuation, Configure split valuation (OMWC).

We can always change Valuation category through this path.

Note: Reward if it helps.

Regards

Prasanna R

[csaba_szommer]

Hi Sanjay,

If you set the new valuation category and try to save it (and you fail to get through), you can check 'Display error' to get detailed information on what conditions are not met.

What can you see when you check it?

thx

Csaba