CKME Manual Price Release Error (C+811)

Question

My Dear Experts....
The process of client is.....
Do cost estimate for the next period (i.e. costing date from as 1st of every next period) and marking using CK40N on every month 28th
On last day of the month, after business hours, they lock all users except the one performing
Open MM periods (ex: now next month i.e. June)
Open FI periods
Do manual release using CKME
The problem happened is majority of the materials got released except few. For those materials system throughs error message C+811 which says price release can't be done as some of the actual postings have been done for the period (you can find the error message in the screen shot).
I tried to find out what are the actual postings happened against the materials for the peirod, but there are no documents posted.
NOTE: This is the 1st month costing run after upgrading to ECC 6 from 4.6C
I have checked different notes like 190707, 454047, 574930, 1492789, 185837, 555176.
Out of the above 555176 (Late price change) is relevant, but when I propose to client, they say we are not late to apply this note (we are in the initial days of the month).
Even 574930 (resetting material ledger status) is also relevant as I find the status of the materials are more than 30 only. But even client is not ready to accept.
The client wants to know why this error coming up when there are no actual postings related to materials happened?
If you have better idea please advice me how to check out the actual postings happened against materials in this case (either any T.codes, tables etc)
Hoping the solution ASAP....
Regards.....
Jose

Answer 1

Hi Jose,
Let me give you a brief understanding about this issue.
Currently you are working with Material ledger where you guys would have selected price determination as 3 'Single level/Multilevel Price determination'. Further Material ledger for a material in particular period can have following status.
1. Period Opened
2. Quantities and value entered
3. Single level Price determination
4. Multilevel Price determination
5. Period Closed
You can check this statuses in transaction CKM3N. So SAP will allow to release the price of material in the current month, if no goods movement happened during current month and CKM3N has status 'Period Opened'.
First of all execute CKM3N, check any receipts/consumption postings. If it is there kindly reverse.
Sometimes status also gets change when revaluation of consumptions/post closing document gets posted. This you can check inside the beginning inventory.
There are two steps to come of this situation:
1. Reverse the receipts/consumption, if any.
2. Reverse the material ledger using CKMI. Enter the parameters, check checkboxes if you want to revaluate material and consumption. Then go to menu Closing entry and select Reverse.
The last previous period should be opened.
3. Then you need to change the material ledger status from 'Quantity and value Entered' to 'Period Opened'. There is program to change status, I don't remember correctly. You may check in Google.
4.Then release the price and again close the ML.
This is very cumbersome task so kindly follow below approach.
1. Execute MR21, enter the parameter posting date, company code and plant. Enter LTPC (Late price change) in the ok code (where you enter transaction code) and click on enter.
2. Then enter the material and select the material line item. Go to menu Edit and click on default planned price and click on enter and save. This will release your planned price.
Do reverse any posted receipts/consumption.
If somebody suggest you to change the price determination from 3 to 2 and back to 2 to3. Please do not follow, as it will delete the ML history for current period, previous period and 12 period last fiscal year.
It is always better to be safe, so please dynamic price change functionality.
As soon as your first good movement happens for the current period, system will automatically release the planned price. This is a configuration setting.
Hope, it helps.
Regards
Mohit Singla