Material Ledger deactivation work effort

We are in the planning stage of a material ledger implementation and have seen comments about the difficulty of deactivating material ledger if you change your mind (requires Platinum level SAP consultants).  Our management want us to include as a contingency the effort necessary to deactivate material ledger if we change our minds.  
Has anyone deactivated material ledger and can you give me an idea of the effort involved?  I have also been asked for a cost estimate, if anyone has that information available, also.

Hi,
I assume that Material ledger once activated then very difficult to deactivated. If you have not activated profit center valuation, then it is a big task to deactivate.
Concern with the FI consultant as there is more financial complication in de activating.
Check also below SAP Note
108374 and 425487
Hope it will help you.

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  • Material Ledger deactivation

    Hello,
    What can be the effects on the system if we deactivate the material ledger concept...
    Thanks,
    Vikas R

    Hi,
    I assume that Material ledger once activated then very difficult to deactivated. If you have not activated profit center valuation, then it is a big task to deactivate.
    Concern with the FI consultant as there is more financial complication in de activating.
    Check also below SAP Note
    108374 and 425487
    Hope it will help you.

  • Activation Material Ledger with material working in price control "V"

    Hi experts!
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    Hi Shaubhikg:
    At first, thanks for your response.
    I have founded another material wich has the next information before the material ledger activation:
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  • Material ledger is not active in valuation area S001

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    Hi,
    Please check your Material Ledger Activation  setting for the Valuation AreaC002 in T-code OMX1. The Check box for the ML activation against the Valuation Area-S001 may be ticked.  After activation/ticking this box, T-code CKMSTART was not executed to complete the ML activation.  If you want the activation of Material Ledger, you have to run T-code CKMSTART to complete this ML activation or Otherwise uncheck this box.  I hope this step will resolve your issue.
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  • Valuation area not yet productive with material ledger

    While doing goods receipt at MB1C,i got the below error:
    The description of the error is given below
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    The material ledger has been activated for the valuation area but material data has not yet been converted in this valuation area.
    Procedure for System Administration
    If you want to work with the material ledger, choose Accounting -> Controlling -> Actual Costing/Material Ledger -> Utilities -> Production Startup.
    There you can convert the data for the material ledger by following the instructions in the online documentation.
    Note
    Setting the material ledger to productive cannot be undone.
    See also:
    Actual Costing/Material Ledger in the SAP Library.
    The implementation guide for Actual Costing/Material Ledger.
    Can you kindly suggest me how to fix this error.
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    Sabera

    Hi Sabera,
    The Valuation Area is not activated for your material ledger. Go to SAP Access>>Accounting>>Controlling>>product cost controlling>>Actual Costing>>environment>>Production Start up>>Set Valuation area as productive.
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    the error wont come
    regards
    srikanth

  • Material ledger (ML) price analysis,  LACCS & CKMLLA return err. CKMLLA001

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  • Material ledger using several plants

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  • Material Ledger

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  • Material ledger - BRAZIL

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    we are facing a similar issue and I would appreciate any experience you can provide.
    thanks,
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  • Material Ledger - Closing Postings

    Dear Material Ledger Experts,
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  • Material ledger activity rate revaluation account determination modification

    Scenario:
    SAP ECC 617
    Material ledger activated with activity rate revaluation (i.e. cost center over/under absorption posts to ML and not to production orders)
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  • Material ledger tick in material master

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  • Material Ledger config

    Hi,
    I need to activated material ledger with different exchange rates. I never done any material ledger config. Can anyone help me regarding the configuration steps from material ledger with different exchange rates.
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    Thanks,
    Lea

    Hello
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  • Material ledger production start up

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  • Material Ledger Multiple Currency

    Hello,
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    Hi,
    I was confused at first. The multi-currency capabilities are suited to keep the historic curency information and make material valuation in parallel currencies independent from the current exchange rate
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    best regards,
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