Material ledger:Dynamic Release of Planned Prices

Question

Dear all,
Would anyone tell me how to test the 'Dynamic Release of Planned Prices '  in material  ledger step by step? SAP said that system can change the price during the first goods movment in next period, but I did not know how to test it.
rgds,
Ben

Answer 1

If the 'dynamic price release' is active for the corresponding plant   
in Material Ledger (you may check that in transaction CKM9), the system
releases planed future price at first goods movement at beginning of the
period (materials movements transactions).                                                                
The standard price can be released by different ways. It can be changed
with transactions CK24, CK40N, CKME and with a dynamic price release   
with the first posting in the new period.                              
There are the following prerequisites for the successful release of     
standard prices:
1.  The current MM period has to correspond to the current FI period. If
    the MM period is already moved before attaining the FI period, no   
    prices can be released for the new period until the first date of   
    the new FI period is reached. However, Modification note 551956     
    permits a dynamic price release in such cases.                                                                               
*According to the fiscal year variant from the system or user date  
2.  The period for which the cost estimate was created and flagged has  
    to correspond to the current MM period or the valid-from date of    
    future prices from the accounting must have been reached.                                                                               
3.  In the release period, a release of a running cost estimate cannot  
    yet occur.       
4.  Provided that a future price is supposed to be released from the    
    accounting, but a flagged, released or passed cost estimate is      
    anchored on the cost estimate view of the material master, you      
    either have to undo these anchors (REDO or delete in Transaction    
    CKR1) or you have to override message CKPRCH025 or M8155. When you  
    override the message the program might issue incorrect values in the
    variance calculation and in the CO-PA since the standard price may  
    no longer correspond to the current planned price.                                                                               
5.  Provided that the Material Ledger (ML) is active, the period status 
    has to permit the release. In this case, note that a release cannot 
    occur after the end of the prior period (Exception: Late release by 
    means of MR21).                                                                               
6.   Provided that you want to use the dynamic release, note     that it
    is only possible in connection with goods movements, but NOT with   
    invoice receipts (Error message M8394) or by means of direct posting
    to the material or by means of the CLOSING ENTRY of the Material    
    Ledger (no message).