ERROR MESSAGE M8284: 'ENTER A VALUATION TYPE FOR MATEIAL &

Symptom:-

If you try to post an account maintenance document with Transaction MR11, the system displays error message M8284:'Enter a valuation type for material & &'.

Other terms:-

MR11, BWTAR, CHARG, M8284, CKMLGRIR024

Reason and Prerequisites:-

A purchase order has been created for a split-valuated material. During the creation of the purchase order, no valuation type has been specified or could not be specified (valuation for a single batch). Up to now, only invoices were posted for this purchase order item but not a valuated goods receipt so that the valuation type is still not known.

Solution:-

As the valuation type is not available to the Account Maintenance Transaction MR11 for the affected invoice item, you have the following options in order to avoid this problem:

1. For the invoice item post a corresponding credit memo manually to clear the GR/IR account again.

Alternative:

2.
--> For purchase-order-based invoice verification: You must post a goods receipt for the purchase order with quantity 'Zero' and specify the valuation type through this goods receipt of the purchase order item. In order to be able to post the goods receipt without quantity, you must set the inward delivery completed indicator manually for the goods document item.

--> For goods-receipt-based invoice verification and an invoice with reference to a (non-valuated) goods receipt to blocked stock (movement type 103):

Post the release of the blocked stock (Transaction MBSF, movement type 105) with quantity zero and assign the valuation type to the transaction/event through this posting. Here, in order to be able to post the material document without quantity, you must also set the inward delivery completed indicator for the item.

         
Afterwards, you can use Transaction MR11.