Diagnosis
The cost component split can have a value of 0 if

• the quantity structure is not relevant to costing


• no valid price could be selected according to the valuation variant


• the indicator for relevancy to costing for the BOM item is not set


• no cost elements are defined in the system


• no chart of accounts exists in the system


• the part of the cost component split that is relevant to inventory
valuation is zero
If the cost estimate is a standard cost estimate, the system will issuean error message if the total of all cost components that are relevantto stock valuation is zero. A standard cost estimate with a costcomponent split of zero cannot be released for stock valuation becausethe sysem sets the status to "Costed with errors".

System Response
The cost estimate for the material concerned receives the status"Costed with errors".

Procedure
Look at the log for further causes.


• Check the following data on the quantity structure:

the usage of the BOM or material list
the control keys of the operations
the relevancy to costing indicator of the BOM items
the procurement type of the material

Sys_admin


• Check the following settings in Customizing:

the valuation strategies for the materials in the valuation variant
the definition of the cost components in the cost component structure
the assignment of the cost elements to cost components
the assignment of the cost component structure to a chart of accounts