Here we would like to draw your attention to CKM3 transaction code in SAP. As we know it is being used in the SAP CO-PC (Product Cost Controlling in CO) component which is coming under CO module (Controlling).CKM3 is a transaction code used for Material Price Analysis in SAP.
It comes under the package CKML.When we execute this transaction code, SAPLCKM8 is the normal standard SAP program that is being executed in background.
SAP CKM3 menu path
See the possible menu paths to access the same report by avoiding entering the transaction code.
Path 1
Logistics → Materials Management → Valuation → Actual Costing/Material Ledger → Material Ledger → Material Price Analysis
Path 2
Logistics → Materials Management → Valuation → Actual Costing/Material Ledger → Information System → Detailed Reports → Material Price Analysis
Path 3
Logistics → Materials Management → Material Master → Environment → Material Ledger → Material Ledger → Material Price Analysis
Path 4
Accounting → Controlling → Product Cost Controlling → Actual Costing/Material Ledger → Material Ledger → Material Price Analysis
Path 5
Accounting → Controlling → Product Cost Controlling → Actual Costing/Material Ledger → Information System → Detailed Reports → Material Price Analysis
Path 6
Information Systems → Accounting → Controlling → Reports for Product Cost Controlling → Reports for Actual Costing/Material Ledg → Detailed Reports → Material Price Analysis
Path 7
Information Systems → General Report Selection → Controlling → Product Cost Controlling → Actual Costing/Material Ledger → Detailed Reports → Material Price Analysis
Transaction CKM3 technical data table
| Tcode | CKM3 |
| Purpose | Material Price Analysis |
| Module | CO |
| Component | CO-PC |
| SAP Package | CKML |
| Program running | SAPLCKM8 |
| Screen No | 42 |
| Type | T |
Some Basic Questions & Answers
Program named SAPLCKM8 will run when we enter transaction code CKM3.
CKM3 is a Dialog Transaction code type which is shortly represented as T.