Symptom
You are trying to delete a released catalog but on selecting delete, the catalog does not get deleted and when you reopen it, you get error:"Editing Not Possible; Catalog already in use".
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Product Portfolio
- Select view Catalogs
- Select the catalog ID which you want to delete
- Select Delete
- It disappears for a second but on refresh again shows up
Cause
Catalogs that have already been released and have been used in available documents cannot be deleted or modified.
Resolution
You can delete catalogs that are in the status "In Preparation".
See Also
2686289 - Unable to Delete Service Catalog
Keywords
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