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2998049 - You are Unable to Delete a Catalog

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

  1. Go to Product Portfolio
  2. Select view Catalogs
  3. Select the catalog ID which you want to delete
  4. Select Delete
  5. 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

Catalog deletion, unable to delete catalog, catalog, purchasing catalog , KBA , catalog deletion , unable to delete catalog , purchasing catalog , AP-CCM , Catalog Content Management , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions