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3523990 - Material Cannot Be Deleted From Project Task

Symptom

Delete button is grayed for material in Project Task. 

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Project Management work center.
  2. Go to Projects view. 
  3. Search for ABC (ABC is the Project's ID). 
  4. Click in Edit button. 
  5. Navigate to Project Plan tab. 
  6. Navigate to Gantt Chart subtab. 
  7. Select task ABC-N (ABC-N is the ID of the task). 
  8. Navigate to Materials sub subtab. 
  9. In Material column filter for XYZ (XYZ is the Material's ID).
    There are two or more entries for the same material. 
  10. Select entry with unit of measure PQR (PQR is the unit of measure of the specific entry).  

    Delete button is grayed out. The material cannot be deleted. 

    Cause

    Ther are Consumption Confirmations linked to the Material to be deleted. That’s why the system is preventing this material from being deleted. 

    Resolution

    Please follow the steps below to check the documents linked to the Material that needs to be deleted: 

    1. Follow the steps in 'Steps to Reproduce' section. 
    2. Click in Display History button. 

    The pop-up screen shows all the Consumption Confirmations that are linked to the Material. If these documents are canceled, then the material can be deleted afterwards. 

    Keywords

    Project Task; Unit of Measure; Material; Delete; Consumption Confirmation , KBA , SRD-PRO-PMN , Project Management , How To

    Product

    SAP Business ByDesign all versions