3601672 - Error "Archiving not possible, usage found -> Explanation: The object to be archived has lower-level technical objects" while archiving Functional Location in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

While archiving Functional Location, the archiving job log shows error "Archiving not possible, usage found -> Explanation: The object to be archived has lower-level technical objects".

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

Define 'Preprocessing' and 'Write' variants in app 'Manage Archiving Variant'.
Schedule job for 'Preprocessing' variant.
Check application job log shows error "Archiving not possible, usage found -> Explanation: The object to be archived has lower-level technical objects".
Check Functional Location status 'DLT' not added.

Cause

'Preprocessing' program will only not set status 'DLT' for Superior Functional Locations, this is standard behavior which also explained in below Help Documentation:

Archiving Functional Locations Using PM_IFLOT

The following mandatory checks are carried out on functional locations before they can be archived:

The system checks whether the functional location is part of a location hierarchy and used as a superior functional location.

Resolution

Dismantle functional locations from superior functional location either by enter app "Change Technical Object" -> Change Structure -> Dismantle or by using API, refer to below API Hub documentation:

API_FUNCTIONALLOCATION - DismantleFunctionalLocation

Keywords

Archiving, Functional Location, PM_IFLOT, Superior, Archiving not possible, usage found -> Explanation: The object to be archived has lower-level technical objects, Dismantle, API_FUNCTIONALLOCATION. , KBA , PM-EQM-FL-2CL , Functional Locations (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions