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3634158 - Deletion or Deactivation of Non-Leading Ledgers in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Symptom

The request is to delete ledger 2L and 3L.

The deletion of ledgers which are already activated is not supported in Public Cloud, even if there are no postings on them.

Environment

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Attempt to delete ledger 2L or 3L (Non-leading Ledger) in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
  2. Observe that the deletion is not supported.

Cause

The system does not support the deletion or deactivation of activated non-leading ledgers after the initial scoping is finalized.

Resolution

  1. Refer to the blog on Leading Ledger Selection for Parallel Accounting in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Leading Ledger Selection for Parallel Accounting.
  2. Understand that addition/deletion of ledgers is not possible after the initial scoping is finalized.
  3. Understand that it is not possible to remove activated ledgers at a later point in time.
  4. Refer to the documentation on Ledger Scenarios: Choosing the Right Combination for Your Business Needs: Ledger Scenarios.
  5. Consider raising an Expert Configuration request through CSM/CSP, PEE/PE or SAP representative and request the deactivation of the non-leading ledger. Once approved, a new case can be created under the component XX-S4C-SRV-CON to request the team to make the changes. It is not confirm whether the request will be successful.

See Also

Refer to: Leading Ledger Selection for Parallel Accounting

Refer to: Ledger Scenarios: Choosing the Right Combination for Your Business Needs

Keywords

sap s/4hana cloud, non-leading ledgers, ledger deletion, expert configuration, activated ledgers, initial scoping, ledger scenarios, parallel accounting, sap community, sap documentation , KBA , FI-GL-GL-N-2CL , Master Data (Public Cloud) , Problem

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions