Symptom
- The error message "You cannot delete this project. Contact your administrator for assistance" is displayed when attempting to delete a project using the Project Control App – Enterprise Projects.
- The project is in "Created" status, with no cost or revenue planning, no associated budget, and no attached documents.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Open the Project Control App – Enterprise Projects.
- Select the project.
- Attempt to delete the project by clicking the "Delete" button.
- Observe the error message "You cannot delete this project. Contact your administrator for assistance."
Cause
There are postings in ACDOCA for the project, which prevent its deletion.
Resolution
- Verify if there are postings in ACDOCA for the project in the production environment.
- If postings exist, note that the project cannot be deleted due to system restrictions.
- Instead of deleting the project, update its status to "Closed" to finalize its lifecycle.
Keywords
project deletion error, cannot delete project, acdoca postings, sap s/4hana cloud, project control app, enterprise projects, created status, production environment, project management, sap error message, PSS4_MSG/111, PSS4_MSG111 , KBA , PPM-SCL-STR , Project Structure (Public Cloud) , Problem
Product
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions
SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public