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3682200 - Unable to Delete a Purchase Order.

Symptom

You are trying to delete a Purchase Order (PO) but the Delete button is grayed out.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign.

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Select the work Center Purchase Requests and Orders.
  2. Select the view Purchase Orders
  3. Search the PO 12345
  4. From here you can see that the button "Delete" is grayed out.

Cause

The Purchase Order you want to cancel is under status "Canceled".

Resolution

This is the expected system behavior.

In SAP Business ByDesign, once a PO has been created, and even if it is subsequently cancelled, it typically cannot be deleted entirely from the system due to audit trail and historical record-keeping requirements.

Keywords

Purchase Order; Cancelled Status; Unable to Delete. , KBA , AP-POP-PO , Purchase Order , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2508