Symptom
- In the "SSCUI 102336 - Define Settings for Bank Account Master Data", attempting to delete Payment Approver Groups returns the error: "Payment approval group xxxx has been used in Bank accounts".
- The error occurs even though the approver groups are not currently assigned to any bank accounts.
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Open the app "Define settings for Bank Account Master Data".
- Navigate to Payment Approver Groups.
- Select a Payment Approver Group and choose Delete.
- Observe the error message: "Payment approval group xxxx has been used in Bank accounts".
Cause
By design, a Payment Approver Group that has ever been used (historically assigned to any bank account) cannot be deleted in this SSCUI 102336 to preserve approver logs and ensure data integrity.
Resolution
Deletion is not supported for Payment Approver Groups that have ever been used, this is working as designed to preserve audit and approval logs.
Keywords
Payment Approver Group, Bank Account Master data, Cannot delete, Delete not allowed, Bank account management, Payment approvals, SSCUI 102336, Cash and Liquidity Management, Approver group deletion , KBA , FIN-FSCM-CLM-BAM-2CL , Bank Account Management (Public Cloud) , Problem
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