Deleting a Batch Master Record

Use

You have to flag a batch master record for deletion so that the archiving and deletion program

can delete it. To do this, you call up the batch master record in the change mode. You can set

the deletion indicator at plant level or storage location level, provided that no deletion indicator

has been set at a higher level. The system then deletes the batch master record at this level and

at all levels below it.

Integration

When a batch master record is created, the deletion flag is hidden if the material master record is

not flagged for deletion at plant level or storage location level. If the material master record is

flagged for deletion, the system issues a warning message on the initial screen. The Deletion flag

field is then displayed, but cannot be set.

When you flag a batch master record for deletion, the system does not check whether the

material master record can really be deleted. The archiving and deletion program carries out this

check.

In most companies, the system administrator runs the archiving and deletion program at regular

intervals. For more information on the archiving and deletion of batch master records, refer to

Archiving Special Stock Records (LO-MD-MM) in the R/3 library CA – Application Data

Archiving.

Activities

If a material is flagged for deletion at plant level, a deletion flag appears at plant level and at

storage location when you maintain the batch.

If a material is flagged for deletion at storage location level, you can flag batches for deletion at

plant level, but not at storage location level.

If a batch is flagged for deletion at plant level, you cannot flag it for deletion at storage location

level.

If a batch is flagged for deletion at plant level, and you only want to delete certain batch stocks,

you have to cancel the deletion flag at plant level and flag the individual stocks for deletion at

storage location level.