How To Fix 65218 - Cannot delete exchange because of existing market prices

65218 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 65 - Securities class data

• Message number: 218

• Message text: Cannot delete exchange because of existing market prices

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What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 65218 - Cannot delete exchange because of existing market prices ?

  The SAP error message 65218, "Cannot delete exchange because of existing market prices," typically occurs in the context of SAP's Commodity Management or similar modules where market prices are maintained for exchanges or trading activities. This error indicates that there are existing market prices associated with the exchange you are trying to delete, which prevents the deletion from being processed.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Market Prices: The primary cause of this error is that there are market prices linked to the exchange you are attempting to delete. SAP enforces data integrity, and as such, it does not allow the deletion of an exchange if it has dependent data (like market prices) that would be orphaned or invalidated by the deletion.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check for Existing Market Prices:
  
  Navigate to the relevant transaction or report in SAP where you can view market prices associated with the exchange.
  Identify any market prices that