How To Fix AA901 - You cannot delete. Open purchase order exists

AA901 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 901

• Message text: You cannot delete. Open purchase order exists

What causes this issue?

You want to delete asset &V1& &V2&. However, outstanding purchase
orders or contracts still exist for this asset.

System Response

You cannot delete the asset.

How to fix this error?

If you still want to delete the asset, you have to correct the account
assignment to the asset in the purchase order or you must archive the
purchase order.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA901 - Details

• The SAP error message AA901 ("You cannot delete. Open purchase order exists") typically occurs when you attempt to delete an asset in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module, but there are open purchase orders associated with that asset. This is a safeguard in SAP to prevent the deletion of assets that are still linked to financial commitments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Open Purchase Orders: The primary reason for this error is that there are one or more open purchase orders that reference the asset you are trying to delete.
  Asset Transactions: The asset may have transactions that are still active or pending, which prevents its deletion.
  Dependencies: The asset may be linked to other financial documents or processes that need to be resolved first.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AA901 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Open Purchase Orders:
  
  Use transaction code ME2N or ME2L to list open purchase orders.
  Filter the results to find any purchase orders that reference the asset in