How To Fix AC781 - It is not possible to delete asset &1 (contract accounting doc. exists)

AC781 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 781

• Message text: It is not possible to delete asset &1 (contract accounting doc. exists)

What causes this issue?

You want to delete asset &V1&. However, contract accounting documents
still exist for this asset.

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

System Response

You cannot delete the asset.

How to fix this error?

If you want to delete the asset anyway, you have to correct the account
assignment on the asset.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC781 - It is not possible to delete asset &1 (contract accounting doc. exists) ?

  The SAP error message AC781 indicates that you are trying to delete an asset, but the system has detected that there are contract accounting documents associated with that asset. This prevents the deletion because the asset is still linked to financial transactions that need to be addressed first.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the asset you are attempting to delete has one or more contract accounting documents (such as invoices, payments, or other financial transactions) that reference it. SAP enforces data integrity, so it does not allow the deletion of an asset that is still in use or linked to other financial records.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Related Documents: 
  
  Use transaction codes like S_ALR_87012086 (Asset History Sheet) or S_ALR_87011964 (Asset Balances) to find out which contract accounting documents are linked to the asset.
  You can also check the asset master record in transaction AS03