How To Fix ACM_UI138 - Warnings occurred when deleting ABAP artifact of DCL &1

ACM_UI138 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ACM_UI - Message-Class for all ACM-UIs

• Message number: 138

• Message text: Warnings occurred when deleting ABAP artifact of DCL &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ACM_UI138 - Warnings occurred when deleting ABAP artifact of DCL &1 ?

  The SAP error message ACM_UI138 indicates that there were warnings encountered when attempting to delete an ABAP artifact related to a Data Control Language (DCL) object. This typically occurs in the context of managing ABAP development objects in the SAP system, particularly when dealing with authorization objects and their associated DCLs.
  
  Cause:
  The warnings that trigger this error message can arise from several factors, including:
  
  Dependencies: The ABAP artifact you are trying to delete may have dependencies or references in other objects, such as programs, function modules, or classes.
  Active References: There may be active references to the DCL object in the system, which prevents its deletion without addressing those references first.
  Transport Requests: If the object is part of a transport request that is still active or has not been released, it may cause warnings during deletion.
  Authorization Issues: Insufficient authorizations to delete certain objects or to modify related objects can also lead to warnings.
  
  
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