How To Fix AO137 - Delete of IMAKPI had errors - contact your system administrator

AO137 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AO - Appropriation requests - Master data / Customizing

• Message number: 137

• Message text: Delete of IMAKPI had errors - contact your system administrator

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AO137 - Delete of IMAKPI had errors - contact your system administrator ?

  The SAP error message AO137, which states "Delete of IMAKPI had errors - contact your system administrator," typically occurs in the context of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or SAP BW (Business Warehouse) when there is an issue with deleting a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) from the IMAKPI (Information Model for Analytics KPI) table.
  Causes:
  
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be dependencies or references to the KPI that prevent it from being deleted. For example, if the KPI is being used in reports, dashboards, or other analytics models, the system will not allow its deletion.
  Authorization Issues: The user attempting to delete the KPI may not have the necessary permissions to perform this action.
  System Errors: There could be underlying system errors or inconsistencies in the database that are causing the delete operation to fail.
  Locked Objects: The KPI or related objects may be locked by another user or process, preventing deletion.
  
  Solutions:
  
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