How To Fix CMS_SHP017 - Ship type cannot be deleted; ships are assigned to this type

CMS_SHP017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CMS_SHP - Message Class for Ship

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Ship type cannot be deleted; ships are assigned to this type

What happened?

The ship type you are trying to delete has ships assigned to it.

How to fix this error?

You cannot perform deletion activity in the system.

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CMS_SHP017 - Details

• The SAP error message CMS_SHP017 indicates that a specific ship type cannot be deleted because there are ships currently assigned to that type. This is a common issue in SAP when trying to maintain master data, particularly in the context of the SAP Customer Management System (CMS) or similar modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs because the system enforces data integrity rules. If there are existing records (in this case, ships) that reference the ship type you are trying to delete, the system will prevent the deletion to avoid orphaned records or inconsistencies in the database.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Assigned Ships:
  
  Use the relevant transaction code (like CMS_SHIP or similar) to list all ships assigned to the ship type you are trying to delete.
  You can also use reports or queries to find out which ships are linked to the ship type.
  
  
  
  Reassign or Delete Ships:
  
  If you want to delete the