How To Fix COM_PRCAT072 - Products of subcategory already exist: Relnship type cannot be deleted

COM_PRCAT072 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PRCAT - Product Category

• Message number: 072

• Message text: Products of subcategory already exist: Relnship type cannot be deleted

What causes this issue?

Products of the subcategory '&V1&' already exist, so the assignment of
the relationship type '&V2&' cannot be deleted.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_PRCAT072 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PRCAT072 indicates that there are existing products associated with a specific subcategory, and as a result, the relationship type cannot be deleted. This error typically occurs in the context of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or when managing product categories and relationships in SAP.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Products: The primary cause of this error is that there are products already assigned to the subcategory you are trying to delete. SAP prevents the deletion of a relationship type if it is still in use by existing products.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that relationships between products and categories are maintained correctly. Deleting a relationship type that is still in use could lead to inconsistencies in the data.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Existing Products:
  
  Use transaction codes like COM_PRODUCT or COM_PRODUCT_CAT to check which products are associated with the subcategory in question.
  You can also use reports