How To Fix ERP_CO_OLC_E023 - Operation &1 has Actual Costs. Deletion not allowed.

ERP_CO_OLC_E023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ERP_CO_OLC_E - Messages for Operative Level Costing

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Operation &1 has Actual Costs. Deletion not allowed.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ERP_CO_OLC_E023 - Operation &1 has Actual Costs. Deletion not allowed. ?

  The SAP error message ERP_CO_OLC_E023 indicates that an operation (denoted as &1) has actual costs associated with it, and therefore, it cannot be deleted. This is a common issue in SAP when dealing with cost accounting and production orders.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the operation you are trying to delete has already incurred actual costs. In SAP, once actual costs are posted to an operation, it is considered to be part of the financial records, and deleting it would disrupt the integrity of the cost accounting data.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you have a few options:
  
  
  Check Actual Costs: Review the actual costs associated with the operation. If the costs are not needed, you may need to reverse or adjust them before attempting to delete the operation.
  
  
  Use Alternative Methods: Instead of deleting the operation, consider using alternative methods such as:
  
  Changing the Status: If applicable, you can change the status