How To Fix KO224 - There are still orders of order type & / status & stored in the system

KO224 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KO - Master data for CO orders

• Message number: 224

• Message text: There are still orders of order type & / status & stored in the system

What causes this issue?

There are still orders with status &v2& belonging to order type &v1& in
the system.

System Response

You cannot delete status &v2&.

How to fix this error?

A status can only be deleted if none of the orders in the system has
that status.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

KO224 - Details

• The SAP error message KO224 indicates that there are still orders of a specific order type and status stored in the system, which prevents certain actions from being completed, such as deleting or archiving the order type. This error typically arises in the context of controlling (CO) and production planning (PP) modules when trying to perform operations on order types that are still in use.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of the KO224 error is that there are existing production orders, process orders, or other types of orders that are still active or have not been fully processed. This means that the system cannot allow changes to the order type or status because it would affect the integrity of the data and processes associated with those orders.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KO224 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Active Orders:
  
  Use transaction codes like CO03 (Display Production Order) or CO02 (Change Production Order) to check for