How To Fix M7898 - No phys. inv. docs exist for deletion status maintenance

M7898 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: M7 - Inventory Management and Physical Inventory

• Message number: 898

• Message text: No phys. inv. docs exist for deletion status maintenance

What causes this issue?

The system has found no physical inventory documents for which the
delete indicator must be set. The archiving program MBREO100 may not
have been run yet.
The report RM07XFLA only processes physical inventory documents that
have been marked by the MBREO100 program accordingly.

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?

To archive physical inventory documents, you must first run the
program MBREOI00. Those documents that connot be deleted by the MBREOI00
program are stored in an internal table. They can then be flagged for
deletion by the report RM07XFLA.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

M7898 - Details

• The SAP error message M7898 "No physical inventory documents exist for deletion status maintenance" typically occurs when you attempt to delete or manage physical inventory documents in the SAP system, but the system cannot find any documents that meet the criteria for deletion.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Existing Documents: The most common cause is that there are no physical inventory documents in the system that are currently in a deletion status or that can be deleted.
  Incorrect Selection Criteria: You may be using incorrect selection criteria or filters that do not match any existing physical inventory documents.
  Document Status: The documents you are trying to delete may not be in a status that allows for deletion (e.g., they may be completed or already processed).
  Authorization Issues: Lack of proper authorization to view or delete the documents may also lead to this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Existing Documents: Verify that there are physical inventory documents in the system. You can do