How To Fix OIUCM864 - Vendor exists as Owner in the PRA Ownership system, cannot be deleted

OIUCM864 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OIUCM - E&P Common Messages Across All Sub-Systems

• Message number: 864

• Message text: Vendor exists as Owner in the PRA Ownership system, cannot be deleted

What causes this issue?

This vendor is being used as an owner in the E<(>&<)><(>&<)>P ownership
system - in a division of interest. If the division of interest is
being maintained, the owner will exist in the owner maintenance system.

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?

Check the <DS:TRAN.O3U_DO2>DOI Owner Maintenance</> and the
<DS:TRAN.O3U_DOL2>DOI Owner List Processing</> for the Vendor/Owner

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OIUCM864 - Vendor exists as Owner in the PRA Ownership system, cannot be deleted ?

  The SAP error message OIUCM864 indicates that a vendor cannot be deleted from the system because it is currently set as an owner in the PRA (Product Registration Authority) Ownership system. This typically occurs in scenarios where the vendor is linked to certain ownership records or transactions that prevent its deletion.
  
  Cause:
  
  Ownership Records: The vendor is associated with ownership records in the PRA system, which means it has active links to products or registrations.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to prevent the deletion of records that are still in use or referenced by other entities in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Ownership Links:
  
  Check the PRA Ownership system to identify any ownership records associated with the vendor. You can do this by running reports or queries that list ownership records linked to the vendor.
  
  
  
  Remove Ownership Associations:
  
  If the vendor is linked to any ownership records, you will