How To Fix PRS140 - You can not maintain postponed items due to follow-up documents

PRS140 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: PRS - Message class for PROF_SERV packages.

• Message number: 140

• Message text: You can not maintain postponed items due to follow-up documents

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message PRS140 - You can not maintain postponed items due to follow-up documents ?

  The SAP error message PRS140 indicates that you cannot maintain postponed items because there are follow-up documents associated with them. This typically occurs in the context of project management or procurement processes where certain items have been postponed, but there are subsequent documents (like purchase orders, invoices, etc.) that reference these items.
  
  Cause:
  
  Follow-Up Documents: The primary cause of this error is the existence of follow-up documents that are linked to the postponed items. These documents may include purchase orders, contracts, or other procurement-related documents that depend on the postponed items.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that changes to items do not disrupt the flow of related documents. If you were allowed to change or delete postponed items while follow-up documents exist, it could lead to inconsistencies in the data.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Identify Follow-Up Documents: First, you need to identify which follow-up documents are linked to the postponed items. You can do