How To Fix S_ARC_DESTRUCTION108 - Collections in Retention Warehouse are not deleted; see long text

S_ARC_DESTRUCTION108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: S_ARC_DESTRUCTION - ILM: Data Destruction Message Class

• Message number: 108

• Message text: Collections in Retention Warehouse are not deleted; see long text

What causes this issue?

The destruction worklist contains ArchiveLink collections for which the
current system is a Retention Warehouse (RW) system.
To delete the ArchiveLink documents in these collections, you have to
select the checkbox indicating that you accept the restrictions as
regards the destruction of documents in RW (see the input help for this
checkbox).
Since you have not selected this checkbox, the affected collections are
not destroyed.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message S_ARC_DESTRUCTION108 - Collections in Retention Warehouse are not deleted; see long text ?

  The SAP error message S_ARC_DESTRUCTION108 indicates that collections in the Retention Warehouse are not being deleted as expected. This error typically arises in the context of data archiving and retention management within SAP systems, particularly when using the Archive Management functionality.
  
  Cause:
  The error can be caused by several factors, including:
  
  
  Retention Period Not Expired: The data you are trying to delete may still be within its defined retention period. SAP retains data for a specified duration to comply with legal and business requirements.
  
  
  Incorrect Configuration: There may be issues with the configuration of the archiving object or retention policies that prevent the deletion of the collections.
  
  
  Dependencies: There may be dependencies or references to the data in other tables or processes that prevent deletion.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: The user executing the deletion may not have the necessary authorizations to perform the action.
  
  
  Technical Issues: There could be technical issues or bugs in the system that are preventing