How To Fix /SCMTMS/SCH546 - Deletion not possible; location &1 ref. by departure &2 of schedule &3

/SCMTMS/SCH546 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/SCH -

• Message number: 546

• Message text: Deletion not possible; location &1 ref. by departure &2 of schedule &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/SCH546 - Deletion not possible; location &1 ref. by departure &2 of schedule &3 ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/SCH546 indicates that a location cannot be deleted because it is still referenced by a departure in a specific schedule. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when you attempt to delete a location that is still linked to an active transportation schedule.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the following:
  
  The location you are trying to delete is currently being used in a departure (e.g., a shipment or transportation order) that is part of a schedule.
  The system enforces referential integrity, meaning that you cannot delete an object that is still in use by another object.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Identify Dependencies:
  
  Check the schedule (&3) and the specific departure (&2) that references the location (&1). You can do this by navigating to the relevant transportation schedule in SAP TM.
  
  
  
  Remove References:
  
  If the location is indeed referenced in the departure, you will need to