How To Fix /SCMTMS/TOR679 - Cannot be deleted; preceding or follow-on stage is planned

/SCMTMS/TOR679 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/TOR -

• Message number: 679

• Message text: Cannot be deleted; preceding or follow-on stage is planned

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/TOR679 - Cannot be deleted; preceding or follow-on stage is planned ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/TOR679 Cannot be deleted; preceding or follow-on stage is planned typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) when you attempt to delete a transportation order or a stage within a transportation order that has dependent stages planned. This means that there are other stages in the transportation order that are either preceding or following the stage you are trying to delete, and these stages have been planned or scheduled.
  
  Cause:
  
  Dependent Stages: The stage you are trying to delete has other stages that depend on it (preceding) or stages that depend on it (follow-on).
  Planning Status: The transportation order or its stages have been planned, which means they are part of a logistics process that cannot be interrupted by deleting a stage.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that the logistics process remains consistent and that no planned activities are disrupted.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error,