How To Fix /SCWM/DELIVERY572 - Successor documents exist. Deletion not allowed for document type &1.

/SCWM/DELIVERY572 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCWM/DELIVERY -

• Message number: 572

• Message text: Successor documents exist. Deletion not allowed for document type &1.

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/SCWM/DELIVERY572 - Details

• The SAP error message /SCWM/DELIVERY572 indicates that a deletion attempt is being made on a document type that has successor documents associated with it. This means that there are subsequent documents that depend on the document you are trying to delete, and as a result, the system does not allow the deletion to maintain data integrity.
  
  Cause:
  
  Successor Documents: The primary reason for this error is that there are one or more successor documents linked to the document you are trying to delete. These could be delivery documents, transfer orders, or any other related documents that are dependent on the original document.
  Document Type Restrictions: Certain document types in SAP have restrictions that prevent deletion if there are related documents that could be affected by the deletion.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Identify Successor Documents:
  
  Use transaction codes like SE16N or SE11 to check the database tables related to the document