How To Fix TU168 - Deletion of an entry with MR reason 01 (periodic) not permitted

TU168 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: TU - Billing/Scheduling/Budget Billing

• Message number: 168

• Message text: Deletion of an entry with MR reason 01 (periodic) not permitted

What causes this issue?

You are not permitted to delete a schedule record because the number of
schedule records is predefined by the period length in the portion. You
can only change the number of schedule records by entering another
portion.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

TU168 - Details

• The SAP error message TU168 indicates that there is an attempt to delete a master record (such as a material master or vendor master) that is associated with a periodic MR (Material Requirement) reason, specifically reason code 01. This error typically arises in the context of managing master data in SAP, particularly when dealing with periodic records that are not allowed to be deleted due to their status or configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Periodic MR Reason: The error specifically refers to a periodic master record that is linked to a reason code (01) which indicates that the record is part of a periodic process. This means that the record is likely being used in ongoing processes or has dependencies that prevent its deletion.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces data integrity rules to ensure that records that are in use or have dependencies cannot be deleted. This is to prevent inconsistencies in the data and ensure that