How To Fix W/179 - Price phase &3 of generic mat. &1 &2 not deleted; variant is activated

W/179 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W/ -

• Message number: 179

• Message text: Price phase &3 of generic mat. &1 &2 not deleted; variant is activated

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W/179 - Price phase &3 of generic mat. &1 &2 not deleted; variant is activated ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W/179 Price phase &3 of generic mat. &1 &2 not deleted; variant is activated
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs when you try to delete a price phase of a generic material in the Variant Configuration (LO-VC) context, but the system does not allow the deletion because the variant is currently activated.
  
  Generic material: A material master record that serves as a template for variants.
  Price phase: A pricing condition or pricing step assigned to the generic material.
  Variant activated: The variant configuration is active, meaning the system is currently using the variant configuration data for this material.
  
  The system prevents deletion of price phases while the variant is active to avoid inconsistencies or errors in pricing calculations for the configured variants.
  
  When does this happen?
  
  When you attempt to delete a price phase (pricing condition record) for a generic material in the variant configuration.
  The variant