How To Fix W0146 - No dependent table entries being deleted

W0146 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W0 - Customizing - ISR

• Message number: 146

• Message text: No dependent table entries being deleted

What causes this issue?

You are trying to delete country groups.

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?

Please check first if these country groups are not used in existing
characteristics and documents. The country groups have to be deleted
from existing characteristics in the applications and the documents may
no longer be allowed to be changed.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W0146 - No dependent table entries being deleted ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message W0146: No dependent table entries being deleted:
  
  SAP Message: W0146 - No dependent table entries being deleted
  
  
  Cause:
  This warning message occurs during a delete operation in SAP when the system attempts to delete entries from a main table but finds no corresponding dependent entries in the related dependent (child) tables to delete.
  In other words, the system expects that when a record in a parent table is deleted, related entries in dependent tables (linked via foreign keys or defined dependencies) should also be deleted. However, in this case, no such dependent entries exist for deletion.
  This situation can arise due to:
  
  The dependent entries were already deleted earlier.
  The dependent entries never existed for the parent record.
  Data inconsistencies or incomplete data maintenance.
  Custom or standard logic that deletes parent entries without dependent entries.
  
  
  When does it occur?
  
  During cascade delete operations where SAP tries to maintain referential integrity.
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