How To Fix W4108 - &: & material is used in certificate profiles

W4108 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 108

• Message text: &: & material is used in certificate profiles

What causes this issue?

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

System Response

How to fix this error?

First delete the usage of the material in the certificate profiles. You
can then archive the material.

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 W4108 - &: & material is used in certificate profiles ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  W4108 & : & material is used in certificate profiles
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This warning message indicates that the material you are trying to change or delete is currently assigned or referenced in one or more certificate profiles within the SAP system.
  
  Certificate profiles are used in SAP Quality Management (QM) to define the certificates that are issued for materials, often related to quality certificates or inspection certificates.
  If a material is linked to a certificate profile, it means that the material is part of a quality certificate setup, and changes or deletions might affect the integrity of these certificates.
  
  
  When does this occur?
  
  When you attempt to delete or modify a material master record that is assigned to certificate profiles.
  When you try to change certain fields in the material master that are relevant to certificate profiles.
  During data consistency checks or when running transactions related