How To Fix W4201 - &: & status entries (material maintenance status) were deleted

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 201

• Message text: &: & status entries (material maintenance status) were deleted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4201 - &: & status entries (material maintenance status) were deleted ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation regarding the SAP error message W4201:
  
  SAP Message W4201:
  Message Text:
  
  & status entries (material maintenance status) were deleted
  
  1. Cause:
  
  The message W4201 is a warning indicating that one or more material maintenance status entries have been deleted from the material master.
  This typically occurs when a user or a process removes status entries that control the maintenance or processing of material master data.
  Material maintenance statuses are used to restrict or allow changes to certain views or fields in the material master.
  Deletion of these entries might happen due to:
  
  Manual deletion by a user in transaction MM02 or related material master maintenance transactions.
  Programmatic deletion via custom code or standard SAP programs.
  Data cleanup or correction activities.
  
  
  The system issues this warning to inform that certain status entries, which might have controlled material maintenance, no longer exist.
  
  
  2. Solution:
  
  Review the deleted status entries:
  
  Check which material maintenance status entries were deleted.
  Identify if the deletion was intentional or accidental.
  
  
  If deletion was intentional:
  
  No further action is needed unless it causes issues in material master maintenance.
  
  
  If deletion was accidental or causes problems:
  
  Recreate the necessary material maintenance status entries.
  Use transaction MM02 or relevant customizing transactions to add the required statuses back.
  
  
  Check authorization and process:
  
  Ensure that only authorized users can delete material maintenance statuses.
  Review change logs or audit trails to understand who deleted the entries and why.
  
  
  Prevent future accidental deletions:
  
  Implement proper authorization checks.
  Educate users on the impact of deleting material maintenance statuses.
  
  
  
  
  3. Related Information:
  
  Material Maintenance Status:
  
  These statuses control the ability to maintain or change material master data.
  They can restrict changes to specific views or fields.
  Found in customizing under Logistics - General > Material Master > Settings for Key Fields > Define Material Maintenance Status (transaction OMS2).
  
  
  Transactions to check:
  
  MM02 - Change Material Master
  OMS2 - Define Material Maintenance Status
  MM01/MM02/MM03 - Material Master Create/Change/Display
  
  
  Logs and Audit:
  
  Use transaction SCU3 or change documents to track changes to material master statuses.
  
  
  SAP Notes:
  
  Check SAP Notes for any known issues related to message W4201.
  
  
  Impact:
  
  Deleting material maintenance statuses can affect material master data integrity and maintenance processes.
  It may lead to unexpected behavior or errors during material master changes.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Message
  W4201: & status entries (material maintenance status) were deleted
  
  
  Cause
  Material maintenance status entries were deleted, either manually or programmatically.
  
  
  Effect
  Possible restriction or loss of control over material master maintenance.
  
  
  Solution
  Review and restore necessary status entries; check authorizations and audit changes.
  
  
  Related Tcodes
  MM02, OMS2, SCU3
  
  
  
  
  If you need help with specific steps to restore or check these statuses, or if you want to analyze the impact on your system, please provide more details about your SAP environment and the context in which this message appeared.