How To Fix W4400 - &: & entries were deleted

W4400 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: W4 - Messages for material discontinuation

• Message number: 400

• Message text: &: & entries were deleted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message W4400 - &: & entries were deleted ?

  SAP Message:
  W4400 & : & entries were deleted
  
  Meaning / Cause
  This warning message indicates that during a certain operation (such as data upload, data transfer, or a batch job), some entries (records) were deleted from the database or internal tables. The placeholders & are replaced at runtime with specific information, typically:
  
  The first & is the number of entries deleted.
  The second & is the name or description of the entries or the object affected.
  
  This message is informational or a warning rather than an error, meaning the system is informing you that some entries were removed as part of the process.
  Common causes include:
  
  Duplicate or inconsistent data detected during processing, leading to deletion of redundant or invalid entries.
  Data cleansing or synchronization steps that remove outdated or incorrect records.
  User or program logic explicitly deleting entries during a transaction or batch job.
  Data migration or upload programs that delete existing entries before inserting new ones.
  
  
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