How To Fix WRF_APC047 - Material &1 cannot be deleted

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_APC - Messages for Operational Assortment Planning and Control

• Message number: 047

• Message text: Material &1 cannot be deleted

What causes this issue?

You cannot delete material &V1& with this transaction.

System Response

You can only delete planned materials that have not yet been released.

How to fix this error?

Use the <LS>Article Discontinuation</> transaction to delete the
material.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_APC047 - Material &1 cannot be deleted ?

  The SAP error message WRF_APC047: Material &1 cannot be deleted typically occurs in the context of APC (Activity Price Calculation) or Product Costing when you attempt to delete a material that is still referenced or used in certain costing or planning objects.
  
  Cause
  
  The material you are trying to delete is still referenced in costing runs, planning versions, or other related master data.
  It may be assigned to costing variants, costing versions, or activity types.
  The material might be used in work centers, routings, or production orders that are still active or not yet archived.
  There could be open or incomplete costing runs or cost estimates associated with the material.
  The system prevents deletion to maintain data integrity and avoid inconsistencies in costing or planning.
  
  
  Solution
  
  
  Check Dependencies:
  
  Verify if the material is used in any costing runs or cost estimates.
  Use transaction codes like:
  CK13N (Display Cost Estimate)
  CK40N (Costing Run)
  CK11N (Create Cost Estimate)
  COHV (Production Order Mass Processing)
  
  
  Check if the material