Hi Experts,
I would like to ask something related to archieving Materials as below -
http://scn.sap.com/thread/828320
http://scn.sap.com/thread/1448884
After running "Test Mode" for a Material in Object - "MM_MATNR" of transaction - "SARA", found the error in the Log as below -
"
MARC: 89xx use in sales and distribution
Message no. W4012
Diagnosis
The material is used in sales and distribution.
Possible distribution types are:
- Sales order
- Request for quotation
- Quotation
- Outline agreement (scheduling agreement, contract)
Procedure
Delete open sales and distribution documents or archive already completed documents.
"
I found that the related Quotations were already "Completed" & converted to Sales Order Items which were also deleted with the "Reject Reason" selected. In changing Quotations (VA22), the "Reject Reason" could not be selected to delete the Quotation items.
Q1) To archieve the Material Master, is it mandatory to archieve the Quotations first even if these items were already "Completed" in staus ? Is it also required to archieve the Sales Order items as well which were deleted ?
Q2) If Q1 is required, could you explain the processes of archieving Sales Documents in details ? The following link can have some info. but not in details -
http://scn.sap.com/thread/1867807
Q3) For archieving the related documents such as Sales documents / Purchasing documents / Production orders etc, is the archieving at Header level or Item level ? In a document, there should be some items which Materials are not required to archieve. If it is at Header level, does it mean that the whole document with those unrelated document items will also be archieved and deleted permanently in system ?
Many Thanks,
KH Fong