Deletion of work center category

[former_member464519]

We have a req to delete the capacity category for a work center . We have two existing categories 001- machine , 002 - person. And now we need to delete 002 , but as we are trying to delete, system shows an error that capacity still being used . So on checking in the where used list of work center in cr40 , i can see that the work center is being used in numerous production orders as well as maintenance orders . So is this the reason , system is not allowing to delete ? Is there any alternative way of deleting category?

And moreover how can we best understand table KDEB ?

Pl suggest

[rupesh_brahmankar3 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

As per standard SAP system design it is not allowed to delete the capacity category or work center, if it has been used. If you delete it from table with some enhancement it may cause some inconsistency which would not be recommended.

Instate of delete the capacity category for a work center, why don't you create the new work center with only one capacity category and then replace this work center in routing by transaction CA85 or CA85N (mass replacement work center).

So all new orders will have the single capacity category and old orders will remain as it is.

Best Regards,

R.Brahmankar

[lingaiahvanam]

Hi Sowrya,

In the enhanced where-used list (transaction CR40), check whether the work center is no longer used. Note 449018 extends the overall usage of the work center to all the objects that are also checked during deletion. If you cannot delete a work center and Note 449018 has not yet been implemented in your system or imported in a Support Package, implement the note and then check the usage once again.

It is not sufficient to delete operations from routings online, for example. This only sets the deletion indicator, and the operation is not physically deleted from the database. You can use transaction CA98 to correctly reorganize these operations for the routing (with or without archiving).

The usage of capacities in capacity requirements records is not checked by the overall usage of the work center. If a capacity cannot be deleted (message CR 120 "Capacity still being used") and transaction CR15 (Capacity where-used) does not give a result, the capacity in capacity requirements records is used. Check to see if Note 148632 can eliminate obsolete requirements records and whether the capacity can then be deleted. If this is not the case, you can use attached report ZPA_KBED to display a list of the capacity records that exist for a work center.

Use this report to check the usage and eliminate the records on the database, if necessary, by dealing with the objects associated with the requirements (for example, by closing orders technically). See Note 26598 for further information about deleting a work center.

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/352485

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/26598

Best Regards,

Lingaiah