Delete Accrual Object

[Former Member]

Hi experts;

     after search on the forum I didn't  reach a result for how to delete a created Accrual Object.

existing cases are about how to Reverse an accrual object after its run, but in my case my customer didn't run any of the accrual objects and needs to delete them to enter the documents manually.

I tried the option on the menu bar: Edit--->Terminate Accrual Subobject Prematurely.  But it has no effect and I didn't reach the desired result.

     So can someone kindly advice how to delete Accrual Objects permanently in order not to be executed in future by mistake?

Thanks in advance;

Best regards;

Ahmad; 

[silviareca]

Hi Ahmad, I'm really interested to know the solution you applied years ago. Please, do you rimenber how dod you solved the issue? Thank you for any help you can provide.

[raunak_mathur]

Hi Mahmud,

Not sure if this issue is still open. But if you are creating accrual object by transferring data from SAP FI to accrual engine..... Then there is one report ACAC_DATA_TRANSFER_EXAMPLE which transfers the data from to accrual engine. By using this report, you can either set the value of accrual object to Zero or can be deleted by using this report. To view the options for Purpose of data transfer, click on GoTo in menu GoTo>Expert Mode On. Select the option Delete or Set to Zero with other relevant entries in General data selection screen and selection correct method for cancellation/reversal and execute. This report will delete value of items in accrual object or set the value of relevant accrual object as Zero as per selection.

OR you can open the relevant accrual object via ACACTREE02 and change the amount of Item to 0.

Thanks,

Raunak

[former_member183378]

Hello Mahmud,

Please use this t code - ACACTREE02 to access the created accrual object and after executing this go and select the item and press deletion. Then it will delete that created accrual object.

i hope it helps!

Thanks & Regards,

Lakshmi S

[Former Member]

Hi Lakshmi;

     Kindly clarify what do u mean with delete after execution.

Because I tried the Delete Option (the second) button from the left under the "Item Data" tab but it doesn't work and our colleauge Mustafa has suggested the same above and when I replied him he tried it and found same thing and even he tried to change the message to be set for Warning instead of Error but it doesnot work.

     So if u kindly mean something else please explain it in details how to delete a manual accrual object.

Thanks for your concern and help.

Best regards;

     Ahmad;

[former_member183378]

Hello Mahmud,

I hope it works but unfortunately it is not working for you. Can you pls try the same by selecting that line item or click choose line item option and then click delete option once?

Now i am unable to check the same from my end as SAP is not available right now for me.

Please try and let us know if you still face any problem.

Thanks & Regards,

Lakshmi S

[Former Member]

Hi Lakshmi;

     yes, I did select the line item but it does not work

I found that it can be done through a program FI_ACE_OBJ

but I found that the selection options are written in like table names and to fill in Text fields not drop list where I can select values, therefore I could not know how to fill such fields.

run program t-code is the SE38 as usual.

[Former Member]

Hi Mahmud

You can delete the item which would help prevent the accruals to run in future.

You can delete the item as highlighted in Red block below

Let me know if it makes sense

Regards

Mustafa

[Former Member]

Hi Mustafa;

     Thanks for support and for your effort.

But I tried such option at the beginning but it system returned message:

You cannot delete item data that has already been saved

Message no. ACEDS017

and there was no clear result I found after search for such error message number!

please advice,

Thanks for your concern an help;

Best regards;

Ahmad;

[Former Member]

Hi Mahmud

You are right. I should have tested the delete function before commenting. Anywayz its strange then to have that button if it simply doesnt work.

I checked through message control too, but there you cant use the message to set it as warning too.

So unless, experts on this subject matter give you some bright ideas, i would suggest to change the dates "Start of life", "End of Life" & "Valid from" to a date in the past...say 01.01.2000 to 31.03.2000.

Hope it helps. This time i did so and it saves, so shouldnt be an issue now.

All the best

Regards

Mustafa Sakerwala

[Former Member]

Hi Mahmud

Before you read further, please know that i recommend not to use this approach, however if this is to be done regardless of the risks associated with it, you may apply it under close supervison of technical team. Please test it in test system thoroughly.

You can try SE11 for table ACAC_OBJECTS. Navigate to contents and enter the table with your object information.

At left hand side, there will be a checkbox to select the line item and then go to Table Entry and click on Delete (Shift+F2). Thats it.

I just tested it on this table and it worked, however due to time constraints I couldnt run end to end cycle for accruals to check any inconsistencies that may arise because of this. So again. Please test thoroughly before you implement this in Production.

Hope it helps

Regards

Mustafa

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please elaborate your question.

Tejas

[Former Member]

Thanks Tejas;

     Well, the question clearly without too much talking around it is:

How to delete a Manual Accrual Object?

Take into consideration that this Object has not been run and no any FI documents are generated from it.

Thanks for your concern and time;

Best regards;

Ahmad;