Material Master Data Mass Maintenance - Delete value from EAN code/EAN category field

[Emi1]

Hi experts,

Please kindly advise if it is possible to mass delete value from "EAN/UPC" field and "EAN category" field in material master data in S4HANA Public Cloud system. 

Currently, we need to change the EAN code for around 10k records from having value to blank. We have tried with "Start Mass Maitenance - Products" but it is not going well.

Our firts attempt was clearing the value in "EAN/UPC" and "EAN category" and remove check from "Main EAN"  as in attached screenshot, the process ended with no error but the data did not change.

Our second attempt was to add Action Code D to delete the record from table MEAN but it got error as in below screenshots. 

Thank you in advance!

Regards,

Emi

[erickgoulardt]

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[Eric_Yu1]

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[Chris1973]

Hello @Emi1 

Thank you for sharing the details and screenshots regarding your attempt to mass delete EAN/UPC and EAN Category values from the product master in S/4HANA Public Cloud. Apologies for the very late response. Hope these details will still provide some good insights.

After reviewing the scenario, here is the clarification and recommended approach:

Here is why the Error in your scenario occurs

• The EAN/UPC information is stored in table MEAN as a child entity of the product master.
• The Mass Maintenance Products app does not support the deletion of GTIN records.
• As a result, simply clearing the field values during mass maintenance has no effect because the system ignores blank overwrites for these dependent entities. Using an action code D results in the error: Deletion not allowed for GTIN (MEAN) or one of its children.
• This is standard system behaviour in the Public Cloud environment to protect data integrity.

Supported Options in Public Cloud

1. Individual Deletion via Product Master Apps
• It is possible to manually delete EANs in the Change Product Master Data app under Basic Data.
• However, this is not practical for your volume
2. Data Migration Cockpit
• Use the Migration Object: Product to reload products with blank GTIN data.
• When executed in update/overwrite mode, this can clear existing EAN values.
• This is suitable if you prefer a migration-style one-time cleanup.
3. Product Master OData API
• The API allows direct DELETE calls on the GTIN entity for a given product and unit of measure.
• This is SAP’s recommended method for handling bulk deletions programmatically in Public Cloud.
• You could script the calls or use CPI/iFlow to automate deletion for all 10k records.

However, these are not possible

• Mass Maintenance Products cannot be used for GTIN deletions rather only for updates.
• Direct table deletes are not permitted in Public Cloud due to clean-core restrictions.

The following are the recommended steps

Given the number of records (10k), the most efficient approaches would be either:

• Use Data Migration Cockpit in overwrite mode, or
• Leverage the Product Master API to programmatically delete GTINs.

See the references below for further details

Product Master API (A2X)

Mass Changes Products App Documentation

I hope this provides the desired result. Happy to answer any further questions.

Best regards

Chris