SAP Message BBP_PD116 - Not possible to delete the item as follow-on documents exist

Diagnosis
You can not delete the shopping cart item because one of the follow-ondocuments below cannot be deleted.

  • Local purchase order

  • Some goods/services have already been confirmed.
    An invoice/credit memo has already been entered.
    The purchase order is currently in the approval process.
    The purchase order was changed again after being approved. Therefore, achange version was created.
    • Purchase order for a backend system

    • Some goods/services have already been confirmed.
      An invoice/credit memo has already been entered.

      Procedure

      • If goods or services have been confirmed or an invoice or credit memo
      • has been entered, neither the purchase order nor the shopping cart itemcan be deleted.
        • If only a change version exists for the purchase order, or the purchase
        • order is in the approval process, then these transactions must becompleted. Then the purchase order and the shopping cart item can bedeleted.