SAP Message VL896 - Item & cannot be deleted (revenue recognition status)

Diagnosis
The delivery or delivery item cannot be deleted.

System Response
The document cannot be deleted since the delivery contains items thatreference sales document items that are relevant for revenuerecognition. When the goods issue was posted, the system created revenuelines that had already been recognized. This means that there aresubsequent documents in revenue recognition for this delivery.

Procedure
If you no longer require the delivery or delivery item for deletion, setthe delivery quantities to zero and repost the goods issue. Make surethat the quantity zero is allowed in Customizing for the delivery itemcategory. When the goods issue is posted, the overall processing statusis set to C and the delivery can be archived. Message determinationshould be configured not to send any messages in this case. To make surethat the system makes revenue corrections if there are differencesbetween billed and recognized values, set a billing-relevant rejectionreason in the sales document item if more than one partial delivery isallowed.
If you still want to use the delivery, adjust the delivery quantitiesaccordingly. Alternatively, deliver the referencing sales document itemagain. Note that the sales document item cannot be delivered again ifonly a partial delivery is allowed.