How to delete Sales Area

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

When there was no much process followed and access given to all the users they have created

the Sales areas they had wanted and later did not use. Hence I would like to understand the possibilities of

deleting a sales area from the Production/live region.

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards,

Lakshmana Sudhir R

[Lakshmipathi · Accepted solution]

If no documents (delivery or billing) were generated in those sales areas, then you can consider to delete.

thanks

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The following is the process flow carried out for some sales areas in the system:

Sales Order --> Delivery --> Invoice --> Accounting document.

For some sales areas which are not used in the system, we could do as you had suggested. But Kindly suggest what needs to be done for the sales areas which have the complete flow.

Regards,

Lakshman R

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

If the transaction have been created, in that case Sales area cannot be deleted.

The possible option to deletion of the same would be to identify all transactions in particular sales areas and archiving the same from the data base, after which it may be possible to delete the same.

Alternatively, atleast further processing of transaction can be controlled by removing the assignment of sales Order Type to sales area in the path as under:

T.Code: SPRO >> Sales & Distribution >> Sales Document >> Sales Document Header >> Assign Sales Order Type to sales area.

Regards,

Rajesh Banka

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Rajesh,

Appreciate for your reply. The scenario is that there are saales areas which were created in the system, and later the business restricted the access of creation of the same for all users. Only need based Sales areas are created.

But there are many data created in the system wrt. sales documents. But the business wants to archive the sales areas which are not used for some 5-6 years. We have initially explored the option of delinking the sales area, but able to view the sales documents like the Invoice and Accounting document. But when the Sales area is deleted we are not able to view the sales documents like the Sales Orders and Outbound Delivery.

As long as we are able to view the Invoices and accountiong documents, its fine for business as it would not hamper the documents to be viewed from the Audit point of View.

Kindly suggest what could be done in this scenario.

Regards,

Lakshman R

[former_member184555 · Accepted solution]

Hi

You can think about blocking all the customers and materials for these unwanted sales areas. You can remove the assignment of sales documents to these sales areas. If you have any sales documents specifically developed for these sales areas....you can keep a block in the sales document (VOV8). This will ensure that no transactions can take place further in these sales areas.

Thanks,

Ravi

[Former Member]

If data is exist for that sales area then don't delete, otherwise you will loss data and you have to archieve,

kapil

[Former Member]

By taking Help of BASIS guys open the Production Server (make it Editable) than u can delete

[Former Member]

Hi,

First I would like to thank for hte prompt response. But what I am more inclined to know is the impact analysis of deleting a sales area. Also, I understand we could go to SPRO and then remove the Division assignment to the Sales Org & Distribution channel.

Hence more curious to know the steps and process involved.

Regards,

Lakshmana