AE: Deleting Initiators which are already tied to request

[Former Member]

Hi All

Is there a way of deleting initiators which are already tied to requests? We would like clear the system of all initiators if this is not possible is there a way around it! We would like to use attributes assigned to those initiators in new initiators.

Any assistance will be appreciated!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

it is possible to delete initiators!

- find the path the initiator you want to delete is tied to

- edit the path and check the "detour" box and deactivate the "active" box

- save the path without an initiator (detours don't need initiators)

- now you can delete your initiator

What is not possible is to delete the path (only when deleting the requests with the mentioned script).

Regards,

Daniela

[former_member366047 · Accepted solution]

Ingenious work-around Daniela!...

Ankur

GRC Consultant

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Relevant SAP Note:

Note 1048452 - Unable to delete initiator from AE Workflow.

Thanks

Himadama

[Former Member]

Thanks all problem solved!

[Former Member]

One thing to be careful of is that an "initiator" still works even if a path is DEACTIVATED

[premb]

Hi Rodger,

Yes. You cannot delete initiator alone. You have to remove the requests corresponding to that initiator and

the path. It is advisable to get the script from support. If you delete yourself and if you miss or remove extra entries, then you will not get he support.

Thanks

Prem

[former_member366047]

Rodger-

There is no way of deleting initiators which you have already used to create a request. You can request a script from SAP to delete all your requests, which is a SQL script to delete data from the table. Then you can go ahead and delete your initiators.

Or you can delete the requests yourself with help from your database team and if you know which tables to clean...

Ankur

GRC Consultant