Steps for Deletion of Consignment Records:
To delete the Consignment Record, use transaction MSK2 or menu-path:
Logistics - Materials Management - Material Master - Special Stock - Vendor
Consignment - Change and select the data of the record you want to be deleted.
To start the archiving:
Process, follow the menu path:
Logistics - Materials Management �Material - Master - Other - Reorganization -
Special Stock � Choose to select the records to delete and
Logistics - Materials Management - Material Master - Other - Reorganization -
Special Stock - Reorganize to create archive file.
Create Archive File: Consignment Record: Data selection
a) Select Action: Archive and enter a new Variant, for example: Z_CONS_SELE_01,
press 'Maintain'
b) On selection screen enter the data range (Vendor, Material, etc.) you want to
archive.
c) Select the 'Create Output File' if you want the selected records outputted
d) Press the green back-arrow and enter the description of this new variantt on
the screen which follows.
e) Save the variantt which brings you again to the selection screen. Press green
the back arrow again.
f) To start archiving process (batch-job), press the 'Start Date' button and
select the time when you want to start this process. Select 'Immediate' for
instant processing and press the 'Save' button on the bottom of the 'Start Time'
window.
g) Select the 'Spool Parameter' button and save entries. Eventually enter a
valid printer to have the result outputted.
h) You are ready now to start the process. Press the 'Start' button and monitor
the success with the 'Job Overview' button
You can also go the 'fast path' by using transaction SE38, program MMREO002 for
selecting the data to archive. For large data archiving, use the background jobs
and run those during off-peak times. Create Archive File: Consignment Record:
Archiving process:
a) Select Action: Archive and enter a new Variant, for example: Z_CONS_ARCH_01,
press 'Maintain'
b) On selection screen, select the 'Sequential Dataset' if you selected data as
described in the Data Selection step, otherwise enter the material number and
plant for the deletion of a single record.
c) Select the fields 'Consignment' and 'Special Stock' and Test mode, if you
want to try out first.
** This applies for SAP systems prior to release 3.1H: Select also the flag
called 'BATCHES'. The SAP program MMREO020 has a bug which can be worked around
with this selection. Without selecting 'BATCHES', the archived records cannot be
deleted. For systems with applied Hotpackages for 3.1H this workaround is not
necessary
d) Press the green back-arrow and enter the description of this new variantt on
the screen which follows.
e) Save the variantt which brings you again to the selection screen. Press green
back arrow again.
f) To start archiving process (batch-job), press the 'Start Date' button and
select the time when you want to start this process. Select 'Immediate' for
instant processing and press the 'Save' button on the bottom of the 'Start Time'
window.
g) Select the 'Spool Parameter' button and save entries. Eventually enter a
valid printer to have the result outputted.
h) You are ready now to start the process. Press the 'Start' button and monitor
the success with the 'Job Overview' button
You can also go the 'fast path' by using transaction SE38, program MMREO020 for
selecting the data to archive. For large data archiving, use the background jobs
and run those during off-peak times. If you run the program online, you will
see a confirmation on the status bar telling 'New Archive file created:....'
Delete Archived Records: Info Record
a) Follow the menu path: Tools - Administration - Administration - Archiving
b) Select the Object Name MM_SPSTOCK for consignment / Special Stock
c) Select the menu button 'Delete'
d) Select the menu button: 'Archive Selection'
e) Click the archive created in previous step
f) Select Start Date for process and Spool Parameters for output
g) Submit selection.
h) Check status by pressing the Job Overview button
