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IntroductionEvery once in a while you need to delete master data for which transactional data still exists. Most likelyresult: the master data cannot be deleted. To delete the master data, there must be no transactional datawhich is being by referenced by this master data. It must be no longer be used as attribute value, used inhierarchies and it must not be used in a query. Using the where used list in transaction for an Info-object provides you with a list of Info-providers like Info-cubes, Datastore objects etc. but it does not providethe details of a particular master data in that Info-object which is being used in these Info-providers This

document describes the steps that have to be performed to find out where a particular master data value isbeing used. It is based on OSS note 1305595 which deserves much more appreciation. Hence thisdocument... AudienceSA P BW Administrators / Developers. Table of ContentsIntroduction

AudienceTable of Contents1. Find the SID of the master-data value2. Find the related info-providers

1. Find the SID of the master-data valueThis chapter describes the steps to find the SID of the master-data value that will be used in the next chapter.

As an example I will take a random material number of info-object 0MATERIAL: 41458 - Milkshake Strawberry Step 1: Log on to the BW system.Step 2: Execute transaction , fill out the info-object 0MATERIAL and click .

Step 3: Double-click the entry for the field SID table to switch to the table view for this table.

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Step 4: Click the Contents button.

Step 5: Enter the material number and press the Execute button.

Step 6: Note down the SID (8361).

2. Find the related info-providersStep 7: Execute transaction , fill out the function module and click the Test/Execute button (F8).

Step 8: Fill out the parameter I_IOBJNM with the info-object 0MATERIAL.

Step 9: Click on the table picture for parameter I_T_SID_CHECK and fill out the SID that was retrieved in
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step 6. You can enter multiple values using the New Line button.

Step 10: Go back to the previous screen and execute the function module (F8).

The entries consist of information on where the specific material number is being used. For example the belowvalue E_T_ULIST_ATR_NAV shows that this material number is also being used as an attribute value for theinfo-object CRM Product (0CRM_PROD)

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