Flagging Material Master Records for Deletion 
Use
For a material master record to be deleted by the archive and delete program, it must be flagged for deletion. You can set deletion flags at different organizational levels, for example, at plant level or at sales organization level. The material master record is then deleted at this level and at all lower levels.
Example
You set a deletion flag at client level. Since it is the highest hierarchy level, the material master record is deleted at this level and at all lower levels.
You set a deletion flag at plant level. Since it is below client level, the material master record is deleted at plant level and at all lower levels (for example, at storage location level), but not at client level.
Integration
At most companies, the archive and delete program is run at regular intervals by the system administrator. For information on archiving and deleting material master records, see Archiving Material Master Records (LO-MD-MM) in the SAP library documentation CA Application Data Archiving .
Features
When flagging a material master record for deletion, you have the following options:
Setting the deletion flag with immediate effect
Scheduling the setting of the deletion flag
As an aid, you can choose the materials to be flagged for deletion from a proposal list. This list contains all materials without stocks.
Activities
When you flag a material master record for deletion, the system creates a change document. For more information, see Change Documents .