Deletion of Production Resources/Tools 

Use

You use this function to delete production resources/tools (PRTs) that are no longer available from your system. This prevents you from using outdated PRTs in task lists and orders.

Features

There are two main functions for deleting master records:

You can only use this function for PRTs with a PRT master record (miscellaneous).

The prerequisites are that the PRT:

The PRTs are deleted logically, which means that you can no longer access the master records. However, the master records are still physically present in the database.

You can set the deletion flag for all PRT categories. For PRTs with a PRT master record (miscellaneous) however, this is only possible if the PRT is no longer assigned to an operation or phase.

You can still display PRTs for which the deletion flag has been set. However, you can no longer change them or assign them again. These PRTs are then deleted from the database in the next archiving session or when the deletion program is run. This only happens if the PRTs are not used anywhere.

There are no archiving or deletion programs for PRTs with PRT master records (misc.) yet.

You can remove a deletion flag any time you like, as long as the PRT has not been deleted from the database.

See also:

LO - Managing Material Master Data

PM - Structuring Technical Systems

CA - Document Management Guide