
Carrying Out the Delete Function
There are two ways of deleting BOMs:
How to delete a material BOM using the Delete
function:This deletes the BOM immediately or on the valid-from date of a change master record.
See also:
Changing a Multiple BOM – Special Points Changing a Variant BOM – Special PointsIf you enter a change number, do not enter a valid-from date.
– Choose Material BOM
® Delete.– You see a dialog box with a security query. Confirm this query.
Alternative <alternative> of BOM for material <material number> deleted
Deleting a material BOM with the deletion indicator
If you select the deletion indicator, the BOM is archived in the next reorganization run, and can be deleted if required.
In the BOM header, you set the indicator that controls physical deletion after the archiving run. You can still process the BOM within its validity period.

This also applies if the deletion indicator is entered with reference to a change number with a valid-from date that is after the date of the next reorganization run.
For more information, see the R/3 Library, under CA Cross- Application
® Archiving and Deletion of Application Data.To set the deletion indicator for the next reorganization run:
. In the last dataset on the Quantities/long text tab page, under Validity, you see the Deletion indicator field. Select this field.