Deleting Update Records (SAP Library - Updates in the SAP System (BC-CST-UP))

Deleting Update Records

Use

Update records with the status Error can be deleted.

Prerequisites

Do not delete canceled updates

Until you have completed the update error analysis. Remember that when update servers are started, they always search for updates that are older than 50 days and delete these. Once you have completed your analysis, you can stop the updates from being deleted automatically by increasing the value of the system profile parameter rdisp/vbdelete (see also Main System Profile Parameters for Updates).

Unless you are sure that the data in the update can be restored, if the update originates from a batch input session (symbol This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

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) , for example, and can be repeated there, or if you have retrieved data from the canceled update so that you can enter it again.

Procedure

In the update request overview select the update requests you want to delete.

Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text , or Update requests ® Delete. .

Caution

Never delete updates that have not yet been processed (status on a green background) as this can result in data that is to entered in the SAP System being lost.

Deleting Updates in the Background

The function for deleting updates automatically after they have been successfully completed can be deactivated in order to prevent the system constantly deleting small numbers of update records (extremely high number of database accesses).

Deactivating this automatic delete function can, however, result in very long update tables in the database. To remove the updates, you have to run the report RSM13002 at least once a day (the option DELETE must to be set to X). Only updates that have been completed successfully are deleted with the report RSM13002.

Further information can be found in the description of the parameter rdisp/vb_delete_after_execution in the section entitled Main System Profile Parameters for Updates or in transaction RZ11 in the SAP System.

Result

The update record(s) is/are deleted, the data is lost and has to be reentered. All of the locks on database objects maintained for the update are also deleted (see also The SAP Lock Concept).