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Item Deletion

The major use of item delete is to correct data entry errors. For example, if you defined an item with the wrong primary unit of measure, you can use the delete function to remove the item from your database. If you use an item (buy it, stock it, transact it, and so on) you can either obsolete the item and prevent its further use or you can first remove all references to the item and then delete it. Oracle Inventory checks all possible references to an item and does not allow it to be deleted until every reference is removed. Once an item is used, references to it are created. Using an item means buying it on a purchase order, creating on-hand quantity via cycle count or physical inventory, assigning the item to a bill of material, building the item on a job or repetitive schedule, and so on. This means that if you transact an item, for example, you must first purge the transactions before you can delete the item.

Attention: Note that deleted items are not archived.

Define Delete Constraints

You can define your own delete constraints that are checked before deleting an item. User-defined delete constraints supplement the standard predefined item delete conditions that Oracle provides. Use the Delete Constraint window to define your own delete conditions.

You can check for references to an item before deleting it. You can also check for references without having to delete the item.

See: Creating Custom Delete Constraints.

Entities Checked When Deleting

The following conditions are checked before an item is deleted:

Delete Constraint Conditions checked
ITM_CON1 Open demand or reservations in MTL_DEMAND
ITM_CON2 Potential demand or reservations in MTL_DEMAND_INTERFACE
ITM_CON3 Transaction history in MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS
ITM_CON4 Pending transactions in MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS_TEMP
ITM_CON5 On-hand balances in MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES
ITM_CON6 Physical inventory history in MTL_PHYSICAL_ADJUSTMENTS
ITM_CON7 Physical inventory tags in MTL_PHYSICAL_INVENTORY_TAGS
ITM_CON8 Replenishment counts in MTL_REPLENISH_LINES
ITM_CON9 Potential replenishment counts in MTL_REPLENISH_LINES_INT
ITM_CON10 Return authorizations in MTL_SO_RMA_INTERFACE
ITM_CON11 Uncounted cycle count requests for the item in MTL_CYCLE_COUNT_ENTRIES with status_code > 1
ITM_CON12 Planned receipts and intransit quantities in MTL_SUPPLY
ITM_CON13 Pending transactions in MTL_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE
ITM_CON14 A bill of materials for the item in BOM_BILL_OF_MATERIALS
ITM_CON15 The item is a component on a bill in BOM_INVENTORY_COMPONENTS
ITM_CON16 A routing exists in BOM_OPERATIONAL_ROUTINGS
ITM_CON17 The item is a substitute component for a bill in BOM_SUBSTITUTE_COMPONENTS
ITM_CON18 Any forecasts containing the item in MRP_FORECAST_ITEMS
ITM_CON19 Master schedules containing the item in MRP_SCHEDULE_ITEMS
ITM_CON20 A copy of an MRP planned item in MRP_SYSTEM_ITEMS
ITM_CON21 The item appears as a revised component in ENG_REVISED_COMPONENTS
ITM_CON22 The item appears as a revised item or a use up item on an engineering change order (ECO) in ENG_REVISED_ITEMS
ITM_CON23 Discrete jobs or repetitive schedules for the item (assembly) in WIP_ENTITIES
ITM_CON24 Discrete jobs or repetitive schedules that require the item in WIP_REQUIREMENT_OPERATIONS
ITM_CON25 'Blanket' or 'contract' Purchase Orders for the item in PO_LINES and PO_HEADERS
ITM_CON26 Shipments of the item in RCV_SHIPMENT_LINES
ITM_CON27 Requisitions for the item in PO_REQUISITION_LINES
ITM_CON28 Potential requisitions for the item in PO_REQUISITIONS_INTERFACE
ITM_CON29 Any ReqExpress template lines for the item in PO_REQEXPRESS_LINES
ITM_CON30 An autosource rule for the item exists in PO_AUTOSOURCE_RULES
ITM_CON31 Any PO lines for the item with a ship-to location in the current organization in PO_LINES and PO_LINE_LOCATIONS
ITM_CON32 Receiving transactions for the item in RCV_TRANSACTIONS_INTERFACE
ITM_CON33 Any discrete jobs to build the item in WIP_DISCRETE_JOBS
ITM_CON34 Any potential discrete jobs or repetitive schedules for the item to be loaded into Oracle Work in Process in WIP_JOB_SCHEDULE_INTERFACE
ITM_CON35 The item is identified as a purchased item resource in BOM_RESOURCES
ITM_CON36 No invoices, or credit memo or commitment line transactions exist in RA_CUSTOMER_TRX_LINES
ITM_CON37 Cost update adjustment details for the item in CST_STD_COST_ADJ_VALUES
ITM_CON38 Cost rollup and cost type purge information in CST_COST_TYPE_HISTORY
ITM_CON39 The item in any ABC compile in MTL_ABC_COMPILES
ITM_CON40 The item in any ABC class assignments in MTL_ABC_ASSIGNMENTS
ITM_CON41 Any demand for the item in MTL_USER_DEMAND
ITM_CON42 Any supply for the item in MTL_USER_SUPPLY
ITM_CON43 The item is included in a bill of resource set in CRP_BILL_OF_RESOURCE_ITEMS
ITM_CON44 Sales order lines for the item exist in SO_LINES
ITM_CON45 Sales order line details exist for the item in SO_LINE_DETAILS
ITM_CON46 Picking lines exist in SO_PICKING_LINES
ITM_CON47 Any upgrade history for the item in CST_STANDARD_COSTS
ITM_CON48 Items in the master organization existing in a child organization where the item fails delete constraints for that child organization
ITM_CON49 Pull sequence exists for this item (MTL_KANBAN_PULL_SEQUENCES)
ITM_CON50 Kanban cards exist for this item (MTL_KANBAN_CARDS)

See Also

Deleting Items

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