MM implementation. Added Custom fields to MARA and included in the data model as well as mapped them.
Some of the data elements that have been created are of the wrong type. ie. DEC10 instead of QUAN, DATEFORMAT instead of DATUM.
However because the two types can't be converted to each other, or need additional columns populated, when I activate the data element I get errors against the Data Model Structures and MARA.
The solution is to go to the dependent objects (MARA and the data model) and amend them, activate them and reactivate the data element.
This works fineEXCEPT old structures for the data model are still giving the errors...and I can't manually amend them because they are automatically generated and in the SAP namespace. These structures are not even used anymore but can't be deleted or amended.
How can I fully activate my data elements without creating entirely new ones making the system messy with redundant data elements?