A lot of master data, e.g., terms of delivery, terms of payment, modes of delivery etc. changes over time but in D365 you're not able to remove this data if you have used it somewhere. A typical example would be terms of delivery where you at one point of time use FOB but you make a policy change and don't want to offer this to customers any more. In D365 the only thing you can do is to change the description to DO NOT USE or something similar but you can't eliminate the risk of the data being used.

I've worked with a lot of other ERP systems and most of them works the same way as D365, i.e., if you've used master data you're not allowed to remove it. But, what other systems offer is the ability to set master data as active or inactive which means that you're not removing anything but you're able to block it from use - and in some cases even specify from which date it will be invalid.

As master data management is a crucial part of correct use of an ERP - isn't it time that D365 gets this ability to maintain master data as well?