Problem: Procurement hierarchy node cannot be deleted

Error message: Category cannot be deleted while dependent Category access rule data exist. Delete dependent Category access rule data and try again.
Documentation:
Procurement and sourcing  Procurement categories
A node has been created as shown below.

The categories are handled by the ‘Category access policy rule’ in the purchasing policies.
Procurement and sourcing  Setup  Policies  Purchasing policies

 [Edit]

The node has been included in the version identified by effective date/time: 22-02-2021 10:08:35.

To prepare for the deletion, the node was removed from the selected categories in the version identified by effective date/time: 22-02-2021 10:09:27.

To delete the node, select [Edit category hierarchy] and [Delete category node].



If pressing [Yes], the following warning and error message is thrown:

Due to the category having been controlled by the policy rule, it is not possible to delete the category as it is not possible to remove from a policy rule history version.