Company code is still used. Cannot delete.

What causes this issue?

The selected company code is still used for the recycling
partner/country in the REA master data.

System Response

The company code cannot be deleted.

How to fix this error?

First delete the company code from the REA master data. To do this,
choose REA Information Systems -> Assignment -> Article to ->
<DS:TRAN.J7LIZAR>Recycling Partner</> or Article to ->
<DS:TRAN.J7LIZAV2>Packaging (Recycling Partner-Dependent)</> or
Packaging to -> <DS:TRAN.J7LIZVR>Recycling Partner</>.
Also delete the use of the company code in the
<DS:TRAN.J7LP>price list</>.
Also note the use of the Recycling Partner/Company Code/Country
combination in REA Customizing
(<DS:TRAN.J7LCD>>Process Data Filters</>,
<DS:TRAN.J7LS>Splitting and Regional Processing</> ,
<DS:TRAN.J7LRRE711000161>Access Sequence Assignment for Customer
Hierarchy</>).
Instead of deleting, you can suppress the use of the company code
by <DS:DE.J_7LRESTAT>deactivating</> it.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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