SAP S/4HANA for Product Compliance: "Reverse" Outdated supplier status

[Paulo_Pinto]

Hello Community

In performing some tests in an SAP S/4HANA for Product Compliance (on prem, 2023) I set a supplier of a raw material to "outdated". 

How can I reverse this status? I can't add it as a new supplier, the system retrieves an error message stating that the supplier is already assigned to the raw material! 

Do I have to create a new PO with the supplier?

SAP Help isn't very helpful 

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[Michael_Mulder · Accepted solution]

Hi @Paulo_Pinto , here is some information on your question. Right now, once the status "outdated" is set, this is currently not reversable.  As I understand it (but I haven't personally tested this), recreation is only possible after the ILM retention period has passed and the Supplier Material has been physically deleted. There is currently a ticket open on this issue and a development team is working on this. 

[Paulo_Pinto]

Hi @Michael_Mulder .

Again, thank you for your answer. 

"Right now, once the status "outdated" is set, this is currently not reversable. " well, this is really inconvenient; and more, if one considers the position of the outdated button which is rather easy to click by mistake and the proneness to make errors by users (mainly due to work loads and some distraction).
Hope SAP solves this issue promptly.

Again, thank you.