## 13.9.1.1.1  Deletion of Personal Data
## Use
The Materials Management application might process data (personal data) that is subject to the data protection laws applicable in specific countries. You can use SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to control the blocking and deletion of personal data. For more information, see the product assistance for SAP S/4HANA on the SAP Help Portal at https:/ /help.sap.com/s4hana\_op\_2021 Product Assistance Cross Components Data Protection .
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Relevant Application Objects and Available Deletion Functionality
| Application Object           | Detailed Description                             | Provided Deletion Functionality   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Material Documents           | Archiving Material Documents (MM-IM)             | Archiving object MM_MATBEL        |
| Physical Inventory Documents | Archiving Physical Inventory Docu- ments (MM-IM) | Archiving object MM_INVBEL        |
| Special Stocks               | Archiving Special Stock Records (LO- MD-MM)      | Archiving object MM_SPSTOCK       |
| Empties Management           | Archiving of Empties Update                      | Archiving object BEV1_EMFD        |
Relevant Application Areas and Available EoP Functionality
| Application               | Implemented Solution       | Further Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Materials Management (MM) | End of purpose check (EoP) | This includes the business in the areas of: • External Services Management (MM-SRV) • Inventory Management (MM-IM) • Logistics Invoice Verification (MM- IV) • Empties Management (MM-PUR- EM) For more information about the end of purpose check, see the prod- uct assistance for SAP S/4HANA on the SAP Help Portal at https:/ / help.sap.com/s4hana_op_2021 under Product Assistance Enterprise Business Applications Supply Chain Data Management in Supply Chain Inventory Management and Inventory (MM-IM) Blocking of Personal Data in Inventory Management Business Partner End of Purpose (EoP) Check in MM-PUR, MM-IM, and MM-IV . |
## Configuration: Simplified Blocking and Deletion
You configure the settings related to the blocking and deletion of business partner master data in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Data Protection .
- Define the settings for authorization management in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Data Protection Authorization Management . For more information, see the Customizing documentation.
- Define the settings for blocking in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Data Protection Blocking and Unblocking Business Partner .