Deleting existing maintenance items in maintenance optimizer

Hi all,
is it possible, to delete existing maintenance items in maintenance optimizer?
Kind regards
Andreas

It is possible to delete the maintenance optimizer transaction using the steps below:
SE38
-> Run report "CRM_ORDER_DELETE"
-> Enter the maintenance transaction number(ID) of the transaction in "Business Transaction Number" and "SLMO" for "Business Transaction Type"
-> Execute
If the client role is set to 'Production', you would need to temporarily set it to 'Customizing' in order to delete the MOPZ transaction via the report above.
In general, it is possible to follow the note 1329247 and use the archiving object CRM_SERORD with transaction type SLMO to
archive maintenance optimizer transactions. Please note that only maintenance optimizer transactions with status "Completed" or "Withdrawn" can be archived. The transactions can be displayed using transaction code "/tmwflow/maintenance".
It is possible to archive EWA services via the report RDARCH_ARCHIVE_DATA_SOLMAN as described in note 546685.

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