Thanks for the reply Andrew. I decided to use a stored proc to clear out the batch I am working with if available.
Create PROCEDURE ASIM_RemoveEmptyBatch
@BatchName varchar(75)
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
delete btcTable from
SY00500 btcTable
left outer join SOP10100 SopHdr on btcTable.BACHNUMB = sophdr.BACHNUMB
where btcTable.BACHNUMB = @BatchName and btcTable.Series = 3 and sophdr.SOPNUMBE is null
END
GO