How To Fix AD_IW252 - Only maintenance- or service notifications permitted

AD_IW252 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AD_IW - Message Class for Inspection Workbench

• Message number: 252

• Message text: Only maintenance- or service notifications permitted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AD_IW252 - Only maintenance- or service notifications permitted ?

  The SAP error message AD_IW252: Only maintenance- or service notifications permitted typically occurs when a user attempts to create or process a notification in the SAP system that does not meet the criteria for maintenance or service notifications. This error is often encountered in the context of the SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  The notification type being used is not configured as a maintenance or service notification in the system.
  The user is trying to perform an action that is restricted to specific notification types.
  There may be a configuration issue in the notification type settings in the SAP system.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Notification Type:
  
  Ensure that the notification type you are trying to use is indeed a maintenance or service notification. You can check this in the configuration settings.
  
  
  
  Configuration Settings:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO (SAP Project Reference Object) and navigate to:Plant Maintenance