How To Fix AY194 - Main number is not a group asset

AY194 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AY - Deprec. simulation - maint. module (AIPS) /gen. master data

• Message number: 194

• Message text: Main number is not a group asset

What causes this issue?

You want to create a sub-number for a group asset. However, main number
&v2& in company code &v1& is not a group asset. It is a normal asset.

How to fix this error?

Enter the main number of a group asset. It is not possible to create a
group asset sub-number for a normal asset.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AY194 - Details

• The SAP error message AY194 ("Main number is not a group asset") typically occurs in the context of asset accounting when you are trying to perform an operation on an asset that is not recognized as a group asset in the system. This can happen during transactions such as asset transfers, retirements, or adjustments.
  
  Cause:
  
  Incorrect Asset Configuration: The asset you are trying to process is not set up as a group asset in the system. Group assets are typically used to manage a collection of similar assets under a single asset number.
  Transaction Type: The transaction you are attempting may require the asset to be a group asset, but it is not configured as such.
  Master Data Issues: There may be inconsistencies or errors in the asset master data that prevent the system from recognizing the asset as a group asset.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Asset Master Data:
  
  Go to the asset master record (transaction code AS03) and