How To Fix CI005 - Maintenance package assignment to sub-operations not permitted

CI005 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CI - Plant maintenance task list messages

• Message number: 005

• Message text: Maintenance package assignment to sub-operations not permitted

What causes this issue?

You selected the maintenance package overview for a sub-operation.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

The system does not let you allocate maintenance packages to sub-
operations; it cannot display the overview for a sub-operation.

How to fix this error?

You can only allocate the maintenance packages to the operation to which
the sub-operation belongs.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CI005 - Maintenance package assignment to sub-operations not permitted ?

  The SAP error message CI005, which states "Maintenance package assignment to sub-operations not permitted," typically occurs in the context of maintenance planning and execution within the SAP system, particularly when dealing with maintenance orders and their associated operations and sub-operations.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when there is an attempt to assign a maintenance package to a sub-operation within a maintenance order. In SAP, maintenance packages are generally intended to be assigned to main operations rather than sub-operations. Sub-operations are usually more granular tasks that fall under the main operation, and the system restricts the assignment of maintenance packages to maintain the integrity of the maintenance planning process.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check the Assignment: Review the maintenance order and ensure that you are trying to assign the maintenance package to a main operation rather than a sub-operation. 
  
  
  Modify the Order: If you need to assign a maintenance package,