How To Fix CI023 - Please maintain work center

CI023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CI - Plant maintenance task list messages

• Message number: 023

• Message text: Please maintain work center

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CI023 - Details

• The SAP error message CI023 ("Please maintain work center") typically occurs when a user attempts to perform an operation that requires a work center to be defined, but the system cannot find a valid work center for the specified criteria. This error is often encountered in modules related to production planning, such as Production Orders or Work Center management.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Work Center: The most common cause is that the work center has not been created or maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Configuration: The work center may not be assigned to the relevant plant or may not be active.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary permissions to view or maintain work centers.
  Data Inconsistencies: There may be inconsistencies in the master data that prevent the system from recognizing the work center.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create or Maintain Work Center:
  
  Go to the transaction code CR01 (Create Work Center) or CR02 (Change Work Center).
  Ensure that the work center