How To Fix EEWMHIK146 - An order or message already exists for equipment &1

EEWMHIK146 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EEWMHIK - IS-U: Inspections

• Message number: 146

• Message text: An order or message already exists for equipment &1

What causes this issue?

You want to create an order or message for the piece of equipment &V1&.
An order or message already exists for this piece of equipment.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Select a piece of equipment, for which no order or message has been
created.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

EEWMHIK146 - Details

• The SAP error message EEWMHIK146 indicates that there is already an existing order or message associated with the specified equipment (denoted by &1). This error typically arises in the context of maintenance management or work order processing within the SAP system, particularly in the Plant Maintenance (PM) or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Duplicate Order or Message: The most common cause of this error is that there is already an active work order or notification for the equipment in question. This could happen if:
  
  A user attempts to create a new order or notification for equipment that already has an open order.
  The system is configured to prevent multiple orders or notifications for the same equipment at the same time.
  
  
  
  System Configuration: The system may be configured to enforce strict rules regarding the creation of orders/messages for equipment, which can lead to this error if not properly managed.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Orders/Notifications:
  
  Use transaction codes like IW38