How To Fix IBW013 - End date for maintenance plan must be greater than start date

IBW013 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IBW - Messages for PM extraction

• Message number: 013

• Message text: End date for maintenance plan must be greater than start date

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IBW013 - End date for maintenance plan must be greater than start date ?

  The SAP error message IBW013 indicates that there is an issue with the dates specified for a maintenance plan. Specifically, the end date for the maintenance plan must be greater than the start date. This error typically occurs when creating or modifying a maintenance plan in the SAP system.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The end date of the maintenance plan is set to a date that is earlier than or the same as the start date.
  There may be a data entry error where the dates were incorrectly inputted.
  The system may have defaulted to an incorrect end date based on other settings or configurations.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Dates: 
  
  Go to the maintenance plan in question and review the start and end dates.
  Ensure that the end date is indeed later than the start date.
  
  
  
  Modify the Dates:
  
  If the end date is incorrect, update it to a date that is after the