How To Fix IE009 - Different plants not permitted within an equipment hierarchy

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IE - SAPLIEL2: Equipment hierarchies

• Message number: 009

• Message text: Different plants not permitted within an equipment hierarchy

What causes this issue?

The <GL:superior_equipment>superior piece of equipment</> and the
the sub-piece of equipment that you are trying to allocate to it
have different <GL:maintenance_plant>maintenance plants</> in their
master records.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

How to fix this error?

You can only allocate pieces of equipment to one another if they have
the same maintenance plant. Enter a different piece of equipment or
change the maintenance plant before you make the allocation.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IE009 - Different plants not permitted within an equipment hierarchy ?

  The SAP error message IE009 "Different plants not permitted within an equipment hierarchy" typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify an equipment hierarchy in SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) and the equipment or functional locations involved are assigned to different plants. In SAP, equipment hierarchies are expected to be consistent within a single plant, meaning that all equipment and functional locations in the hierarchy must belong to the same plant.
  
  Cause:
  
  Different Plants: The primary cause of this error is that the equipment or functional locations you are trying to link in the hierarchy belong to different plants.
  Incorrect Assignment: The equipment or functional location may have been incorrectly assigned to a different plant during creation or modification.
  Hierarchy Structure: The structure of the hierarchy itself may be incorrect, leading to inconsistencies in plant assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IE009 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Plant Assignments:
  
  Verify the plant assignments of the