How To Fix IE036 - Equipment is the same as the superior equipment

IE036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IE - SAPLIEL2: Equipment hierarchies

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Equipment is the same as the superior equipment

What causes this issue?

You are not allowed to select a <GL:equipment>piece of equipment</>
that has the same number as the <GL:superior_equipment>superior
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?

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IE036 - Details

• The SAP error message IE036 ("Equipment is the same as the superior equipment") typically occurs when you are trying to create or change an equipment master record in a way that incorrectly references the same equipment as its superior (parent) equipment. This situation can arise in the context of hierarchical equipment structures, where equipment can be organized in a parent-child relationship.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  You attempt to assign an equipment as its own superior (parent).
  The system detects that the equipment you are trying to set as the superior is the same as the equipment being modified.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you should:
  
  
  Check the Equipment Hierarchy: Ensure that you are not trying to set the same equipment as its own superior. Review the hierarchy and confirm that the superior equipment is different from the equipment being modified.
  
  
  Correct the Assignment: If you find that the superior equipment is incorrectly set, change the superior