How To Fix IEN151 - Equipment (status) must be placed in storage

IEN151 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IEN -

• Message number: 151

• Message text: Equipment (status) must be placed in storage

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IEN151 - Equipment (status) must be placed in storage ?

  The SAP error message IEN151 indicates that an equipment item is in a status that requires it to be placed in storage before further actions can be taken. This typically occurs in the context of equipment management within SAP's Plant Maintenance (PM) or Asset Management modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  Equipment Status: The equipment has a status that prevents it from being used in operations. Common statuses that may trigger this error include "In Repair," "Inactive," or "Blocked."
  Missing Storage Location: The equipment may not be assigned to a valid storage location, or the current status does not allow it to be in the operational area.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that dictate how equipment statuses are managed, leading to this error when certain conditions are not met.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IEN151 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Equipment Status:
  
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