How To Fix IH018 - Equipment & does not have a BOM with relevant items

IH018 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IH - structuring

• Message number: 018

• Message text: Equipment & does not have a BOM with relevant items

What causes this issue?

<GL:equipment>Equipment</> &V1& does not have a bill of material with
any items that are relevant according to your initial selection.

System Response

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IH018 - Equipment & does not have a BOM with relevant items ?

  The SAP error message IH018 indicates that the equipment you are trying to work with does not have a Bill of Materials (BOM) associated with it that contains relevant items. This error typically arises in the context of maintenance management or production planning when the system expects a BOM for the equipment but cannot find one.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing BOM: The most common cause is that the equipment has not been assigned a BOM in the system.
  Incorrect BOM Assignment: The BOM may exist, but it is not correctly linked to the equipment.
  BOM Status: The BOM might be inactive or not valid for the specific equipment.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the BOM from being recognized.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Create or Assign a BOM:
  
  If the equipment does not have a BOM, you need to create one. You can do this using transaction code CS01 (Create BOM).
  If a BOM already exists, ensure it