How To Fix IH680 - No material is assigned to the equipment selected

IH680 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IH - structuring

• Message number: 680

• Message text: No material is assigned to the equipment selected

What causes this issue?

No material is assigned to the equipment selected during the search for
replacement piece of equipment / replacement component. There is
neither a serial material nor a construction type material which could
be copied.

System Response

No material is copied.

How to fix this error?

Choose a piece of equipment to which either a construction type or a
serial material is assigned.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IH680 - Details

• The SAP error message IH680 ("No material is assigned to the equipment selected") typically occurs in the context of Plant Maintenance (PM) or Asset Management when you are trying to perform an operation related to equipment that does not have any material assigned to it. This can happen during various transactions, such as creating a maintenance order or trying to perform a task that requires material.
  
  Cause:
  
  No Material Assignment: The equipment you are working with has not been assigned any materials in the system.
  Incorrect Equipment: The equipment number you are trying to use may not be valid or may not exist in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the equipment master data or the material master data.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to view or assign materials to the equipment.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Equipment Master Data:
  
  Go to the equipment master data (transaction code IE03)