How To Fix IM017 - An equipment must be entered before making an assembly selection

IM017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IM - Maintenance notifications

• Message number: 017

• Message text: An equipment must be entered before making an assembly selection

What causes this issue?

You requested the structure explosion function, but no reference object
has been entered.

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?

Enter the reference object, so that the system can explode the
structure of this object.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IM017 - Details

• The SAP error message IM017 ("An equipment must be entered before making an assembly selection") typically occurs in the context of maintenance or production processes where equipment is involved. This error indicates that the system requires an equipment number to be specified before you can proceed with selecting an assembly or component.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Equipment Number: The most common cause of this error is that the user has not entered an equipment number in the relevant field before attempting to select an assembly.
  Incorrect Transaction: The transaction being used may require an equipment number, but the user is either in the wrong transaction or has not navigated to the correct screen where the equipment number is needed.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the system that require an equipment number for certain operations, and these settings may not be properly aligned with the user's actions.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Enter Equipment Number: Ensure that you have entered