How To Fix IM024 - Equipment has no bill of material

IM024 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IM - Maintenance notifications

• Message number: 024

• Message text: Equipment has no bill of material

What causes this issue?

You entered an <GL:assembly>assembly</> for a piece of
<GL:equipment>equipment</> that has no <GL:bill_of_material>bill of
material</>.

System Response

The system allows you to use the assembly.

How to fix this error?

Check whether using the assembly makes sense in this case.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IM024 - Details

• The SAP error message IM024 ("Equipment has no bill of material") typically occurs in the context of maintenance management or production planning when you attempt to perform an operation that requires a bill of materials (BOM) for a specific piece of equipment, but no BOM is defined for that equipment in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing BOM: The primary cause of this error is that the equipment in question does not have an associated bill of materials. A BOM is necessary for various processes, such as maintenance planning, production, or inventory management.
  Incorrect Equipment Number: The equipment number you are trying to use may be incorrect or not properly configured in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the equipment master data or the BOM itself.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Create a BOM: If the equipment requires a BOM, you need to create one. This can be done using the transaction code CS01 (Create BOM)