How To Fix IM043 - Location data does not exist for equipment &1 at time &2

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IM - Maintenance notifications

• Message number: 043

• Message text: Location data does not exist for equipment &1 at time &2

What causes this issue?

You want to create a historical order for a piece of equipment, for
which no location data exists in the system at the time entered.

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

System Response

The system cannot proceed with the function, because it requires the
equipment location data for a historical order.

How to fix this error?

Check the equipment number and the date you entered.
If the equipment number was not entered correctly, correct it, using
the possible entries to help you if necessary.
If the date is not entered correctly, call up the function again and
reenter the equipment number and date (the date field is no longer ready
for input after the error message appears).

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IM043 - Location data does not exist for equipment &1 at time &2 ?

  The SAP error message IM043 indicates that there is no location data available for a specific piece of equipment at a given time. This error typically arises in the context of maintenance management or asset management within SAP, particularly when trying to access or process information related to equipment that is expected to have location data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Location Data: The most common cause is that the location data for the specified equipment has not been maintained in the system.
  Incorrect Time Frame: The time specified in the error message may not correspond to any valid location data for the equipment. This can happen if the location was changed or if the equipment was not assigned to a location during that time.
  Data Deletion: The location data might have been deleted or archived, leading to the absence of records for the specified time.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent