How To Fix IP144 - Enter a catalog profile for the maintenance plan category

IP144 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IP - Messages for preventive maintenance

• Message number: 144

• Message text: Enter a catalog profile for the maintenance plan category

What causes this issue?

You have not maintained a catalog profile for the maintenance plan
category.

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?

You can maintain the catalog profile for a maintenance plan category in
Customizing under <ZK>Plant Maintenance and Customer Service</> ->
<ZK>Maintenance Plans, Work Centers, Task Lists and PRTs</> ->
<ZK>Maintenance Plans</> -> <ZK>Set Maintenance Plan Categories</>.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IP144 - Details

• The SAP error message IP144, which states "Enter a catalog profile for the maintenance plan category," typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify a maintenance plan in SAP and the system requires a catalog profile to be specified for the maintenance plan category you are working with.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the absence of a catalog profile associated with the maintenance plan category. A catalog profile is necessary for the system to understand how to handle the maintenance tasks and their associated data. This is particularly relevant in the context of maintenance planning, where different categories may require different handling or data structures.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to assign a catalog profile to the maintenance plan category. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  
  Access the Customizing Settings:
  
  Go to the SAP Easy Access screen.
  Navigate to the following path: SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Plant Maintenance and