How To Fix IP659 - Maintenance plan &3 already exists for contract item &1 &2

IP659 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IP - Messages for preventive maintenance

• Message number: 659

• Message text: Maintenance plan &3 already exists for contract item &1 &2

What causes this issue?

You are trying to create a
<DS:GLOS.3528F484E8E6556EE10000009B38F983>maintenance plan</> for an
outline agreement item, for which a maintenance plan already exists.

System Response

The system allows a maintenance plan to be created more than once for
the same outline agreement item.

How to fix this error?

Check whether you want to create a further maintenance plan for the
outline agreement item. If necessary, change the outline agreement
item.

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IP659 - Maintenance plan &3 already exists for contract item &1 &2 ?

  The SAP error message IP659 indicates that there is an attempt to create a maintenance plan that already exists for a specific contract item. This error typically arises in the context of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) when you are trying to assign a maintenance plan to a contract item that already has an existing maintenance plan associated with it.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the system has detected a duplicate maintenance plan for the specified contract item. This can happen if:
  
  A maintenance plan was previously created for the same contract item.
  There was an attempt to create a new maintenance plan without first checking for existing plans.
  Data inconsistencies or errors in the system may also lead to this message.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IP659 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Existing Maintenance Plans:
  
  Use transaction code IP03 (Display Maintenance Plan) to check if a maintenance plan already exists for the specified