How To Fix IP842 - Maintenance strategy of maintenance plan and item do not match

IP842 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IP - Messages for preventive maintenance

• Message number: 842

• Message text: Maintenance strategy of maintenance plan and item do not match

What causes this issue?

The selected maintenance item cannot be assigned to the maintenance
plan as it has a different maintenance strategy to that of the
maintenance plan.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IP842 - Maintenance strategy of maintenance plan and item do not match ?

  The SAP error message IP842 indicates that there is a mismatch between the maintenance strategy defined for a maintenance plan and the maintenance item associated with it. This error typically arises when the maintenance plan and its items are not aligned in terms of their maintenance strategies, which can lead to issues in scheduling and executing maintenance tasks.
  
  Cause:
  
  Mismatch in Maintenance Strategy: The maintenance plan may have a different maintenance strategy than the maintenance item. For example, if the maintenance plan is set to a strategy that requires a certain frequency or type of maintenance, but the item is set to a different strategy, this error will occur.
  Incorrect Configuration: The maintenance strategy may not be correctly configured in the system, leading to inconsistencies.
  Changes in Strategy: If the maintenance strategy was changed after the maintenance plan and items were created, this could lead to a mismatch.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Maintenance Plan and Item:
  
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