How To Fix IW036 - Plant &1 from order/notification is different to plant &2 in sales order

IW036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Plant &1 from order/notification is different to plant &2 in sales order

What causes this issue?

For the settlement, you have tried to assign the service order to a
sales order. However, the plant in the service order is different to
the plant in the sales order.

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?

Check whether you have entered the correct sales order.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW036 - Details

• The SAP error message IW036 indicates that there is a mismatch between the plant specified in a maintenance order or notification and the plant specified in a related sales order. This error typically arises in scenarios where a maintenance order or notification is linked to a sales order, and the plants do not match.
  
  Cause:
  
  Plant Mismatch: The primary cause of this error is that the plant associated with the maintenance order or notification (Plant &1) is different from the plant associated with the sales order (Plant &2).
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry when creating the maintenance order or sales order can lead to this mismatch.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that lead to incorrect plant assignments.
  Master Data Issues: The material master or other related master data may not be correctly set up for the plants involved.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Verify Plant Assignments: Check the plant assignments in both the maintenance order/notification