How To Fix IW624 - Work center selection necessitates operation selection

IW624 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IW - Order Processing

• Message number: 624

• Message text: Work center selection necessitates operation selection

What causes this issue?

The work center selection can only be executed by the system together
with the operation selection.

System Response

The system therefore automatically selects the operation selection as
well as the work center selection.

How to fix this error?

If the system setting does not suit your requirements, make the
necessary changes.
Note that some settings are only possible in certain constellations.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IW624 - Details

• The SAP error message IW624 ("Work center selection necessitates operation selection") typically occurs in the context of maintenance orders or production orders when there is an attempt to assign a work center without having selected an operation first. This error is common in transaction codes related to order processing, such as IW31 (Create Maintenance Order) or IW32 (Change Maintenance Order).
  
  Cause:
  The error arises due to the following reasons:
  
  No Operation Selected: The user is trying to assign a work center to a task or operation without first selecting an operation in the order.
  Incorrect Order Type: The order type being used may not support the operation or work center assignment as expected.
  Missing Configuration: There may be missing or incorrect configuration in the work center or routing that prevents the assignment.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IW624 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Select an Operation:
  
  Before assigning a work center, ensure that you have selected an operation in