How To Fix MPD089 - Maintenance plan not restarted, but a batch job was planned for it

MPD089 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MPD - Message Class for A&D MPD

• Message number: 089

• Message text: Maintenance plan not restarted, but a batch job was planned for it

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MPD089 - Maintenance plan not restarted, but a batch job was planned for it ?

  The SAP error message MPD089 indicates that a maintenance plan was not restarted because a batch job was already planned for it. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) when dealing with maintenance plans and scheduling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Existing Batch Job: The primary cause of this error is that there is already a batch job scheduled for the maintenance plan. SAP does not allow a maintenance plan to be restarted if there is an active job associated with it.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings in the maintenance plan that prevent it from being restarted.
  Status of the Maintenance Plan: The maintenance plan might be in a status that does not allow it to be restarted.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Scheduled Jobs: 
  
  Go to transaction code SM37 to check for any scheduled jobs related to the maintenance plan. Look for jobs that are currently running or are scheduled to run.
  If you find a job