How To Fix MPD185 - Maintenance plan exists, but the job status is unknown

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

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

• Message number: 185

• Message text: Maintenance plan exists, but the job status is unknown

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MPD185 - Maintenance plan exists, but the job status is unknown ?

  The SAP error message MPD185 ("Maintenance plan exists, but the job status is unknown") typically occurs in the context of maintenance planning and scheduling within the SAP system. This error indicates that there is a maintenance plan that has been created, but the system is unable to determine the status of the associated job that is supposed to execute the maintenance tasks.
  Causes:
  
  Job Not Scheduled: The maintenance plan may not have an associated job scheduled in the background job management system.
  Job Deletion: The job that was supposed to execute the maintenance plan may have been deleted or failed to be created.
  Job Status Unknown: The job might exist, but its status is not being updated correctly in the system, possibly due to a system error or inconsistency.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization issues preventing the system from accessing job status information.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There could be configuration issues in the background job