How To Fix /PLMB/BA_RCP865 - Copy process failed; target equipment requirement &1 does not exist

/PLMB/BA_RCP865 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /PLMB/BA_RCP -

• Message number: 865

• Message text: Copy process failed; target equipment requirement &1 does not exist

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/PLMB/BA_RCP865 - Details

• The SAP error message /PLMB/BA_RCP865 Copy process failed; target equipment requirement &1 does not exist typically occurs in the context of the SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) or SAP Logistics modules when there is an attempt to copy or transfer data related to equipment or maintenance plans, and the target equipment specified does not exist in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-Existent Target Equipment: The most common cause of this error is that the target equipment (identified by the placeholder &1) does not exist in the system. This could be due to a typo in the equipment number, or the equipment may not have been created yet.
  Data Inconsistency: There may be inconsistencies in the data, such as missing entries in the equipment master data.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access the target equipment.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration issues in the system that prevent the copying process from recognizing the