Number Range for Material Type

[Former Member]

Hi Expert,

I got this error message during Material Creation (MM01).

No external number assignment possible for mat. type Axs Raw Materials

Message no. M3317

These are what I have done

Configuration:

1. SPRO-IMG-"Logistic-General"-Material Master-Basic Settings-Material Types-define attributes of material types
2. Create Axs Raw Materials
3. Untick External no. assignment w/o check. 
4. Save

1. SPRO-IMG-"Logistic-General"-Material Master-Basic Settings-Material Types-Define number ranges for each Material Type
2. Create new Group named ABC Raw Material
3. Add number range from no:000000000001000000 to ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and tick external tick box
4. Assign Axs Raw Material to element group ABC Raw Material
5. save

Creating Material

1. MM01
2. Material = 1102017
3. Industry sector = Axs Pte Ltd
4. Material Type = Axs Raw Materials
5. Enter
6. Then I got error message : No external number assignment possible for mat. type Axs Raw Materials

Please advise which configuration I missed

Thanks in advance

Regards,

Kenzo

[Prasoon · Accepted solution]

Hi,

   Check your number assignment for the group as follows.

1. Go to MMNR transaction.

2. Click on Groups.

3. Select your group and click on maintain.

4. Check the number range assigned for external.

If its assigned, system wont throw any error messages regarding number range for the material type.

Also, in material type, please tick mark  "External Number Assignment Without Validation " In the case of external number asignment,this indicator tells the system not to check the material number entered manually, against the number range maintained. In this case, the material number assigned must contain at least one letter, and not consist only of figures.

Hope its helpful.

Regards,

AKPT

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Amala and AKPT,

Just to be clear on what I have tried, please see the steps here. please advise me which step I have done wrongly.

Thank you in advance.

1.click group button

2. click CREATE button

3. click Insert Line button (+ button)

     from No :000000000009900000

     to Number :000000000009900009

     tick External

4. right click on element ABF (Waste) and choose Assign Element Group

5. Put the cursor on the TEST and click tick button / Copy (Enter button)

6. Here is the Overview Screen

7. When I create Material No 9900001 with material type WASTE, I still hit error "No external number assignment possible for mat. type Waste". Please see below error message

Thank you for your help

Regards,

Kenzo

[AmalaSrinivasa · Accepted solution]

Hi Ken,

Strange for me, at least I am able to replicate the same

1.) External Number Range

2.) Group Assignment AMA

3.) Creation of Material with ABF Material type

R,

Amala

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Amala,

I managed to upload with external number by doing these steps:

1. Tcode=SNRO
2. Object =materialNR and click Change button
3. Go to group tab and change the information to be like below picture. Previously the setting was not type 2,5,7.

After I changed this part, now I can create material for external number, but I cannot create material for group which I assigned as internal number. Do you mind to post the screenshot of point 3. Maybe I configured wrongly at this part.

Thank you in advance

Regards,

Kenzo

Message was edited by: Jürgen L

[AmalaSrinivasa · Accepted solution]

Dear Ken,

I am not able to get the screen like you just find my screen

R,

Amala

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Amala,

Sorry to just reply. Looks like you are using SAP 4.7. The screenshot I sent is ECC6's screen. Wondering if you have ECC6 version, so that I can compare to mine.

Thank you so much

Regards,

Kenzo

[Former Member]

Hi Kenjo,

Please assign your number range group (Group1 ) to the material type (Axs material type). Based on your screen shots it seems you have not assigned Axs material type to Group 1, please follow step as,

double clicking on material type(Axs material type) and select check box of your "Number Range Group (group1) for external  AND Click  element group. save it. now create a material using number range it should work this time.

Regards,

Rahul

Applexus Technologies

[sergiosouza]

Hi Rahul,

We did the same thing here and the problem was solved

Best regards,

Sergio

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

You should create "Number range group text" for external by selecting ext check box and assign
Number Range Group text to your material type by double clicking--> material type--> select check box of your "Number Range Group text" for external --> Click Element/Group in the Application Bar and Save in t.code:MMNR

If you want alphanumeric number of materials,you can use use exit MGA00002-Material Master (Industry): Number Assignment.

For more refer a thread which already discussed external number range setting:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/3243551

Regards,

Biju K

[Former Member]

Hi Kenzo,

Pls try by activating 'External No range assignment' (revert your step no 3) by accessing TC - OMS2.

Note: IF you un mark the checkbox then system will accept the material number only from the range defined in customization and in case you keep this marked then you may enter any number for material.

More details regarding material number range can be retrieved from
https://scn.sap.com/thread/2003473

Regards,

Mohsin

[Former Member]

Hi Friend,

I think this will help you in solving the Issue

The Number interval (i.e, from and to number) it should start with a number and end with a number / It should start with Alpha numeric and end with Alpha numeric / It should start with alphabetic and should end with alhabetic. For Ex: from 0000001 to 000040000  or from AAAZZZz to BBBZZZ or 1AAAZZ to 2ASDD

But it should not be like from 1111 to aaaazzz or vice versa

Please try this and i hope it will help you

Please correct me If I go wrong and do reply for this post.

Thanks

Routhu

[Former Member]

Hi Routhu,

Thanks for your reply. I don't think that's the problem, because that number
settings are now being used for SAP 4.7. As we are going to upgrade to ECC6,
that's why I try to keep the same number setting as the current SAP prod. I
have ever tried to test like your example and it didn't work as well. It only
works when I change the setting in T-Code SNRO like I posted above. But now I
my only concern is there any impact by setting in that manner.

Thanks,

Kenzo

[AmalaSrinivasa]

Dear Ken,

1.) I don' t think you will have issues to continue the number ranges for all purchasing documents. Even for year wise dependent number ranges of goods movement/finance documents.

2.) Have to collect all the current number from the required number ranges and at the time of go live, have to give the same as "from number and  to number let be the legacy number or whatever you wish to have.

R,

Amala

[Former Member]

Hi Amala,

About from number and to number I will have to change at the time of go live, but since now we are doing data migration and just particular data only we want to transfer, that's why I need to assign it as external number to make sure it's tally to SAP4.7 number.

Regards,

Kenzo

[AmalaSrinivasa]

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[JL23]

I have the same screen as Amala, Ken can you tell in which system/release you are? any special industry solution?

[Former Member]

I am using ECC6. If you have ECC6, could you please do screenshot? Thanks

[JL23]

Amalas screen shot is from ECC6

[Former Member]

hmmm strange to me as Amala's screen is same as our SAP 4.7 version but not for ECC6.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please assignment it is not happened properly .

Also try with leading zero while creating ( it depends upon your CHAR settings of Naterial length )

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply but I don't think that's the problem as I have ever tried to put 0 char in front.

[AmalaSrinivasa]

Dear Ken,

Hope your number series is not truly external

you have to give like

From                                             To

AAAAAAA                                             ZZZZZZZZ(depending on the number of digits you want to give)

R,

Amala

[Former Member]

Hi Amala,

Thanks for your reply. I still got the same error eventhough I have changed the number range 000000000001000000 to 000000000001000009 and then at MM01, the material I fill in as 1000008.

please advise

regards,

Kenzo

[AmalaSrinivasa]

Dear Ken,

At least I am able to achieve the same in my system. Try without giving any thing as material number then check if it allows its assigned only with internal material number ranges.

Can you please share the screen of  Material master number range-->Overview screen.

R,

Amala

[Former Member]

Dear Kenzo,

Please check in SPRO if the group assignment is still there for the material type or got removed. Check using t-code MMNR.

Regards,

Aloysius

[Former Member]

Hi Aloysius,

Thanks for your reply. Yes the Axs Raw Materials is still under ABC Raw Material group. Anything else I missed? Please advise

Regards,

Kenzo

[Former Member]

Hi,

This is strange. As a trial, please check by removing the assignment and reassign the material type to NR group and try.

Regards,

Aloysius