Same Number range

[Former Member]

Hello everyone,

If we are using same number ranges for contracts and standard PO's, is there any way we can distinguish between them by not going into their individual T codes? This will help me save some time.

[Former Member]

Thanks everyone for your replies..!!!

I don't know why the business allowed such number ranges.. but have to deal with it

Thanks again Bijay and Arda ..!!

[joao_sousa2]

And we never heard from him again, although he got his first reply after six minutes. Don't bother.

These people should be banned for wasting everyone's time.

[BijayKumarBarik]

Hi,

I am not sure why business use and permitted to use same number range for purchase order and contract?

To differentiate between & contract, you can use Purchasing Document Category where you have purchasing document category F for purchase order & purchasing document category K for contract.

For easy report you can use transaction code ME2N for purchase order and ME3N for contract

Regards,

Biju K

[former_member183424]

As above says you can distinguish them with compare the document type.

But if you are using same document type for contract or PO (any Z document type), then you can't distinguish then with compare to document type.

You have to find a standard field which will be different for contract and PO and also system will set the value itself (you can't enter or change the value)

If you want to compare this at table level, then you can find two fields in EKKO table

1. BSTYP

2. STATU

Go to EKKO table and execute a PO number and a contract number both. Then check the value for these fields.

[kunal_ingale]

Hi Ravindra,

if you are checking in some report then you can use the document type , which is different for contract and PO.

if you are checking it on output then get the document type printed on it or based on document type get the text PO or Contract printed.

Thanks

Kunal

[Former Member]

Hi,

this simple if you are using same number range for contract and PO then you can differentiate by document type in reports.

Regards,

mukesh

[JL23]

Where do you want to distinguish? in any transaction, or somewhere when seeing the number on a  paper or when the number is told you on a phone call?

usually you would have different document types for contracts and POs.

[Former Member]

Indeed sir,

If you need to distinguish something without any effort then it should have different number range in my humble opinion.

[Former Member]

Hi Ravindra,

You can use ME2L report for document number and document type fields.

Or you can make a query from EKKO table with EBELN and BSTYP fields.

So you can receive a list with document number and document type together.

For example,

EBELN - BSTYP

400001   F

400002   K

400003   F

400004   K

400005   K