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Aug 19, 2022 at 07:57 AM

How should I setup EAN category to validate the barcode for EAN13?

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Hi Friends,

I have a request to configure necessary settings to support the usage of EAN-13. I'm doing it in spro->Logistics - General -> Material Master -> Settings for Key Fields -> International Article Numbers (EANs)

We are going to enter the bar code externally so I setup the EAN category as below:

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and the number range 09 is setup as below:

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This setting works for most of the bar codes we are using now, but not for all.

here i have several examples, "0754311317011", "0754311317172" and some other similar bar codes pass the validation. but we also have the bar code as "0000754311117". it should also be a EAN-13 bar code.

I'm using this website to validate the bar codes EAN (International Article Number) validator Online (getnewidentity.com). so seems "0000754311117" can be valid on this site but not accept by SAP.

The error message is WE216:

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My feeling is that the issue come from the number range 09. to have "0000754311117" valid I should have set the range from 10000000 (8 digits) to 99999999999(11 digits). but I'm not able to do so, SAP won't let me because this range is overlapping with other intervals. (and these intervals are used in other EAN categories that I'd like to create new number range rather than modify the existing ones)

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Please let me know what should I do to meet the requirement.

Thanks a lot.

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