Impact of changing number ranges for FI & MM for MM Invoice documents

[Former Member]

Hello Friends,

Client is asking to have both MM invoice document number and FI document number to be same, what will the impact of this change since we have done many transactions already in production.

Kindly suggest the best time and way of doing his.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards

Ravi

[former_member182098 · Accepted solution]

Changing number intervals

You can change the lower and upper limits for number range intervals. Changing the lower limit in a number range with internal number assignment is advisable only if a number has not been assigned yet. In changing the upper limit, make sure the new number does not fall below the current number. The system ensures that the intervals do not overlap after you change the limits.

Changing the current number level

The current number is updated by the system for number ranges which are set up with internal number assignment. Changing the current number is only permitted in special cases. This may be necessary if the system starts assigning numbers from the lower limit of the interval again and finds that a number was not released yet. A document with this number therefore already exists in the system. In this case, you can increase the current number. Generally however, you should not change it.

Changing the validity period

Changes to the validity period are usually not necessary. If you use a number range which is independent of the fiscal year, you have already specified a year far into the future. If you use number ranges that are based on the fiscal year, you only need to define the number range for each fiscal year.

Deleting number ranges

You can delete number ranges if no numbers were assigned from it. If numbers have already been assigned from this range, if it is a range with internal number assignment, the system prevents deletion. If the range has external number assignment, a warning message is issued. If you delete a number range, you must assign new number ranges to the document types affected by the deletion.

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Ravi,

Thanks for your reply, can you please tell the impact of change the number range for making both MM invoice document number and related FI doument number to be same, that is the reason we want to change and want to know the impact of doing so.

Reagrds

Ravi

[former_member182098 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

You can extend the lower and higher number ranges.

But, if you have already used the number ranges you cannot delete the number ranges.

First of all, you should come with a plan.

1. What are the present numbers?

2. What are the future numbers expected?

3. Is it technically feasiable or not?

4. If technically feasiable, what are the steps to be taken.

5. If technically not feasiable, reasons.

Without knowing the details of these things, it is not just possible to comment on to make MM and FI number ranges the same. You should be clear about your current numbers and future expected numbers.

Regards,

Ravi

[krishnakishore_gaddam]

Hi,

If you have already posted thousands of invoices in your system and the numbers are already different, in this case, you need to find unused number range intervals in MM and FI. Since most companies do not change the SAP standard delivered number ranges during the original implementation, number range interval 52 is usually available in MM and FI.

Krishna