SAP Note

    14881 - External number ranges for storage unit number  

Version   7     Validity: 10/04/2001 - active   Language   English

Header Data
Released On 10/03/2001 18:00:00
Release Status Released for Customer
Component LE-WM-GF Basic Functions
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info
Category Consulting

Symptom
Number ranges are defined for the storage unit number and are flagged as external. Despite this, the
system rejects these external storage unit numbers with an error message ("External assignment of
numbers from an internal number range not supported").
Alphanumeric storage unit numbers are used.

Other Terms
MWMK0001, alphanumeric storage unit number, conversion exit,
L3 212, L3212

Reason and Prerequisites

The "external" indicator in the number range definition is ignored. The check is performed for all
the number ranges defined.
The only external numbers that are accepted are those that do not appear in a number range.
If you use an alphanumeric SU number, then a MWMK0001 conversion exit is supported for this.

Solution
Only define "internal" number ranges.

1. If you want to exclude certain numbers for external number assignment, define an (unused)
internal number range for those numbers.

2. If you want to allow the use of all numbers that do not appear in an internal number range
for external number assignment, only define the internal number ranges you actually use.

To use alphanumeric SU numbers, you must set the SU conversion exit to 3 in Customizing under
"Warehouse Management -> Warehouse Units -> Master Data -> Define Number Ranges". The Customer Exit
MWMK0001 must also be set. Refer to the related documentation. The conversion exit consists of 4
function modules that must be programmed on a customer-specific basis. However, all modules must
contain at least one input parameter assignment to the output parameters.

Validity
This document is not restricted to a software component or software component version