How To Fix 5A714 - An error has occurred in the internal number assignment

5A714 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5A - Basis Personnel Management

• Message number: 714

• Message text: An error has occurred in the internal number assignment

What causes this issue?

An error has occurred during the internal number assignment of the
number range object &V1&.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Please contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

Please check whether the number range object &V1& exists in the system
and whether there are still free numbers available for assignment.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 5A714 - An error has occurred in the internal number assignment ?

  The SAP error message 5A714 ("An error has occurred in the internal number assignment") typically indicates an issue with the internal number range management in SAP. This error can occur in various contexts, such as when creating documents, transactions, or master data that require unique identifiers.
  Causes:
  
  Number Range Exhaustion: The number range defined for a particular object (e.g., invoices, purchase orders) may be exhausted, meaning that all available numbers in that range have been used.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be misconfigurations in the number range settings, such as incorrect intervals or overlaps.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the number range.
  System Errors: There could be underlying system issues or bugs that are causing the number assignment process to fail.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Number Range Status:
  
  Go to transaction SNRO (Number Range Objects) and check the status of the relevant number range object.
  Ensure that the number range is not exhausted.