How To Fix COM_PRODUCT_CUST008 - Numbers cannot be assigned externally for product type & / category &

COM_PRODUCT_CUST008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: COM_PRODUCT_CUST - General Customizing Messages for Product Master

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Numbers cannot be assigned externally for product type & / category &

What causes this issue?

You specified a product ID when creating the product.
However, due to the way number assignment has been configured for
product type &V1&, numbers cannot be assigned externally for category
&V2&.

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?

Contact your system administrator or let the system assign an internal
product ID.

Procedure for System Administrators

Using the following transactions, check the settings for number
assignment:
<DS:TRAN.COMCPRTYPENRO>Number assignment control</>
<DS:TRAN.COMC_MATERIALID_ALL>Number range maintenance for materials</>

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

COM_PRODUCT_CUST008 - Details

• The SAP error message COM_PRODUCT_CUST008 indicates that there is an issue with the assignment of numbers to products in the system. Specifically, it states that numbers cannot be assigned externally for a particular product type and category. This typically occurs in the context of product master data management within SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or similar modules.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  
  Configuration Settings: The product type or category is configured in such a way that it does not allow external number assignment. This is often a setting in the product master data configuration.
  
  
  Number Assignment Settings: The system may be set to use internal number assignment for certain product types or categories, which means that users cannot manually assign numbers to these products.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: There may be restrictions based on user roles or authorizations that prevent the assignment of numbers.
  
  
  Data Integrity Issues: There may be