How To Fix /CUM/MSG117 - Error when creating a MM master record. Check your number ranges

/CUM/MSG117 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /CUM/MSG -

• Message number: 117

• Message text: Error when creating a MM master record. Check your number ranges

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/CUM/MSG117 - Details

• The SAP error message /CUM/MSG117 typically indicates an issue related to number ranges when creating a Material Master (MM) record. This error can occur if the system is unable to assign a new number to the material due to number range configuration issues. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Number Range Not Defined: The number range for the material master record may not be defined in the system.
  Number Range Exhausted: The defined number range may have been exhausted, meaning all available numbers have been used.
  Number Range Not Assigned: The number range may not be assigned to the relevant organizational unit (e.g., plant or company code).
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to create a new material master record within the defined number range.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Check the number range object for Material Master (usually MATERIAL or