How To Fix CZ169 - Number range & does not exist. Please maintain the intervals

CZ169 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: CZ - Customizing messages

• Message number: 169

• Message text: Number range & does not exist. Please maintain the intervals

What causes this issue?

The number range entered does not exist in the system.

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?

Choose a permissible number range via F4, or go into Number Range
Maintenance via the function <LS>Intervals</> .
Set up your new number range with Intervals and save it.
Go back into Document Type Maintenance using the F3 function and enter
the appropriate number range.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message CZ169 - Number range & does not exist. Please maintain the intervals ?

  The SAP error message CZ169 indicates that a specific number range does not exist in the system, and it prompts the user to maintain the intervals for that number range. This error typically occurs when you are trying to create or process an object (like a document, order, or record) that requires a unique identifier from a number range that has not been defined or activated in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Number Range Not Defined: The number range you are trying to use has not been defined in the system.
  Number Range Not Activated: The number range exists but is not activated for use.
  Incorrect Configuration: The configuration settings for the number range may be incorrect or incomplete.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or maintain the number range.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the CZ169 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Enter the relevant number range