How To Fix FMCE401 - Number &1 is not within an external number range

FMCE401 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: FMCE - Cover Eligibility Messages

• Message number: 401

• Message text: Number &1 is not within an external number range

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message FMCE401 - Number &1 is not within an external number range ?

  The SAP error message FMCE401 indicates that a number (usually a document number or a reference number) is not within an external number range defined in the system. This typically occurs when you are trying to create or post a document that requires a number from a specific external number range, but the number you are trying to use is either not defined in that range or is outside the allowed limits.
  
  Cause:
  
  Number Range Configuration: The external number range for the document type you are trying to use has not been properly configured or is not active.
  Number Range Assignment: The document type may not be assigned to the correct number range.
  Number Range Exhaustion: The number range may have been exhausted, meaning all available numbers have been used up.
  Incorrect Number Input: The number you are trying to use may have been entered incorrectly or is not valid for the specified document type.
  
  
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