How To Fix GA704 - Document number: Number range & not internal

GA704 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GA - Allocations

• Message number: 704

• Message text: Document number: Number range & not internal

What causes this issue?

An error occurred during document number determination. Number range
&V1& does not assign internal document numbers.

System Response

No document number could be determined. Results could not be posted.

How to fix this error?

Inform the person in charge of number ranges.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message GA704 - Document number: Number range & not internal ?

  The SAP error message GA704 indicates that there is an issue with the document number being used in a transaction. Specifically, the message states that the document number is not internal, which means that the system is expecting an internal number but has received an external one instead. This typically occurs in the context of document postings in financial accounting or controlling.
  
  Cause:
  
  Number Range Configuration: The number range for the document type being used is set to "external" instead of "internal." This means that the system expects the user to enter a document number manually, rather than generating one automatically.
  Document Type Settings: The document type associated with the transaction may be configured incorrectly, leading to a mismatch between expected and actual document number types.
  User Input Error: The user may have entered a document number that does not conform to the expected format or range.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO