How To Fix GK872 - No number ranges / auto reversal for document type &1 (dimension &2)

GK872 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 872

• Message text: No number ranges / auto reversal for document type &1 (dimension &2)

What causes this issue?

No number ranges have been defined, nor has the automatic reversal flag
been selected for document type &V1& in dimension &V2&. Every document
type must have at least one of these entries.

System Response

Settings are incomplete and cannot be saved.

How to fix this error?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GK872 - Details

• The SAP error message GK872 indicates that there are no number ranges defined for the specified document type and dimension. This error typically occurs in the context of financial accounting or controlling when trying to post a document that requires a number range for automatic reversal.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Number Range: The primary cause of this error is that the system does not have a defined number range for the specified document type and dimension. This can happen if the configuration for the document type has not been set up correctly.
  Document Type Configuration: The document type may not be configured to allow for automatic reversals, or the number range for that document type may not be maintained.
  Dimension Issues: The dimension specified in the error message may not have a corresponding number range defined.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the GK872 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Look