How To Fix GK886 - Number range &3 is exhausted for dimension &1, year &2

GK886 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: GK - Messages for SAP Consolidation

• Message number: 886

• Message text: Number range &3 is exhausted for dimension &1, year &2

What causes this issue?

The document number counter in number range &V3& is now exhausted for
dimension &V1& and fiscal year &V2&. The counter may have been reset.

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?

Change the definition of the number range. If applicable, correct the
counter.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

GK886 - Details

• The SAP error message GK886 indicates that the number range for a specific dimension in a given year has been exhausted. This typically occurs in the context of financial or controlling modules where unique identifiers (like document numbers or transaction numbers) are required for various entries.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhausted Number Range: The number range defined for the specified dimension (e.g., cost center, internal order) has been completely used up. This can happen if the number range is not large enough to accommodate the volume of transactions being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The number range may not have been properly configured or extended to allow for more numbers.
  Yearly Limitation: The number range might be set to reset or limit itself annually, and if the limit is reached for the current year, it will throw this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Extend the Number Range:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object associated with the dimension