How To Fix HUINV005 - The given phys. inventory document number falls within the critical area

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: HUINV - Messages for Handling Unit Physical Inventory

• Message number: 005

• Message text: The given phys. inventory document number falls within the critical area

What causes this issue?

The inventory document number assigned by the system falls within the
critical area of the number range interval.

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?

Check the number range interval for handling unit inventory documents.
If you have already maintained a suitably large number range, make sure
that any old inventory documents have already been archived, so that
there is no chance of creating ambiguous documents where inventory
document numbers overlap.

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message HUINV005 - The given phys. inventory document number falls within the critical area ?

  The SAP error message HUINV005 indicates that the physical inventory document number you are trying to use falls within a "critical area." This typically means that the document number you are referencing is either locked or restricted for some reason, preventing you from proceeding with the inventory process.
  
  Cause:
  
  Locked Document: The physical inventory document may be locked due to ongoing processes or transactions that are being executed against it.
  Critical Area: The document might be in a critical area where certain operations are restricted to ensure data integrity.
  Status of Document: The document may be in a status that does not allow further processing (e.g., it might be in a "completed" or "closed" status).
  User Authorizations: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or modify the document.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Document Status: Verify the status of the physical inventory document. If it is locked or in a critical area, you may need to wait