How To Fix ICLE01008 - No external number range exists

ICLE01008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ICLE01 - ICL Event, General Messages

• Message number: 008

• Message text: No external number range exists

What causes this issue?

There is no external number range interval for number range object
ICL_EVENT.

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?

Contact your system administrator.

Procedure for System Administrators

<DS:TRAN.SNRO>Create an external number range interval</>.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ICLE01008 - No external number range exists ?

  The SAP error message ICLE01008 ("No external number range exists") typically occurs when the system is trying to generate a document number using an external number range, but no external number range has been defined for the relevant document type in the configuration.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Configuration: The most common cause is that the external number range for the specific document type has not been set up in the system.
  Incorrect Document Type: The document type being used may not be configured to use an external number range.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or create the number range.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ICLE01008 error, follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object associated with the document type you are trying to create.
  Ensure that an external number range is defined and that it is active.
  
  
  
  Define External Number Range:
  
  If no