How To Fix IR059 - The counter must run forwards for interval documents

IR059 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IR - PM: IMRC - Measurement Readings and Counters

• Message number: 059

• Message text: The counter must run forwards for interval documents

What causes this issue?

For the backwards-running <GL:counter>counter</> &V1&, you want to
define that the system generate interval documents instead of single
documents.

System Response

This combination is not supported for performance reasons.

How to fix this error?

Choose either the option "Counting backwards" or the option "Interval
documents".

Procedure for System Administrators

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.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message IR059 - The counter must run forwards for interval documents ?

  The SAP error message IR059, "The counter must run forwards for interval documents," typically occurs in the context of creating or processing interval documents in SAP, particularly in the area of asset accounting or similar modules where document numbering is crucial.
  
  Cause:
  This error arises when the system detects that the document number counter is not configured to increment correctly. In SAP, document numbers must be sequential and cannot skip numbers or run backwards. If the system finds that the next document number is less than the previous one, it triggers this error.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the IR059 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Number Ranges:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Look for the relevant number range object associated with the interval documents (e.g., for asset accounting, it might be AN).
  Verify that the number range is correctly defined and that the next number is greater than the last used number.
  
  
  
  Adjust Number Range:
  
  If