How To Fix IS042 - Equipment number & not in external number interval

IS042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: IS - Equipment management

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Equipment number & not in external number interval

What causes this issue?

The equipment number that you have entered is not in the number
range that has been defined for external equipment numbers.

System Response

INCLUDE 'KEINE-VERARBEITUNG' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

How to fix this error?

Enter an equipment number that is in the external number range or use
internal number assignment.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

IS042 - Details

• The SAP error message IS042, which states "Equipment number & not in external number interval," typically occurs when you are trying to create or modify an equipment record in SAP, and the equipment number you are using does not fall within the defined external number range for equipment numbers.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Number Range Configuration: The equipment number you are trying to use is outside the defined external number range for equipment numbers in the system. This can happen if:
  
  The number range has not been properly configured.
  The number range has been exhausted (i.e., all numbers in the range have been used).
  You are trying to use a number that is not allowed by the configuration.
  
  
  
  Incorrect Number Assignment: If you are manually entering an equipment number, it may not conform to the expected format or range.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Look for