How To Fix J1B_NFE036 - Series for electronic fiscal documents must be numeric and not &1

J1B_NFE036 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: J1B_NFE - Message class for NF-e

• Message number: 036

• Message text: Series for electronic fiscal documents must be numeric and not &1

What causes this issue?

For electronic fiscal documents, only a numeric series is allowed.
The system derives the numeric series during output determination for
the fiscal document.

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?

Procedure for System Administrators

Proceed as follows:
Get the relevant NF form assigned to the NF type you are using (see the
<DS:SIMG.J_1BNF_TYPE_MASTER>Define Nota Fiscal Types</> Customizing
activity).
Enter a numeric series value for the NF form in the
<DS:SIMG.J_1BSERIES_NFNUMBER>Assign Numbering and Printing Parameters
</> Customizing activity.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message J1B_NFE036 - Series for electronic fiscal documents must be numeric and not &1 ?

  The SAP error message J1B_NFE036 indicates that there is an issue with the format of the electronic fiscal documents being processed. Specifically, the error states that the series for the electronic fiscal documents must be numeric, but the system has encountered a non-numeric value (represented by &1).
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is that the series number for the electronic fiscal document (such as an invoice or a fiscal note) is expected to be a numeric value, but the input provided is either alphanumeric or contains invalid characters. This can happen due to:
  
  Incorrect Data Entry: Users may have entered a series number that includes letters or special characters.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the electronic fiscal document series may not be set up correctly in the SAP system.
  Data Migration Issues: If data was migrated from another system, it may not have been formatted correctly, leading to non-numeric values being present.
  
  
  Solution:
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