How To Fix JA103 - End of search area reached. No open number found

JA103 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: JA - Central error messages, project system

• Message number: 103

• Message text: End of search area reached. No open number found

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message JA103 - End of search area reached. No open number found ?

  The SAP error message JA103: End of search area reached. No open number found typically occurs in the context of number range management, particularly when dealing with document numbers, order numbers, or similar entities in SAP. This error indicates that the system has searched through the defined number range but has not found an available number to assign.
  Causes:
  
  Exhausted Number Range: The number range defined for the specific document type or entity has been completely used up, and there are no more available numbers.
  Incorrect Number Range Configuration: The number range may not be properly configured, or the intervals may not be set correctly.
  Number Range Locking: There may be a lock on the number range that prevents new numbers from being assigned.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or use the number range.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Number Range Status:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects) and check the status