How To Fix KI284 - Maintain number assignment for &

KI284 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 284

• Message text: Maintain number assignment for &

What causes this issue?

In cost accounting, postings from other SAP modules are written to
separate documents. The SAP System cannot assign numbers to these
documents because number assignment is not defined in &V1&.

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?

Check whether object &V1& was defined in table TNRO and contact the SAP
hotline service.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KI284 - Maintain number assignment for & ?

  The SAP error message KI284, which states "Maintain number assignment for &," typically occurs in the context of controlling (CO) when you are trying to create or modify a cost object (like a cost center, internal order, etc.) and the system cannot find a valid number assignment for the specified object type.
  
  Cause:
  
  Missing Number Ranges: The most common cause of this error is that the number range for the specific object type (e.g., cost center, internal order) has not been defined or is not properly maintained in the system.
  Number Range Intervals: The number range intervals may not be set up correctly, or they may be closed, meaning that no new numbers can be assigned.
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or maintain the number range settings.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KI284 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range