How To Fix KI285 - An error has occured in the number assignment for &

KI285 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KI -

• Message number: 285

• Message text: An error has occured in the 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 a number to the
document because an error occured in the number assignment to &V2&

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?

Contact the SAP hotline service.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KI285 - An error has occured in the number assignment for & ?

  The SAP error message KI285, which states "An error has occurred in the number assignment for &," typically relates to issues with number ranges in the Controlling (CO) module, particularly when dealing with internal number assignments for cost objects, such as cost centers, internal orders, or other CO-related entities.
  Causes:
  
  Number Range Issues: The most common cause is that the number range for the specific object (e.g., cost center, internal order) is either exhausted or not properly defined.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to create or assign numbers within the specified range.
  Configuration Errors: There may be configuration issues in the number range settings in the SAP system.
  System Lock: The number range object might be locked due to a previous transaction that did not complete successfully.
  
  Solutions:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object (e.g., for cost centers, it might be COSTCENTER).
  Check