How To Fix MDG_BS_SUPPL_HARM023 - External BP number range (&1) is not supported

MDG_BS_SUPPL_HARM023 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MDG_BS_SUPPL_HARM - MDG: messages for harmonization report

• Message number: 023

• Message text: External BP number range (&1) is not supported

What causes this issue?

With SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0 (SAP_APPL 605) (EHP5) the
assignment of BP grouping &v1& that uses external numbering is not
supported by the Vendor UI.
As of SAP enhancement package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 (SAP_APPL 606), these
settings are valid.
In the Vendor UI in EHP5, you only can define the vendor number. The BP
number neither can be maintained nor derived by the system. It must be
internal.

System Response

With EHP5 the Vendor UI cannot use these settings.

How to fix this error?

The settings are valid for the Supplier UI.
If you only use the Vendor UI, you can delete the settings in the
<ZK>Customer/Vendor Integration (CVI)</> Customizing.

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message MDG_BS_SUPPL_HARM023 - External BP number range (&1) is not supported ?

  The SAP error message MDG_BS_SUPPL_HARM023 indicates that the external Business Partner (BP) number range specified is not supported in the context of the Master Data Governance (MDG) for Supplier data. This error typically arises when there is an attempt to create or modify a Business Partner using an external number range that has not been properly configured or is not valid in the system.
  
  Cause:
  
  Invalid Number Range: The external number range specified does not exist or is not defined in the system.
  
  Configuration Issues: The number range may not be assigned to the relevant Business Partner role or is not activated for the specific scenario.
  Authorization Issues: The user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or use the specified number range.
  Incorrect Data Entry: The external number range might have been entered incorrectly in the transaction or program.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects) and check the