How To Fix MEREP_00026 - Over 90% of number range object & has been consumed

MEREP_00026 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: MEREP_00 - Basic Message

• Message number: 026

• Message text: Over 90% of number range object & has been consumed

What causes this issue?

Over 90 % of the numbers in number range object & have been
consumed.

System Response

When all the numbers have been consumed, the system will not be able to
attain any more numbers, and this results in runtime errors.

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator.
Note that the number range may only be reset if other MOBILE runtime
data tables have been correctly purged. If this is not the case, this
leads to severe data inconsistencies.

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

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

MEREP_00026 - Details

• The SAP error message MEREP_00026 indicates that over 90% of the number range for a specific number range object has been consumed. This typically occurs in scenarios where a number range is used for generating unique identifiers, such as document numbers, and the available range is nearing its limit.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhaustion of Number Range: The primary cause of this error is that the defined number range for the object has been nearly fully utilized. Each time a new document or entry is created, it consumes a number from this range.
  
  Configuration Issues: Sometimes, the number range may not have been configured properly, or the range defined is too small for the volume of transactions being processed.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Extend the Number Range:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object associated with the error.
  Check the current number range intervals and extend them