How To Fix O8308 - Very few numbers are left for transport units

O8308 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: O8 - IS-Oil: TD Transportation and Distribution

• Message number: 308

• Message text: Very few numbers are left for transport units

What causes this issue?

There are only a few free numbers left for internal number assignment.

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?

Extend the internal number range for transport units. The internal
number range is 01.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

O8308 - Details

• The SAP error message O8308, which states "Very few numbers are left for transport units," typically occurs when the system is running low on available numbers for transport units in the SAP system. This can happen in various scenarios, particularly in logistics and warehouse management, where transport units (like handling units or pallets) are used to manage inventory.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhaustion of Number Ranges: The number range defined for transport units has been exhausted. This means that the system has used up all the available numbers in the defined range for creating new transport units.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be a misconfiguration in the number range settings for transport units, leading to an insufficient number of available numbers.
  System Settings: The number range may not have been properly extended or adjusted to accommodate the volume of transport units being created.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Extend Number Range:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object