How To Fix /SAPAPO/PCM041 - The capacity of the number range is almost exhausted

/SAPAPO/PCM041 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SAPAPO/PCM -

• Message number: 041

• Message text: The capacity of the number range is almost exhausted

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SAPAPO/PCM041 - The capacity of the number range is almost exhausted ?

  The SAP error message /SAPAPO/PCM041 indicates that the capacity of a number range is almost exhausted. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) when the system is running out of available numbers in a defined number range for certain objects, such as planning versions, orders, or other entities.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhausted Number Range: The number range defined for a specific object type has reached its limit. This can happen if the number range is not sufficiently large to accommodate the volume of data being processed.
  
  Configuration Issues: The number range may not have been configured correctly, or the upper limit may have been set too low.
  High Volume of Transactions: A sudden increase in the number of transactions or objects being created can lead to rapid consumption of the available numbers.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Extend the Number Range:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object associated with