How To Fix /SCMTMS/GEORC_OTALM008 - Cannot draw valid number from number range

/SCMTMS/GEORC_OTALM008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: /SCMTMS/GEORC_OTALM -

• Message number: 008

• Message text: Cannot draw valid number from number range

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message /SCMTMS/GEORC_OTALM008 - Cannot draw valid number from number range ?

  The SAP error message /SCMTMS/GEORC_OTALM008 indicates that the system is unable to draw a valid number from the specified number range. This typically occurs in the context of SAP Transportation Management (TM) or related modules where number ranges are used for various objects, such as transport orders, shipments, etc.
  
  Cause:
  
  Exhausted Number Range: The most common cause is that the defined number range has been exhausted. This means that all the numbers in the range have been used up, and there are no more available numbers to assign.
  Incorrect Number Range Configuration: The number range may not be properly configured or activated in the system.
  Authorization Issues: There may be authorization issues preventing the system from accessing the number range.
  System 
  Configuration Issues: There could be issues with the configuration of the number range object in the system.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Number Range Status:
  
  Go to the transaction code SNRO (Number Range Objects).
  Find the relevant number range object associated