How To Fix VF205 - Document number assignment has reached a critical threshold.

VF205 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VF - Billing

• Message number: 205

• Message text: Document number assignment has reached a critical threshold.

What causes this issue?

Document number assignment for the number range object &V1& in number
range &V2& with prefix &V3& has reached a threshold that is defined as
critical. This usually means that a relatively small number of free
document numbers remain within the current number range. The exact
number of remaining free numbers depends on the defined percentage
warning, which can range from 0.1% to 99.9%.

How to fix this error?

You can either increase the upper limit of the number range interval or
reset the current number range status. In addition<(>,<)> you must
ensure that in future, no number is assigned more than once.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VF205 - Document number assignment has reached a critical threshold. ?

  The SAP error message VF205, "Document number assignment has reached a critical threshold," typically occurs when the number range for billing documents (in this case, invoices) is nearing its limit. This can happen if the number range is set to a finite value and has been used up to a certain threshold, which is defined in the system settings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Number Range Limit: The number range for billing documents has a defined upper limit, and the system is approaching this limit.
  Configuration Settings: The configuration for the number range may not have been set to allow for sufficient numbers, or the number range may not have been extended in time.
  Threshold Settings: SAP allows for a threshold to be set, which triggers warnings or errors when the number of available document numbers falls below a certain level.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the VF205 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Number Range Configuration:
  
  Go to transaction code SNRO