How To Fix VL020 - The doc.no.does not fall within the no.range defined for external nos.

VL020 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VL -

• Message number: 020

• Message text: The doc.no.does not fall within the no.range defined for external nos.

What causes this issue?

The document number entered is not within the authorized
<GL:number_range>number range</> for external number assignment.
INCLUDE 'NA_NO_PROCESSING_2' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E
INCLUDE 'NA_CHECK_ENTRY' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E
DEFINE &FELDNAME& = '<LS>Delivery</>'
INCLUDE 'NA_POSSIBLE_ENTRY' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

VL020 - Details

• The SAP error message VL020 ("The document number does not fall within the number range defined for external numbers") typically occurs when there is an issue with the number range configuration for document numbers in the SAP system. This error is often encountered during the creation of delivery documents or other related transactions.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Number Range Configuration: The document number being generated does not fall within the defined number range for the specific document type. This can happen if:
  
  The number range has not been properly defined for the document type.
  The number range has been exhausted (i.e., all available numbers have been used).
  The number range is set to internal, but an external number is being used, or vice versa.
  
  
  
  Document Type Settings: The document type being used may not have a valid number range assigned to it.
  
  
  Authorization Issues: Sometimes, the user may not have the necessary authorizations to access or use the defined number