How To Fix WG221 - Assigned number of number range object & is in critical area

WG221 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WG - Messages for store order and investment buy

• Message number: 221

• Message text: Assigned number of number range object & is in critical area

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

How to fix this error?

Contact your system administrator.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WG221 - Assigned number of number range object & is in critical area ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WG221 - Assigned number of number range object & is in critical area
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when the number range object (e.g., for delivery documents, billing documents, etc.) is locked or currently being processed by another user or process. SAP uses number ranges to assign unique document numbers, and to avoid conflicts, it locks the number range object during number assignment. If a user or process tries to access the number range while it is locked (in a "critical area"), this error is triggered.
  In other words, the number range object is temporarily locked to ensure consistency and prevent duplicate number assignment, but another process is trying to access it simultaneously.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Number ranges in SAP are managed centrally and locked during number assignment.
  The "critical area" means the number range object is locked.
  This can happen if a previous process did not release the lock properly (e.g., due to a dump, long-running transaction,