How To Fix WX048 - Customer account group & contains no number range

WX048 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WX - Master data maintenance: Plant

• Message number: 048

• Message text: Customer account group & contains no number range

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WX048 - Customer account group & contains no number range ?

  SAP Error Message:
  WX048 - Customer account group & contains no number range
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to create a customer master record for a customer account group that does not have an assigned number range interval for customer numbers. In SAP, each customer account group must have at least one number range interval defined to generate customer numbers automatically or to validate manually entered numbers.
  
  Explanation:
  
  Customer Account Group: Defines the classification of customers (e.g., domestic, foreign, one-time customers) and controls the number range and field selection for customer master data.
  Number Range: A range of numbers assigned to customer master records to ensure unique customer numbers.
  If the account group has no number range assigned, SAP cannot generate or validate customer numbers, hence the error.
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Assign a Number Range to the Customer Account Group:
  
  
  Go to transaction code OBD2 (or navigate via IMG:
  SPRO -> SAP Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Accounts Receivable and