Number range missing after process change in the order management

[Former Member]

I am facing this issue in Production client where Invoice numbers are randomly skipping without any pattern. The number range is assigned to only one Billing type which I have checked. Also there is no Number range buffering for the Invoice Object RV_BELEG. I have also checked T-code SM13 but it shows no data. The user does not get any update termination error while creating invoice also.

This is happening after doing process changes in the sales process

Old process- Create sales order (VA01) -> Create delivery (VL01N/VL06G) ->VL02N (PGI) -> Invoice (VF01) -> Create Shipment (VT01N) -> Shipment Cost (VI01) ->Shipment Start leg (VT02N)

New Process - Create sales order (VA01) -> Create delivery (VL01N/VL06G) ->Create Shipment (VT01N) ->Shipment Cost at loading start leg (VI01) -> Shipment Change (VT02N) after completing shipment start leg ,while saving the shipment, PGI and Invoice gets create by systems using the activity profiles (Program RV56ABST).

Around 60 invoice numbers are missing since November 2011.

Please suggests what I have do, It’s a business critical issue.

Thanks in advance,

Nagesh

[Shiva_Ram]

Per OSS Note 24279 - Missing billing document numbers in VBRK this can't be resolved. You can take a looks at OSS Note 175047 - Causes for FI document number gaps (RF_BELEG) for further analysis on the issues. Per OSS 1695132  - Gap in billing document number check whether any improper use of user-exit is causing this issue.

Regards,

[Former Member]

Hi Shiva,

I need billing document number range raps(RV_BELEG)

[Shiva_Ram]

I must be mistaken and I apologize. Further reason for update termination can be due to output determination issue. Check OSS Note 423130 - Update terminatation when create billing document

As per the notes suggested above, check the reason for the cause, which can eliminate the issue in the future document processing.

Regards,

[Former Member]

for your information we not using the output determination

[jignesh_mehta3]

Hello,

I understand that you are creating Invoice thru Program RV56ABST & I dont know whether below is applicable in your case.

But when I faced Invoice number range skipping issue in past & contacted SAP I got the following answer:

Invoice Number Range are assigned (say 10000001) when VF01 program is run & person starts creating Invoice. Now at the same time another user starts creating Invoice from another terminal, then systems assigns number 10000002 to this Invoice. Now it so happens that first persons abondons creating Invoice & comes out of the Transaction without saving the Invoice & second person saves the Invoice, then number 10000001 will be skipped & 10000002 will be assigned to Invoice successfully created. Then in future when another Invoice is created, system will assign 10000003 & so on...

Hope above throws some light on your problem.

Thanks,

Jignesh Mehta

[Lakshmipathi]

Unfortunately, you cannot reassign those missing number ranges.  For more details, check this thread where the same issue was discussed.

http://scn.sap.com/message/5653362#5653362

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member]

Hi Lakshmipathi,

I checked mentioned thread before posting the issue in forum.The issue has not solved in my case, Please suggests any other way to check

[Lakshmipathi]

I have already indicated that unfortunately, it is not possible to rectify this error.  Check the notes already suggested in the link and Siva.  Even if you refer to SAP, they will come up with negative feedback only.

G. Lakshmipathi

[Former Member]

I wanted to know the reason why invoice number gaps, so that we can stop invoice number missing in future by doing something or applying OSS note

[Former Member]

Dear All,

for your information,we have implemented one user exit in billing document level i.e., ZXVVFU10, is this causing the invoice gaps

[Former Member]

Dear All,

Any suggestion Please, how to trace above issue

[bsivasankarreddy_reddy]

hi

check once table level, i think table level also it is not feted , any way once check ,

missing invoice numbers for all 60 , what is the delivery numbers ,  based on delivery numbers you will check the tables data VBRK,VBRP

Please check and conform

[Former Member]

Hi, Siva,

I checked in the table level also, In VBRK  also missing