Billing document number

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I have come across a strange billing number sequence in the system.

I have created two Debit Memos (DM's). The first DM  number 1354121304 (created on 13.12.2013) and the second DM created on cancelling the first DM and reissuing the bill has number 1354098464 (created on 16.12.2013). Now this is a little strange because in the numbering sequence the number of the second DM ( 1354098464 )  is a smaller number and should come before the number of the first DM (1354121304).

I am using internal numbering and both the above numbers belong to the same number range interval.

Can someone please explain why this might have happened?

Regards,

Abhijit

[ivano_raimondi]

Hi Abhijit,

could you please check in VN01 if the numbers  1354121304, 1354098464 belog to same range ?

Is it possible 1354121304 is included in one range (example 1354100000 - 1354199999) and  1354098464 to another (example 1354000000 - 1354099999) ?

Best regards,

Ivano.

[Former Member]

Hi Ivano,

Both documents belong to the same range interval.

Regards,

Abhijit

[eduardo_hinojosa]

Hi

It's strange, but see these notes as a checklist

SAP Note 595327 - Determining a different number range interval

SAP Note 840901 - Parallel buffering and pseudo ascending number assignment

I believe buffers don't happen, because the gap is huge.

Check also VOFM routines in your copy rules (if there are VOFM in customer range, and look for in the coding VBRK-VBELN or XVBRK-VBELN). See note 356737 - Customer name range for VOFM routines

I hope this helps you

Regards

Eduardo

[srinu_s1]

1354121304

1354098464

Check  the above two billing document types are same or not if not check the what is the number range assigned to those billing types in VOFA.

And you would have created a cancellation billing document when you have cancelled the 1st debit memo, check that billing document number.

I think these below documents are one one is debit memo and one more is cancellation of debit memo.

1354121304

1354098464

In your case the 2nd document is cancellation of debit memo for which may be different number range is assigned hence it is giving different number.

thanks,

Srinu.

[Former Member]

Hi Srinu,

Both the billing document types are the same.The second document is not a cancellation but the re-issued debit memo after cancellation.

Had it been a cancellation document I would not have raised this query here.

Regards,

Abhijit