Symptom
An error ‘Numbering formats must be maintained for warehouse provider. Number range configuration not determined.’ occurs while working on Third-Party Logistics business.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Cause
The error happens because the number range for inbound and outbound deliveries from your third-party logistics provider is not maintained in the Business Configuration.
In fine-tuning, the key user has maintained the document numbering formats to be used by your warehouse provider for both the inbound and outbound deliveries. These numbering formats are maintained in the two fine-tuning activities Number Range for Inbound Deliveries and Number Range for Outbound Deliveries. The maintenance of these numbering formats is mandatory for third-party logistics scenarios — they control the numbering of the documents that you receive from your warehouse provider in that you specify a prefix value and separator.
Resolution
To understand how to configure the document numbering formats, you can view below help portals:
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