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2557760 - “Updating interval BUPA__BUPA_03 failed; interval already in use” Error When Changing Number Range for Business Partners

Symptom

You have configured the Number Range for Business Partners in Business Configuration. Your requirement is to change the existing Number Range to different range, however when trying to modify the range the following error is raised:

"Updating interval BUPA__BUPA_03 failed; interval already in use"

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

SAP Cloud for Customer

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Enter the Overview view.
  3. Search for the activity General Business Partners.
  4. Click the activity name to open it.
  5. Click on Define Number Ranges for Business Partners.
  6. Modify the existing Number Range.
  7. Click on the Save button.

Here, the error message appears and prevents the save.

Cause

All types of Business Partners (Customers, Suppliers, Contacts) share number ranges, therefore, it is necessary to avoid clashes for all Business Partner types.

The reason for the error is that the old number range which is defined previously is currently being used by other Business Partners which are already existing in the system. In this case, the system identifies the existence of these business partners and prevent the modification of the number range.

Resolution

It is possible to extend the end number in the interval to a higher range. However when doing so, it is necessary to check that they do not overlap with existing Business Partners and with other number ranges. 

Note: Currently it is also not possible to change or swap the Number Range between Manual and Automatic once Business Partners are already uploaded.

Keywords

Updating interval BUPA__BUPA_03 failed, Business Partners, define number ranges for business partners, general business partners , KBA , general business partners , define number ranges for business partne , business partners , LOD-LE-BP-BP , Business Partner , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer core applications all versions