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3324630 - How to solve BIT_OFFSET_NOT_POSITIVE dump caused by EKES-ETENS sequence numbering overflow - SAP ERP & SAP S/4HANA

Symptom

  • The following dump raised by opening / editing the purchasing document (like purchase order or scheduling agreement), or by trying to save a new confirmation or even by just using any reporting transaction to select out purchasing document: BIT_OFFSET_NOT_POSITIVE SAPLEINB or LEINBE01 SET_ETENS
  • Or is it observed that the maintaining of new vendor confirmation is not possible, due to EKES-ETENS (sequence number of vendor confirmation) field reached the maximum limit ('9999') and/or also an entry with '0000' (initial value) sequence number exists and/or error Termination during purchase order update (VL 255) occurs.


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Environment

SAP Release Independent

  • Materials Management (MM)
  • SAP ERP
  • SAP ERP Central Component
  • SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP
  • SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA
  • S/4 HANA

Product

SAP ERP Central Component all versions ; SAP ERP all versions ; SAP S/4HANA all versions ; SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP all versions ; SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP, version for SAP HANA all versions

Keywords

EKES BIT_OFFSET_NOT_POSITIVE SAPLEINB me2l me22n, VL255 , KBA , MM-PUR-GF-CON , Confirmation Control/Shipping Notification , MM-PUR-PO , Purchase Orders , MM-PUR-OA-SCH , Scheduling Agreement , MM-PUR-GF-RE , Reporting , Problem

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