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3513471 - Inability to Modify Number Range for Product Definition in SAP Business ByDesign

Symptom

  • An end or begin number in the Number Range for Product Definition activity is not editable.
  • The error occurs during the configuration process in the Business Configuration work center.
  • The issue arises when attempting to change the number range or swap the internal and external number range.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to Implementation Project view or Overview.
  3. Select Open Activity and then Fine-Tune tab in First Implementation Project, or search for Activities in Overview.
  4. Open activity Number Range for Product Definition.
  5. Open this activity and find the standard number range.
  6. Try to adapt the begin number pf the internal number range, or the end number of the external number range.
  7. The number cannot be edited.

Cause

  • The Internal - Begin Number and External - End Number are not editable by default.
  • It is not possible to perform the intended update of the numbers. 
  • Such a change is also not possible in the backend.

Resolution

  • It is only possible to change the External - Begin Number and Internal - End Number in the intervals. 
  • A change of this standard system behaviour can be proposed via Continuous Influence Session.

 

Keywords

Number Range, Product Definition, SAP Business ByDesign, Internal- End Number, External - Begin Number, Non-editable fields, Configuration, Implementation Project, Fine-Tune, unable, cannot, can't, not able, , KBA , AP-RC-BCT , Business Config. Tools (SAP Business ByDesign , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions