3516603 - Error message BMG265 - "Numeric material numbers already exist in system" occurs when resetting indicator lexicographical - SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

It is not possible to reset indicator lexicographical in SSCUI Define Output Format of Material Numbers due to below error

Error message BMG265 - "Numeric material numbers already exist in system"

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1. Access SSCUI Define Output Format of Material Numbers
2. Set or reset the lexicographical indicator
3. Error message BMG265 - "Numeric material numbers already exist in system" occurs

Error message BMG265 occurs when numeric material numbers already exist in system (i.e., a material number that contains only numbers and no letters or special characters).

It is only possible to set or reset (cancel) this indicator if no numeric material numbers have been used yet in the system since these materials would no longer be interpretable after setting or resetting this indicator.

If there are numeric material numbers in the system they will all need to be archived, only after this will be able to set or reset the indicator

For more information, it is suggested to refer to the F1 help document of Lexicographical indicator in SSCUI Define Output Format of Material Numbers.

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