3730457 - Unexpected Purchase Order Numbering After Migration

After migrating a higher-numbered Purchase Order, the system continues numbering from that value instead of the previous sequence.

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1. Go to Purchase Requests and Orders work center.
2. Go to Purchase Orders view.
3. Select New Button.
4. Create a new Purchase Order.

The assigned Purchase Order number follows the migrated number rather than the expected next number from the prior lower range.

For example: If previously created Purchase Orders ended at PO-100, and a Purchase Order is migrated with number PO-120, creating a new Purchase Order results in PO-121 instead of the expected PO-101.

Once a higher number is introduced (for example, via migration), the system automatically advances the number range to maintain uniqueness and ensure audit compliance.

This is the Expected System Behavior.

Purchase Order Numbering; Numbering Sequence, Migration Import; Number Range , KBA , SRD-SRM-PRO , Purchase Requests and Orders , Problem