Diagnosis
During the automatic numbering procedure, the system attempts to assigna lower, unassigned item number above the insert item. If you haveadded a new item under the last item, the system attempts to assign ahigher, unassigned item number.
This assignment was unsuccessful.
Examples:
Business transactions with the item numbers 5, 10, and 15 exist in astage. Five new business transactions are inserted between items 10 and15. However, as the result of the automatic numbering procedure, onlynumbers 11 to 14 can be assigned. The automatic numbering procedure isunsuccessful.
Business transaction 9999 exists in a stage. A new business transactionis added. No item numbers higher than 9999 can be assigned. Theautomatic numbering procedure is unsuccessful.

System Response
The item numbers could not be numbered automatically by the system.

Procedure
Increase the item number of the exisiting busines transactions in sucha way that a sufficient number of free item numbers are available whenbusiness transactions are to be inserted, for example, 10, 20, and 30.
Decrease the item number of the last business transaction in such a waythat a sufficient number of free item numbers are available whenbusiness transactions are to be added. Decrease the item number to9998, for example.
Confirm the item numbers for the business transactions that have beenadded or inserted.