Diagnosis
An error occured when the system checked the externally assignedshipment number.
This has one of the following reasons:

• The number range which is to be used for the check has not been
defined.

• The number range is not an external number range.


• The external number is not within the interval.

System Response
The system terminated the processing of the shipment.

Procedure for System Administration
In order to determine the cause, check the following settings andchange them, if necessary:


• Has a number range been defined for the transportation planning point?

Check in Customizing:
Enter a number range for the relevant transportation planning point inthe "external number range" column in Maintaintransportation planning point for external systems.
In Define number ranges for shipments, you can seewhether this number range exists.

• Has the defined number range been marked as external number range?


• Is the specified number within this interval?