SAP Help Get next number in number range using NUMBER_GET_NEXT function module









NUMBER_GET_NEXT to get next number in number range sap function module

The below code shows how function module NUMBER_GET_NEXT is used to retrieve next number from number range. Number ranges are used to ensure the same number is not used twice when creating entries in a table. Once a number has been requested from the number range the next person to request a number will not get the same number.

Retreive next number from Number Range. 


CALL FUNCTION 'NUMBER_GET_NEXT'
    EXPORTING
      NR_RANGE_NR                   = '1'       "Number range interval
      OBJECT                        = 'ZNRANGE' "Number range object (SNRO)
*     QUANTITY                      = '1'       "No. of numbers
*     SUBOBJECT                     = ' '
*     TOYEAR                        = '0000'
*     IGNORE_BUFFER                 = ' '
    IMPORTING
      NUMBER                        = ld_number
*     QUANTITY                      =
      RETURNCODE                    = ld_error
    EXCEPTIONS
      INTERVAL_NOT_FOUND            = 1
      NUMBER_RANGE_NOT_INTERN       = 2
      OBJECT_NOT_FOUND              = 3
      QUANTITY_IS_0                 = 4
      QUANTITY_IS_NOT_1             = 5
      INTERVAL_OVERFLOW             = 6
      BUFFER_OVERFLOW               = 7
      OTHERS                        = 8.


SAP number range objects are created within transaction SNRO