Object Numbering SAP Number Range Configuration
When configuring objects in SAP, there are two number ranges which must be defined for all objects.
• Internal number range: The range of object numbers that are assigned internally by SAP when a user attempts to create an object and does not provide an object number.
• External number range: The range of object numbers that can be manually assigned to objects either through the GUI or through the API.
Keep the following in mind when configuring SAP number ranges:
• Number ranges can be numeric or alpha. In general, alpha-numeric object numbers can be defined for an object regardless of the external number range set.
• Internal and external number ranges cannot overlap. They must be unique.
• When an object is published from Windchill PDMLink, the object number should fall within the external number range. Exceptions to this are in the following sections, listed by object type.