The description "with group" means that the assignment of number ranges to elements, i.e. the grouping, should be done via the standard maintenance dialog.
without group
(1) one, two or several number ranges
with group
(2) one number range, external or internal, per group
(3) two number ranges, external and internal, per group
without
with group, independent of sub-object
(5) one number range, external or internal, per group
(6) two number ranges, external and internal, per group
with group, dependent on sub-object
(7) one number range, external or internal, per group
(8) two number ranges, external and internal, per group
All eight object types can also be distinguished by until financial years.
The definition of an object controls the number range maintenance dialog. If you, e.g. specify a group table, the assignment of number ranges to element values in the group table can be carried out by the user in the standard maintenance dialog.
The following illustration provides an overview of the object types.
The eight number range object types
The following illustration shows, using two examples, the relationships between the concepts described in the previous sections.
Examples of number range object types 1 and 3