Number Range Request 

Use

When a number range is consumed in the local SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (SAP AII), SAP AII sends a request to SAP object event repository (the repository) for a new number range.

Prerequisites

●      You have created an overall number range interval for the number range object in the repository.

●      You have successfully requested an initial number range for the number range object or uploaded existing number ranges.

●      You have defined an alert threshold and an interval size for the number range object.

Features

In a distributed system landscape, you may have multiple local instances of SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (SAP AII) that all distribute serialized numbers for the same number range object. In central number range administration, an overall number range exists for each number range object in the repository and the local SAP AII can request an initial number range. When a number range is consumed in the local SAP AII, for example during tag commissioning, and a defined alert threshold percentage is exceeded, SAP AII sends a request to the repository for a new number range from the overall number range. The request can either be confirmed, partially confirmed, or rejected. For more information, see Initial Number Range Request.

You can also send GTIN number range requests to the ERP system. If you decide to request GTIN number ranges from the repository rather than from ERP, you must block number range request to ERP and upload existing GTIN number ranges to the repository.

Activities

You can define the alert threshold and the interval on the number range administration user interface on the SAP Easy Access screen under Auto-ID Infrastructure ® Master Data ® Number Ranges.