The document number, or in short,
document
, identifies a document as the main part of a document key.
This is an alphanumeric field in which you can enter up to 25 characters.
The following overview shows some examples for documents.
Document |
Document type |
Document part |
Version |
DOC-01-AA |
DRW |
000 |
01 |
DOC-01-AA |
DRW |
000 |
02 |
DOC-02-AA |
DRW |
000 |
01 |
DOC-01-AA |
L01 |
000 |
01 |
DOC-01-AA |
L01 |
000 |
02 |
You can define number assignment in Customizing for
Document Management
under
Define document
types
.
For example, you can make the following settings for number assignment:
Type of number assignment (such as internal and external assignment)
See Internal Number Assignment and Mixed Number Assignment
Number ranges for internal and external number assignment
Program for the number assignment
In the standard system, number assignment is controlled by the MCDOKZNR program. The MCDOKZNR program contains the GET_NUMBER routine. In accordance with the document type, this routine allows you to define any part of the document number yourself.
Specifications for Number Assignment
There is a system check for special characters in the document number.
The following three special characters are not supported:
" & " , " * " and " , ".
The special character " * " at the beginning of the field has a specific meaning (internal number assignment).