You can use the NUMKR feature to assign personnel numbers that are based on the organizational assignment.
You can assign a number range in the following ways:
- Internal number assignment:
- In case of internal number assignment, the SAP system assigns the personnel numbers.
- External number assignment:
- In case of external number assignment, the user assigns the personnel numbers.
SAP recommends that you use the internal number assignment function for the following reasons:
- Matchcodes can use any criteria to search HR master records, and for this reason you do not need "meaningful" personnel numbers.
- When you transfer or promote employees, any "meaning" you may have assigned to a personnel number cannot be lost.
You can have several number range intervals.