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Dynamics 365 Business Central - [ERROR] You may not enter numbers manually. If you want to enter numbers manually, please activate Manual Nos. in No. Series

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Written by Micah A. Parker
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Product: Dynamics 365 Business Central

Error: 'You may not enter numbers manually. If you want to enter numbers manually, please activate Manual Nos. in No. Series'


Issue: When attempting to export out an Inbound Purchase Order (850) from Transaction Manager you receive the following error: 'You may not enter numbers manually. If you want to enter numbers manually, please activate Manual Nos. in No. Series'

Reason: The Number Series you are utilizing within Dynamics 365 Business Central has disabled Manual Number Entry which prevents the integration from writing properly based off of the Transaction Manager EDI Next Document Number setting

Solution - Enable Manual Numbers


Opening No. Series

You can find the Number Series (No. Series) by opening the Search Menu navigation and entering 'No. Series'

Enabling Manual Numbers

Navigation: Administration - No. Series

Locate: The used Order Type (TrueCommerce Default is S-ORD)

Enable: Manual Nos.

rev 4/30/2025

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