QM Notification number skip during creation in SAP Public cloud

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When QM notifications are created and viewed in QM notification worklist, we can observe a skip in number range in SAP Public cloud.

Why is this happening and how to prevent ?

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[SAPSupport · Accepted solution]

Standard system behavior.

Number range object QMEL_NR is buffered.

When the system buffers a number range object, it does not update numbers individually in the database. It reserves a preset group of numbers requested and makes these numbers available

Buffering the number range object has a positive effect on performance.

SAP Note 62077 provides a detailed explanation for this symptom.

In S/4HANA Cloud it is not possible to disable buffering for the number range object QMEL_NR