Brief Example
http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/ABAP/SNRO/SNRO.htm
Example With More Detail
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50004015
CALL FUNCTION 'NUMBER_GET_NEXT'
EXPORTING
nr_range_nr = '01' "-> refer to the table NRIV
object = 'ZNROXX' "Passing the Number Range Object
subobject = lv_subobject " (optional)
toyear = lv_year "Pass the Year (optional)
IMPORTING
number = lv_number_range "Newly generated Number
returncode = lv_rc "The Return Code Number
EXCEPTIONS
interval_not_found = 1
number_range_not_intern = 2
object_not_found = 3
quantity_is_0 = 4
quantity_is_not_1 = 5
interval_overflow = 6
buffer_overflow = 7
OTHERS = 8.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.
WRITE : / 'The New Number is :'(001), lv_number_range,
/ 'The Return Code is :'(002), lv_rc.
Return Code (lv_rc)
1) lv_rc = ' ' , Everything is working fine
2) lv_rc = '1', The assigned number lies in the critical area.
3) lv_rc = '2', This was the last number, next time the first number will be assigned