2741221 - Exception in Down Payment Request: Date for Maximum Discount Must be Before Other Payment Dates

You cannot post a down payment request dur to below exception:

Date for maximum discount must be before other payment dates.

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1. Go to Supplier Invoicing work center.
2. Go to Invoices and Credit Memos view.
3. Find down payment request ABC (ABC refers to the down payment request ID).
4. Click Edit and View All.
5. Go to Exceptions tab, you see there is 1 Exception to be processed:
   Date for maximum discount must be before other payment dates.
6. Go to General tab, you see the Maximum Cash Discount Due Date is after the Due Date. The fields are automatically populated and cannot be edited.

There is a payment term DEF (DEF refers to the payment term ID) maintained for down payment request ABC, and it is discount relevant.

Please check the payment term definition by below steps.

1. Go to Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to Overview view.
3. Show All Configuration Elements and find activity Supplier.
4. Click View.
5. Open Define Payment Terms for Procurement.
6. Select the line for ID DEF, you can see the Calculate due date based on details.
7. Scrool down, you can see discount details.

For example, in case of the payment term is "14 days 2%, due net", Calculate due date based on receipt date. Discount Rate is 2% and the Number of Days After Invoice Date / Receipt Date for Discount Rate is 14. And the Number of Days After Invoice Date / Receipt Date for Net Price Due is 0.

In the down payment request which apply this payment term, the Due Date = Receipt date. The Maximum Cash Discount Due Date = Receipt date +14days. Hence the Maximum Cash Discount Due Date is 14 days after the Due Date, which should not be allowed. System will raise exception for this down payment request when posting.

To post the down payment request, you can change the payment term to another one which the calculated Maximum Cash Discount Due Date be before/eaqual to the down payment request Due date.

Or edit the existing payment term, make the Number of Days After Invoice Date / Receipt Date for Net Price Due greater than the Number of Days After Invoice Date / Receipt Date for Discount Rate.

Down Payment Request, Maximum Discount, Due Date, 最大折扣日期, 付款日期

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