How To Fix >2799 - The payment amount could not be assigned completely

>2799 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: >2 -

• Message number: 799

• Message text: The payment amount could not be assigned completely

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>2799 - Details

• The SAP error message "2799: The payment amount could not be assigned completely" typically occurs in the context of financial transactions, particularly when dealing with payments and invoices. This error indicates that the system is unable to fully allocate a payment amount to the corresponding invoices or open items. Here are some common causes, potential solutions, and related information:
  Causes:
  
  Partial Payments: The payment amount may not match the total amount of the invoices or open items, leading to an incomplete assignment.
  Currency Differences: If the payment currency differs from the invoice currency, conversion issues may prevent complete assignment.
  Open Items: There may be multiple open items, and the payment amount does not cover all of them.
  Payment Terms: The payment terms associated with the invoices may not allow for the payment to be fully assigned.
  Document Status: The status of the invoices or open items may be such that they cannot be fully assigned (e.g.,