How To Fix 8B761 - Greater than permitted difference between fields with 2 and 4 dec. spaces

8B761 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 8B - Localization (Brazil)

• Message number: 761

• Message text: Greater than permitted difference between fields with 2 and 4 dec. spaces

What causes this issue?

You have maintained tax rates with two and with four decimal spaces.
Perecentage rates cannot differ by more than one hundredth of a
percentage point. Rates per unit (Pauta) may only differ by less than
one hundredth of a percentag point for the same number of units.

System Response

You cannot save this setting.

How to fix this error?

If you want to maintain percentage rates with four decimal spaces, add
these only to the percentage rates with two decimal spaces.
You can enter an additional number of units for rates per unit (Pauta.)

Procedure for System Administrators

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 8B761 - Greater than permitted difference between fields with 2 and 4 dec. spaces ?

  The SAP error message 8B761 indicates that there is a discrepancy in the decimal places between two fields in a financial document or transaction. Specifically, it occurs when there is a greater than permitted difference between fields that are defined with 2 decimal places and those defined with 4 decimal places. This typically arises in contexts where monetary values are being processed, such as in invoice processing or financial postings.
  
  Cause:
  
  Field Definition Mismatch: The error is often caused by a mismatch in the expected number of decimal places between two fields. For example, if one field is defined to hold values with 2 decimal places (like currency) and another field is defined to hold values with 4 decimal places (like a tax or discount calculation), and the difference between the two exceeds the allowed limit, this error will be triggered.
  Data Entry Errors: Incorrect data entry or data import processes that do