How To Fix F5489 - The percentages in the payment terms are not descending

F5489 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: F5 - Document Editing

• Message number: 489

• Message text: The percentages in the payment terms are not descending

What causes this issue?

The percentages entered manually are not in descending order:
Percentage one is '&v1&'
Percentage two is '&v2&'

System Response

Inconsistent data cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

Correct your entries online.
If the data is passed on to financial accounting, its consistency must
be guaranteed by the calling application.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message F5489 - The percentages in the payment terms are not descending ?

  The SAP error message F5489 indicates that there is an issue with the payment terms defined in the system. Specifically, it means that the percentages specified in the payment terms are not in descending order. This is a requirement in SAP to ensure that the payment terms are logically structured.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when the payment terms are defined with percentages that do not decrease from one installment to the next. For example, if you have payment terms defined as follows:
  
  50% due at the first installment
  30% due at the second installment
  20% due at the third installment
  
  This is correct because the percentages are in descending order. However, if you have:
  
  30% due at the first installment
  50% due at the second installment
  20% due at the third installment
  
  This will trigger the error F5489 because the percentages are not in descending order.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this error, you need to adjust the payment terms in the SAP system