How To Fix ME611 - Sign (+/-) of amount incompatible with sign of condition type &

ME611 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 611

• Message text: Sign (+/-) of amount incompatible with sign of condition type &

What causes this issue?

You wish to replace the values for condition type &V1& by an absolute
amount.
Either the amount is negative but the condition type only allows
positive values, or the amount is positive but the condition type
allows only negative values.

System Response

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

How to fix this error?

Check your input and, if necessary, the attributes of condition type
&V1& in Customizing.

Procedure for System Administrators

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME611 - Sign (+/-) of amount incompatible with sign of condition type & ?

  The SAP error message ME611 indicates that there is a mismatch between the sign of the amount being processed and the expected sign for a specific condition type in a pricing procedure. This typically occurs during the processing of purchase orders, contracts, or other procurement-related transactions where pricing conditions are applied.
  
  Cause:
  The error arises when:
  
  The condition type defined in the pricing procedure expects a certain sign (positive or negative) for the amount, but the amount being processed has the opposite sign.
  This can happen due to incorrect configuration of the condition types in the pricing procedure or due to incorrect data entry in the purchase order or contract.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ME611 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check Condition Type Configuration:
  
  Go to the transaction code SPRO to access the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide.
  Navigate to Materials Management > Purchasing > Conditions > Define Price Determination Process.
  Review the configuration of the condition types used