How To Fix WP733 - The discount cannot be greater than the amount in the line

WP733 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WP - Messages from POS interface

• Message number: 733

• Message text: The discount cannot be greater than the amount in the line

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WP733 - Details

• Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WP733: "The discount cannot be greater than the amount in the line":
  
  Error Message:
  WP733 - The discount cannot be greater than the amount in the line
  
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs when you try to enter a discount amount or percentage on a sales document line item that exceeds the net value of that line item. In other words, the discount applied is greater than the total price of the item before discount, which is logically incorrect.
  Typical scenarios include:
  
  Entering a discount amount larger than the line item net value.
  Entering a discount percentage that results in a discount amount greater than the line item value.
  Incorrect pricing or discount conditions in the pricing procedure.
  Manual override of discount fields leading to inconsistent values.
  
  
  Explanation:
  
  SAP sales documents (like sales orders, quotations, billing documents) have line items with a net value (quantity × price).
  Discounts are applied to reduce this net