How To Fix WRF_PPW834 - Material &1 (&2), &3: Explicit price increase not allowed

WRF_PPW834 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WRF_PPW - Price Planning Workbench

• Message number: 834

• Message text: Material &1 (&2), &3: Explicit price increase not allowed

Diagnosis
You have configured the Price Planning Workbench for the promotion
process in Customizing to not allow explicit price increases.
System Response
The system replaces the original price proposal for the final price with
the lowest price of the stores that belong to the price activation
level.
Procedure

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

Procedure for System Administration

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WRF_PPW834 - Material &1 (&2), &3: Explicit price increase not allowed ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WRF_PPW834 Material &1 (&2), &3: Explicit price increase not allowed
  
  Meaning / 
  Cause:
  This error occurs during pricing in Sales and Distribution (SD) or Pricing conditions maintenance when an explicit price increase is attempted on a material, but the system settings or business rules do not allow such an increase.
  
  &1 = Material number  
  &2 = Material description or additional identifier  
  &3 = The specific pricing condition or price value causing the issue
  
  The message indicates that the system detected an attempt to increase the price explicitly (manually or via condition records) beyond what is allowed by the pricing procedure or business rules.
  Common causes include:
  
  The pricing procedure or condition type is configured to prevent price increases for certain materials or customers.
  The material master or condition records have restrictions on price changes.
  The system is set to allow only price decreases or no