How To Fix WSD_MESSAGE123 - Subtotal not permitted for percentage pricing element

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSD_MESSAGE - Message class for WSD

• Message number: 123

• Message text: Subtotal not permitted for percentage pricing element

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WSD_MESSAGE123 - Subtotal not permitted for percentage pricing element ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message:
  
  SAP Error Message:
  WSD_MESSAGE123: Subtotal not permitted for percentage pricing element
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in the SAP Pricing procedure when a percentage-based pricing element (condition type) is assigned a subtotal in the pricing procedure.
  
  Percentage pricing elements (e.g., discounts or surcharges calculated as a percentage of a base amount) cannot have subtotals assigned because subtotals are only valid for absolute or fixed amount condition types.
  In other words, the system does not allow you to define a subtotal for a condition type that calculates its value as a percentage, since the subtotal concept applies to fixed amounts that can be summed up.
  
  Explanation:
  
  In the pricing procedure, each condition type can have a subtotal assigned to it.
  Subtotals are used to accumulate amounts up to a certain point in the pricing procedure.
  Percentage condition types calculate their value based on other condition amounts and do not represent standalone amounts that can be subtotaled.
  Assigning a subtotal to a percentage condition type leads to inconsistency and is therefore not permitted.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Pricing Procedure:
  
  Go to transaction V/08 (Maintain Pricing Procedures).
  Find the pricing procedure used in the document where the error occurs.
  
  
  
  Identify the Condition Type:
  
  Locate the condition type that triggers the error (the percentage pricing element).
  Check the Subtotal column for this condition type.
  
  
  
  Remove the Subtotal Assignment:
  
  If the condition type is a percentage type (e.g., condition class 'D' for discounts or 'S' for surcharges), clear the subtotal field.
  Save the pricing procedure.
  
  
  
  Test the Pricing:
  
  Re-run the pricing or document creation to verify that the error no longer occurs.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  
  Condition Classes:
  
  Percentage condition types usually have condition class 'D' (Discount) or 'S' (Surcharge).
  Fixed amount condition types have condition class 'A' (Price) or 'B' (Cost).
  
  
  
  Subtotals:
  
  Subtotals are used to accumulate amounts for reporting or further calculation.
  They are typically assigned to fixed amount condition types.
  
  
  
  Related SAP Notes:
  
  Check SAP Notes related to pricing procedure errors if the problem persists.
  Example: SAP Note 1234567 (hypothetical) might discuss subtotals and percentage conditions.
  
  
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Subtotal assigned to a percentage pricing element (not allowed).
  
  
  Solution
  Remove subtotal assignment from the percentage condition type in the pricing procedure.
  
  
  Transaction
  V/08 (Maintain Pricing Procedures)
  
  
  Condition Class
  Percentage types ('D' or 'S') should not have subtotals.
  
  
  
  
  If you need help identifying the exact condition type or adjusting the pricing procedure, please provide the pricing procedure name and the condition type involved.