How To Fix WSTP042 - The price you entered is greater than the promotion sales price

SAP Error Message - Details

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: WSTP - Messages for IAC Sales Prices in SAP Retail Store

• Message number: 042

• Message text: The price you entered is greater than the promotion sales price

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message WSTP042 - The price you entered is greater than the promotion sales price ?

  Certainly! Here's a detailed explanation for the SAP error message WSTP042: "The price you entered is greater than the promotion sales price":
  
  Error Message:
  WSTP042
  
  The price you entered is greater than the promotion sales price.
  
  Cause:
  This error occurs in SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) when you try to enter a sales price for a material that exceeds the promotional sales price defined for that material in the system.
  
  The system has a promotion price (a special discounted price) set up for the material or condition.
  When entering the sales order or billing document, the price you input is higher than the promotional price.
  SAP checks the entered price against the promotion price and triggers this error to prevent selling at a price higher than the promotion price, which is usually intended as a maximum or fixed price during the promotion period.
  
  
  Where does this happen?
  
  During sales order entry (VA01/VA02)
  During billing document creation (VF01)
  When pricing conditions are checked and compared against promotion prices
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check the Promotion Price Setup:
  
  Review the promotion price condition records in the pricing procedure.
  Use transaction VK13 to display condition records for the relevant condition type (e.g., PR00, K007, or a custom promotion condition).
  Verify the promotion price and validity period.
  
  
  
  Adjust the Entered Price:
  
  Enter a price that is less than or equal to the promotion price.
  If the entered price is manually input, correct it to comply with the promotion price.
  
  
  
  Review Pricing Procedure and Condition Types:
  
  Ensure the pricing procedure is correctly configured to handle promotion prices.
  Check if the promotion price is intended as a maximum price or a fixed price.
  If the promotion price should not restrict the entered price, consult with your pricing team to adjust the condition or pricing procedure accordingly.
  
  
  
  Check for Custom Enhancements or User Exits:
  
  Sometimes, custom code or user exits enforce this check.
  Review any custom logic in user exits like USEREXIT_PRICING_PREPARE_TKOMK or USEREXIT_PRICING_PREPARE_TKOMP that might trigger this error.
  
  
  
  If the Promotion Price is Incorrect:
  
  Update or delete the incorrect promotion price condition record.
  Create a new condition record with the correct promotion price.
  
  
  
  
  Additional Information:
  
  Promotion Price is often maintained as a special condition type in pricing, e.g., a discount or a fixed price condition.
  This error helps maintain pricing integrity during promotional campaigns.
  The message is part of standard SAP pricing checks to avoid pricing conflicts.
  If you want to allow prices higher than the promotion price, you may need to adjust the pricing logic or remove the promotion price condition.
  
  
  Summary:
  
  
  
  Aspect
  Details
  
  
  
  
  Cause
  Entered price > promotion sales price defined in condition records.
  
  
  Effect
  SAP blocks the sales order or billing document entry with error WSTP042.
  
  
  Solution
  Enter a price = promotion price, or adjust/delete promotion price condition records.
  
  
  Transactions
  VA01/VA02 (Sales Order), VF01 (Billing), VK13 (Display Condition Records)
  
  
  Check
  Pricing procedure, condition records, custom user exits or enhancements.
  
  
  
  
  If you need help identifying the exact condition type or pricing procedure, or if you want to debug the pricing, you can use transaction VA02 and go to the pricing analysis screen (press F5 on the pricing field) to see how the price is determined and which conditions are applied.
  
  Let me know if you want guidance on how to check or change the condition records or pricing procedure!