New AO option allows for whole order discount greater than order amount

A new option, Allow Whole Order Discount Greater Than Shipped, is added to SA Administrator Options-Documents-Sales Orders-Entry Settings. When this option is selected, you are able to enter a whole order discount on an order in Sales Order Entry when the line total of the order is zero. If the discount makes the order total negative, a Miscellaneous Credit is created during Sales Entry Invoice Processing Report.

If the option is not selected, the whole order discount cannot exceed the shipped line total on the current order suffix. If the shipped quantity is zero, such as for a Quote Order or backordered amount, the whole order discount cannot exceed the total line amount. The message Whole Order Discount Greater Than Invoice Amount (5904) is displayed.

When selected, this option applies to whole order discount amounts only, not whole order discounts applied as a percent of the order. The whole order discount is applied to the -00 suffix and is not rolled to a backorder.

Note: This feature restores functionality that was previously available in Distribution SX.e, but adds the Administrator Options control for enablement in your company.