15039 Extra Discount Amount

(From version 1.5.039 onwards.)

This is used to distribute the discount amount of a lump sum discount row or footer discount (in sales.purchase documents) among the items involved in the same document (in proportionate to the sub-total of each item row), so that the discount amount will be taken into consideration in Multi-Dimensional Sales/Purchase Analysis. (Previously the discount amount of discount row and footer discount will not be calculated in proportional to related items in Multi-Dimensional Sales/Purchase Analysis.)

Extra Discount Amount of a Discount row

Create a new invoice,

If the Extra Discount Amount column does not appear, pull it out from Column Chooser.

Add a few items with different prices,

Then click on Discount button to add a discount row (by % or by value), you will notice that the discount amount is distributed among those items according to their subtotal respectively.

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Extra Discount Amount of Footer Discount

First of all there is an option to enable the calculation (distribution) of footer discount for Extra Discount Amount.

Go to General Maintenance > Footer Maintenance,

(assuming that you have enabled a sales footer discount.. refer to Footer Maintenance)

Highlight the footer name and click on Edit,

Check the checkbox of Add this footer value for Calculate Extra Discount Amount.

Then OK.

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Create a new invoice,

Add few items with different prices, key in footer discount amount (or using the %). You will notice that the discount amount is distributed among items according to their subtotal respectively and filled into the column of Extra Discount Amount.

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