Down payment clearing amount is greater than creditor amount

What causes this issue?

You want to clear effected down payments when entering an incoming
invoice in logistics invoice verification. However, the total of the
down payments you have entered exceeds the invoice amount that is still
to be settled, after deducting retention, invoice reduction, and cash
discount.

System Response

If the Customizing settings for logistics invoice verification
(transaction OMRM) determine that you get an error message, you cannot
post the invoice document.
If the Customizing settings determine that you get a warning message,
you can post the invoice document together with the down payment
clearing document, even though the total of the down payment amounts
exceeds the gross invoice amount that is still to be settled.

How to fix this error?

Check the down payment clearing amounts that you have entered, and
change them if required.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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