We have SAP as our back end and use EDI HQ on our front end. For customers who only allow us to pass 2 digits, periodically, the EDI invoice we create will be incorrect, due to rounding issues, when the calculated 'Each price' does not adding up to the expected total.
Ex:
Order Detail:
Item: A
Quantity: 12
Price: 3.49
Qty x Price= 41.88
All straightforward so far. However, customer gets 5% discount:
Discounted price for 1 unit:
3.49
- .1745
---------
3.3155
For all 12:
41.88
- 2.094
--------
39.786
Extended total is 39.786, but displays as 39.79 in my ERP system.
I need to list a 2 decimal each price in the EDI invoice, and have it add up to the total in the EDI invoice.
If I use 3.32:
3.32
x 12
---------
39.84
There's a 5 cent difference in this case.
Are there any best practices to follow for this issue? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Is there a name for this situation? I figured it had to be fairly common but haven't been able to find any similar issues from a search.
Ex:
Order Detail:
Item: A
Quantity: 12
Price: 3.49
Qty x Price= 41.88
All straightforward so far. However, customer gets 5% discount:
Discounted price for 1 unit:
3.49
- .1745
---------
3.3155
For all 12:
41.88
- 2.094
--------
39.786
Extended total is 39.786, but displays as 39.79 in my ERP system.
I need to list a 2 decimal each price in the EDI invoice, and have it add up to the total in the EDI invoice.
If I use 3.32:
3.32
x 12
---------
39.84
There's a 5 cent difference in this case.
Are there any best practices to follow for this issue? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Is there a name for this situation? I figured it had to be fairly common but haven't been able to find any similar issues from a search.
