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Apply discounts to line items

The main Xero application now allows the application of a discount on a line item. While discounts on line items can be retrieved via the API (GET) it is not possible to create a discount via the API (PUT/POST). Add your votes here if this is something you would like to see.

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    xeroAdminxero (Admin, Xero) shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    planned  ·  xeroAdminxero (Admin, Xero) responded  · 

    No ETA yet, but please note you can still apply a discount to an invoice via the API by adding an additional line to the invoice with a negative amount.

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      • Ash GibsonAsh Gibson commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        +1 - This is definitely a must have for me. Staff will have to work around the issue until it is implemented.

      • Kerry SainsburyKerry Sainsbury commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Thanks for the suggestion, but adding an additional line is confusing for customers, so we are going to have to have staff update the line discount manually until this API fix is implemented.

        The discount is itself a work-around for the inability to specify an item price with 4 decimal places, so your other option would be to fix that limitation :-)

      • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This is a must! Seems like a no-brainer to me. I understand the need to prioritise development and new features so this is my effort to bump this up the list a little.

      • hiwithekiwihiwithekiwi commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This is such a common requirement and standard practice it's hard to believe that this wasn't included in a much earlier release before now!

      • Chris RutherfurdChris Rutherfurd commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        We are currently designing a point of sale system for small businesses which can be connected directly with Xero. Currently we are needing to design a work around which adjusts the unit cost when creating the line item. Ideally we would like the unit cost to remain the same and simply be able to apply a discount to the line item to represent a line item discount.

      • Chris GrestyChris Gresty commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please add this - very useful for customer clarity, where we agree different discounts per customer on different types of item.

      • Luke BuckleyLuke Buckley commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Please implement - I rate this a must have. We can hack around it but really needs to be fully implemented. Thanks!

      • Mihai PopaMihai Popa commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I also think his is really important! and how hard can it be to add the api for this as long as the functionality already exists?

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