A price tolerance is the gap between the PO price and the invoice price that you accept without a query. What is purchase order?
Before you start
- Sage 200 Purchase Ledger
- Sage 200 Purchase Order Processing for PO tasks
The Sage 200 way
Where to find it: Purchase Order Processing > Order Processing > Record Purchase Invoice
- On Record Purchase Invoice, select the order or GRN lines. The expected invoice quantity and price come from the purchase order.
- Accept or change the quantity in Qty to be Invoiced and the price in Discounted Unit Price to match the supplier invoice.
- If you enter goods and VAT totals for the invoice and they do not match the selected lines, an Invoice Values Warning shows when you post.
- The difference between the order price and the invoice price posts to the Cost Price Differences nominal account (set in POP settings).
Limits in Sage 200
- No percentage or amount tolerance setting was found in the POP order processing settings.
- The check is a warning on totals and a price difference posting, not a block set by a tolerance.
Words Sage 200 uses
- GRN. Goods received note. It records stock that arrived.
- POP. Purchase Order Processing, the Sage 200 purchasing module.
Common mistakes
- Not setting the Cost Price Differences nominal account in POP settings.
- Changing Discounted Unit Price to match the supplier invoice without asking why it differs from the order.
More help
- How to set a price tolerance on purchase order matching in MYOB Acumatica
- How to set a price tolerance on purchase order matching in Sage Intacct
- How to set a price tolerance on purchase order matching in SYSPRO
- How to match a purchase invoice to a purchase order in Sage 200
- How to handle a partial delivery against a purchase order in Sage 200
- How to check purchase invoice lines against agreed supplier prices in Sage 200
- All Sage 200 how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: partial.
- desktophelp.sage.co.uk/sage200/professional/Content/POP/PostPurchaseInvoicesForm.htm
- desktophelp.sage.co.uk/sage200/professional/Content/POP/Record%20a%20POP%20invoice.htm
- desktophelp.sage.co.uk/sage200/professional/Content/POP/POPSettingsOrderProcessing.htm
- desktophelp.sage.co.uk/sage200/sage200standard/Content/Screens/CA/ConfigAssistPOPSettings.htm
Common questions
Does Sage 200 have a price tolerance?
No percentage or amount tolerance setting was found in the POP order processing settings. The check is a warning on totals and a price difference posting.
What happens when the invoice price differs from the order?
The difference between the order price and the invoice price posts to the Cost Price Differences nominal account, which you set in POP settings.
What is the Invoice Values Warning?
Sage help summaries describe it as a warning when you post. It shows if the goods and VAT totals you enter do not match the selected lines.
Can I set a tolerance in Pulsify?
No. Pulsify matches to within 1 cent and shows any bigger difference as a flag. Your approver decides.
Pulsify setup guides
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