# Give a discount on a quotation

Lower the price of one line with the Disc.% column, or of the whole quotation with the Discount button, as a percentage on every line, a global discount line or a fixed amount.

A quotation has two places for a discount: the **Disc.%** column, one percentage per line, and the **Discount** button under the lines, which treats the whole quotation at once. Both are carried to the invoice made from the order.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- You need an access right on **Sales**.
- The **Discounts** option of [Quotation settings](quotation-settings#discounts) shows the **Disc.%** column and the **Discount** button to every user.

## Discount one line {#one-line}

Open **Sales/Orders/Quotations** and open the quotation, here the one of **Meadowline Holdings**. In the **Order Lines** tab, click the **Disc.%** cell of the line and type the percentage: 10 for ten percent. The **Amount** of the line and the totals are computed again at once.

![The Disc.% column holds the discount of each line, as a percentage.](https://jaah.app/web/image/10720-df6735de/quotations-discount-discount_column-en.png)

## Discount the whole quotation {#whole}

1. Click **Discount** under the lines. A window opens with the value of the discount and the **Discount Type**:
   - **On All Order Lines** writes the percentage in the **Disc.%** column of every line, in place of what was there.
   - **Global Discount** keeps the lines as they are and adds a discount line at the end, with a negative amount equal to the percentage of the lines.
   - **Fixed Amount** adds a discount line for the amount you type, in the currency of the quotation.

   When the lines carry different taxes, these two types add one discount line per tax.

![The Discount window, with its three ways of giving a discount.](https://jaah.app/web/image/10724-d5823830/quotations-discount-discount_wizard-en.png)

2. Choose **On All Order Lines**, type 10 in **Discount** and click **Apply**. Every line now shows 10.00 in **Disc.%**, and the totals are lower.

![Ten percent written on every line, and the totals recomputed.](https://jaah.app/web/image/10728-717ef923/quotations-discount-discount_applied-en.png)

The first **Global Discount** or **Fixed Amount** of the company creates a service named **Discount** that carries these lines; it is reused afterwards. A user who may not create products sees a message asking for an administrator to grant that first discount, and can still use the **Disc.%** column.

## What the client and the invoice show {#after}

On the client's page, each discounted line shows its price struck through next to the new one, with the percentage, and a box beside the total shows the amount before and after the discount. The printed quotation shows the **Disc.%** column with each percentage.

When the order is invoiced, the percentage of each line becomes the discount of the matching invoice line, and a discount line becomes an invoice line with a negative amount. The invoice has a **Total Discount** of its own; setting it replaces the line discounts that came from the order, as explained in [Customer invoices](/docs/customer-invoices).

## FAQ {#faq}

### I do not see the Disc.% column or the Discount button. {#not-shown}

The **Discounts** option is off. An administrator turns it on in [Quotation settings](quotation-settings#discounts).

### Percentage or amount: which one should I use? {#which}

A percentage on the lines keeps the discount visible service by service. A global discount or a fixed amount gives one visible line, which suits a commercial gesture on the whole offer.

### How do I remove a discount? {#remove}

For a percentage, type 0 in **Disc.%**, or apply **On All Order Lines** with 0. For a discount line, delete it with the bin icon at the end of the line.

### Can a percentage go above 100? {#above-100}

No. The window refuses a percentage above 100 with the message **Invalid discount amount**.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/quotations/give-a-discount-on-a-quotation
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- Version: Quotations 19.0.1.1.1
- Verified: 2026-10-23