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Cannot post $0 line item with deferral template added

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I have a sales invoice with a item on the line, with quantity of 1, no unit amount entered. Therefore, a zero dollar line item. The item contains a deferral template added, which flowed through correctly to the line. However, when trying to post, I get an error of not being able to do so because of the deferral. I do not want to enter a dollar value, or remove the deferral template assigned on the item, or to delete the line item either. Is there a toggle somewhere to allow posting zero dollar line amounts with deferral templates, or any other way to allow to be able to post? 
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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    YUN ZHU 92,294 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Cannot post $0 line item with deferral template added
    Hi, This is a standard control and since the Total Amount to Defer is 0, no posting is possible. Once you delete the Deferral Code, you can post.
    Therefore, it is recommended that you use the following method, or Copy Document to manually create multiple invoices and then post them.
    Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to create recurring orders (Recurring Sales Lines and Recurring Purchase Lines)
     
    Hope this helps.
    Thanks.
    ZHU
     
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    CA Vijay Krishna Profile Picture
    CA Vijay Krishna 142 on at
    Cannot post $0 line item with deferral template added
     
    Unfortunately, there is no standard toggle or setup in Business Central to allow posting zero-dollar deferral lines.
    This restriction is by design — the system blocks zero-amount postings if a deferral code exists, to prevent creating invalid deferral schedules.
     
    Work Around: Temporarily Remove the Deferral Template at Line Level
    Even though you don’t want to delete or remove it globally, you can:
    1. On the sales line, manually clear the “Deferral Code” field.
    2. Post the invoice (it will skip the deferral logic).
    3. Keep the template assigned to the item card, so future non-zero transactions will still inherit it.
    This does not impact the master data or other transactions.
     
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