Specifying Tolerance Limits

Use

When certain business transactions are entered that create costs on the corresponding Controlling-Element , the system checks whether the available budget or available released budget is sufficient. It uses the tolerance limits specified in Customizing for this check.

For more information on specifying tolerance limits, see the implementation guide (IMG).

  • Start of the navigation path For internal orders, see Controlling Next navigation step Internal Orders Next navigation step Budgeting and Availability Control Next navigation step Define Tolerance Limits for Availability Control Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

  • For projects, see Start of the navigation path Project System Next navigation step Costs Next navigation step Budget Next navigation step Define Tolerance Limits Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

Features

You can specify tolerance limits for each controlling area, budget profile, and different Business Transaction Group .

You can specify different tolerance levels with three possible options (issue with a warning [1], a warning and a mail to the project manager [2], or an error message [3]).

You can define the tolerance limits as the usage level, and / or as an absolute variance from the current budget or the release.

Usage Level

This is the relationship between assigned funds and the budget, displayed as a percentage .

Absolute Variance

This is the difference between assigned funds and budget, displayed in an absolute amount.

Note Note

Irrespective of the settings in the budget profile, absolute variances can only be specified in the controlling area currency

SAP recommends that you either specify a percentage usage rate, or an absolute variance for tolerance limits in availability control.

If you defined a percentage usage rate and an absolute variance as a tolerance limit for a budget profile and a transaction group, the action you specified is triggered if the assignments exceed one of the two tolerance limits.

End of the note.

Example

Availability control of a current overall budget (EUR 100,000)

Business Transaction Group

Action

Percentage Usage

Level

Absolute Variance

System Reaction

++

1

80 %

 

For all business transactions, a warning is issued once EUR 80,000 assigned value reached.

++

2

 

1000

For all business transactions, a warning is issued and a mail is sent to project manager once assigned value of EUR 101,000 is reached.

01

3

110%

 

Purchase orders are prevented by error message once the assigned value of EUR 110,000 has been reached.

See also:

Setting up Availability Control