Activating Availability Control Online

In the budget profile, you chose activation type 2 (background activation) for availability control. However, you can activate online availability control for one project.

You can activate availability control for a project before the usage level is reached or before the next batch run.

In The Project System (Same Procedure as for Internal Orders)

You activate online availability control as follows:

  1. Choose Logistics or Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Project System Next navigation step Controlling Next navigation step Budgeting Next navigation step Original Budget Next navigation step Change. End of the navigation path

    For internal orders, choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Controlling Next navigation step Internal Orders Next navigation step Budgeting Next navigation step Original Budget Next navigation step Change End of the navigation path .

    The Change Original Budget: Initial Screen appears.

  2. Enter the necessary data and choose Original budget .

  3. The Change Original Budget: WBS Element Overview screen appears.

  4. Use Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Availability Next navigation step C Next navigation step ontrol Next navigation step Activate End of the navigation path to activate availability control for your project .

  5. The system issues a message confirming activation.

    Availability control is activated the next time you choose Save or Check . After activation, every posting in the project is checked by the availability control.

  6. The system calculates the assigned values that you can compare to the budget values using Start of the navigation path Views Next navigation step Assigned in CoAr Currency. End of the navigation path

Example Example

If you now reduce the budget and the assigned funds exceed the tolerance limit of availability control, the system refers you to the error log when you check or save the budget.

End of the example.