Commitment item (key)

24-character alphanumeric code for a commitment item

Commitment item type

If you are using the FMMD0015 enhancement, you can use commitment item types to control different views and define default values for fields when you are creating commitment items (you must enter the commitment item type before running FMMMD0015). You can also control evaluations in the information system via commitment item type.

(in the standard system, this field does not accept input)

Fiscal year

If you are working with year-dependent commitment items in the FM area, the field is visible in the master record.

If you are working with non-year-dependent commitment items in the FM area, the field fiscal year remains hidden.

FM area

You can use a commitment item in different Fm areas. The year-dependent or non-year-dependent maintenance of the commitment items is determined using the FM area.

You make the FM area entry in the dialog box Enter FM area which is automatically opened when you call up the transaction for the first time. The FM area entered remains temporarily stored as a standard value for additional activities.

Using the button FM area , you can call up the dialog box manually and change the FM area to be edited.

Name / Description

You use the fields Name and Description to create the name and additional description of the commitment item.

Directly postable / Not directly postable

Commitment items marked as Not directly postable fulfil the function of summarization items in the commitment item hierarchy in Funds Management. However, you can also use Directly postable commitment items as summarization items.

You can assign directly postable commitment items to the G/L accounts or cost elements relevant to Funds Management. This minimizes the time required to enter the posting transaction and is a prerequisite for correctly forwarding commitments and actual data to FM from other components.

For more information about account assignment derivation, see Account Assignment Derivation and Deriving Commitment Items from G/L Account .

Financial transaction

You use the financial transaction to assign a clear use for business transactions.

Commitment item category

Within a commitment item hierarchy of a sub-hierarchy all commitment items have the same item category. When you create a commitment item within the hierarchy (except for the top item), the system automatically takes over the item category of the predecessor to the new item. This is intended to prevent, for example, expenditure items being made subordinate to revenue items by mistake.

Authorization group

You can use authorization groups to group together authorizations for several commitment items.

For further information see Authorization Objects in Funds Management .

Carryforward item category

You use carry forward item categories for the balance carryforward as part of closing operations. You define the balance carryforward item category in the Funds Management Customizing in the section Define balance c/f item category .

For more information, see Closing Operations .

Funds center default value

You can specify a funds center in the commitment item master record and it will be copied to the document when you perform a posting transaction as long as another funds center is not already entered in the document. Take note that the funds center is not derived from the commitment item until you activate this function in the Customizing of Funds Management Government . In Customizing, choose  Master Data Assignments to Account Assignments in Other Components Choose Derivation Rule and copy the Funds center from commitment item master data derivation rule, which is provided by SAP, to your derivation strategy.

Negative budget

Commitment items that you flag with this indicator are intended for entering negative budget values.

For more information, see Master Data for Negative Budget .

Statistical commt item

Commitment items indicated as statistical commitment items such cannot be budgeted directly. At the same time, the postings are no longer subject to availability control.

Superior commitment item

In individual maintenance, you can determine the directly superordinate commitment item. If you make this assignment in the Change standard hierarchy function, the entry will automatically be made in the master data.

Standard variant

If you set the Standard variant indicator, the commitment item is used in the operative variant " 000 " of the FM area.

Variant

If you want to use the functions of the alternative commitment item hierarchy in the FM area, in addition to the standard variant, you can assign it to a variant on the Alternative hierarchy tab page.

For more information, see Alternative Commitment Item Hierarchy .

Superior commitment item

You can determine the directly superior commitment item in the alternative commitment item hierarchy, here. If you make this assignment in the Change alternative hierarchy function, the entry will automatically be made in the master data.

The Additional data tab page is shown if you activated the FMMD0017 enhancement. On this page, you can show user-defined fields for processing. These user-defined fields are also available in Reporting and mass selection.