Example: Reducing Purchase Order Commitments to Zero 

You post the final goods receipt for one PC. The purchase order commitment is reduced to zero and fully converted into actual costs. The order report documents the reduction to zero of the purchase order commitment:

Reducing the purchase order commitment to zero

Business Transaction

Actual

Commitment

Assigned (actual + commitment)

1. Purchase order for 3 PCs
at USD 1,500.00 each
+ USD 150.00 shipping charges

./.

4,650.00

4,650.00

2. Goods receipt for two PCs

3,100.00

1,550.00

4,650.00

3. Invoice receipt for three PCs, USD 2,000.00 each

4,100.00

2,050.00

6,150.00

4. Goods receipt for one PC

6,150.00

./.

6,150.00