Choose SAP Reference IMG.

Choose Controlling ® Internal Orders ® Budgeting and Availability Control. Choose next to Define Tolerance Limits for Availability Control.

In the overview screen, you see that tolerance limits are defined in relation to a given budget profile. In this way, the tolerance limits are related to the budgeted orders of those order types that have been assigned this budget profile in Customizing. The overview screen displays the following for the controlling area (1000 for Germany and 2000 for USA) and budget profile 001000: an initial tolerance limit of 95% (remaining budget of 5%) and a second tolerance limit of 105% (budget overrun of 5%). This demo example relates to the second tolerance limit. To define a tolerance limit completely, you still have to specify which activities are included in the control (Act. gr. column) and the actions that should take place if a limit is exceeded (Act. column).

Position your cursor on the Act. gr. column, then choose .

In the dialog box, the system lists the activity groups that can be used.

Choose .

For the demo example, ++ has already been selected. This means that all activity groups can be included in the availability control.

Position your cursor on the Act. column, then choose .

In the dialog box, the system displays the actions that are triggered when the tolerance limit is exceeded: either a warning (with or without sending a mail to the person responsible) or an error message. Choosing the value 2 would specify that a warning messages is sent by e-mail to the person responsible for the budget.

Choose .