Creation of an Encumbrance or Commitment

You can create order detail lines using either of these programs:

• Purchase Orders (P4310)

• Blanket Order Release (P43060)

When you create an order detail line, the system verifies that the document type exists in UDC 40/CT, verifies that the line type has an inventory interface of A, B, or C, and automatically creates commitments and encumbrances.

If you create a purchase order from a requisition, you can track pre-encumbrances in addition to encumbrances. A pre-encumbrance is the recognition of a future obligation from which you can commit budget amounts based on that request. When you generate the purchase order from the requisition, the system relieves the pre-encumbrance as you release quantities and closes the requisition. In addition, as you generate purchase orders, the system creates commitments for the resulting purchase order amounts.