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Have the ability to implement a hard error when subcontracts/PO's are being cut against phase codes that don't have the funds in it to support that PO or Subcontract.

Right now, PO's and Subcontracts can be cut to phase codes that do not have the budget available. This would require change orders first to move funds, guaranteeing the available budget. As it is now, the budget has the ability to go negative and can result in not obtaining signed change orders. 

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• May 17 2018
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Company	DBSI
Job Title / Role	Procurement
I need it...	Yesterday...Come on already

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  Laura Strand commented

  February 16, 2021 22:10

  I would hope this error doesn't stop input, only warns that budget has been exceeded. There are times when we allow the item to go over funds available, I wouldn't want to have to process a change order in every instance.

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  Guest commented

  May 07, 2019 00:33

  We purposely write purchase orders in excess of the budget. We can easily see where estimating went wrong.  We would want this as an option only so we can continue to commit costs greater than our budget.

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  Megan Kukal Sabourin commented

  January 18, 2019 16:15

  A warning would be nice but a hard stop error would hinder process.  The budget could have been short on estimating and if a lump sum contract it would not go back to the owner for added cost as we own the scope shown.

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  Courtney Walsworth commented

  May 17, 2018 15:06

  Yes please.

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  Suzanne Baldenegro commented

  May 17, 2018 14:51

  Great suggestion - This would be amazing! 

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