Question

Restrict purchasing on projects

  • 16 June 2021
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We wish to prevent users creating transactions (Purchase Orders, timesheets & expenses sheets) and link them to a Project Activity, where the corresponding Cost Element has not been set up. Example;

 

Project ID: 100763

Sub Project: Design

Activity: A (design labour)

Cost Element: Labour

 

When anyone books time to this activity the project transaction will register to Cost Element ‘Labour’ which then ensures this cost shows in the correct place on our Project Forecast. This is ok.

 

However, if we raise a purchase order, we have this going to another Cost Element called ‘Materials’. If there is no cost element for ‘Materials’ against this activity, we would like to restrict users being able to create purchase orders against the activity in the first place.

 


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Userlevel 6
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Hi @hwilkie ,

As per my understanding standard IFS Application does not support such a restriction.

Thank you,

Dhananga

Userlevel 7
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Hi @hwilkie ,

 

I believe you are able to fulfill your requirement easily through Custom SQL event action.

 

Kind Regards,

Xavier.

 

 

Userlevel 7
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Hi @hwilkie ,

Maybe the below setting in the project navigator »» Manual Connections tab will fulfill your requirement.

If a specific object type is set as Not Allowed, users will not be able to connect those objects manually to a project activity.

 

Thanks,