See what a project has committed on open orders

Cost reaches a project's ledger when goods are invoiced or issued. Before that, the money is already promised on purchase orders. The project overview shows that promise as Committed, by task.

Where to see it

Open the project. Under Cost by task, the Committed column shows, for each task, the value of open purchase-order lines charged to it. The total committed is noted under the figures at the top.

What counts

• Purchase-order lines charged to the project (and task), net of discount.

• Orders not yet completed, including orders waiting for approval. Rejected orders do not count. When Count approved orders only in commitments is on in Process settings, an order counts only once it is approved.

• With receipt-first buying, a line stops counting as it is received: what came in is no longer a promise.

Subcontracts

What an active subcontract still has to certify (each subcontract item's value less what issued subcontractor certificates certified) is a promise too. The figures under the project overview always say how much is still open, for example "25,000 is still open on active subcontracts.", and the project's Budget tab shows it per work package under Open subcontracts. See Lock the project budget and change it by version.

When Count open subcontracts in commitments is on in Process settings (the Building systems integration pack turns it on), that value also counts as Committed on the item's task, so the budget left and the material-request budget check see it. Closed and draft subcontracts commit nothing. See Subcontracts.

Common questions

Why does the committed value not drop when I issue stock? Issuing uses stock already bought. Commitments follow purchase orders only.

Does the budget compare with commitments? The budget compares with posted cost. Look at both to see the cost to date and what is still coming.