We have a client on 2022 R2 that has the Construction module. Under Projects in the Cost Budget, users are able to delete a line item that has amounts reflected under the Actual Amount Column and Save without any warning messages. Is this a known issue or possible bug? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Frances
Best answer by Laura03
Hello
I did a test in 2023 R1 beta, and was able to delete Project Cost Budget lines from projects, when the project has a non-zero Actual Amount posted to the line. I saw no warning, no error.
I was able to add the line back and then recalculate the project balance, and the recalculation does pick up the previous transactions and correct the deleted Actual Amount. However, this is not ideal.
I agree with you, it seems too easy to mess up project budgets and the actual project balances in all screens & reports by inadvertently removing lines from the project budget tabs (Revenue Budget tab exhibits the same behavior).
Of course we can add custom roles to block delete rights to the budget tabs. We can lock budget from (...) actions of Project screen… but I think a warning is needed and would likely be a simple improvement to the screen.
Idea was already rejected by Acumatica:
Laura
+19Hello
I did a test in 2023 R1 beta, and was able to delete Project Cost Budget lines from projects, when the project has a non-zero Actual Amount posted to the line. I saw no warning, no error.
I was able to add the line back and then recalculate the project balance, and the recalculation does pick up the previous transactions and correct the deleted Actual Amount. However, this is not ideal.
I agree with you, it seems too easy to mess up project budgets and the actual project balances in all screens & reports by inadvertently removing lines from the project budget tabs (Revenue Budget tab exhibits the same behavior).
Of course we can add custom roles to block delete rights to the budget tabs. We can lock budget from (...) actions of Project screen… but I think a warning is needed and would likely be a simple improvement to the screen.
Idea was already rejected by Acumatica:
Laura
+3
The referenced Idea “No allowing cost line item delete” that is described as Already Exists mentions the ability to restrict deletions using user access rights. As far as I know, user access rights can only restrict deletion regardless of whether there are associated transactions. We want to allow users to delete budget lines that have no transactions, but have Acumatica prevent deletion when there are transactions. Like it does when attempting to delete project tasks. Or, alternatively, at least issue a warning. Your thoughts?
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