Question:

We have the PreventDeficitEAC and PreventNegativeEAC BudgetConfig rules on at our company because most of the time we do not want to approve a budget that will result in a deficit or negative line item amount.  However, every once in a while we do need to approve such budgets. Is there a way for a System Admin to override those rules?

Answer:

Yes there is, although some configuration is required first.

Configuration in Classic UI:

  1. Go to the UI configuration tool and use the following filters (including Show Live Configuration):
  2. Click the “copy” icon to add your own row then change the Label to something like Override Prevention.
  3. Go to the Capability column and type Global then select SYS : Global access. This will mean that only someone with the System Admin role will be able to override the rules.
  4. Save your changes.

Configuration in Power UX:

  1. Follow the instructions above but filter on the Part = Doc Body (P-UX) instead.

How to override the Prevent… rules:

  1. Go to the Budget document whose approval is being prevented.
  2. Enter a 3 into the new field.
  3. Save if necessary. You or your user should be able to approve this Budget now.

KBA-01879; Last updated: August 18, 2025 at 10:29 am