The following depicts the online creation of a budget control specific to a single budget line that is different than what is established through budget setup. This task can be a sub task to "Create Budget Lines" or "Modify Budget Lines".
To set a budget line control, perform these steps:
Create an instance of the desired budget transaction code.
Skip the Header tab and navigate to the appropriate Budget Level tab.
Insert a new budget line.
Set the Action value to Modify.
Leave the Event Type field to default to Adopt (BG01 for spending budgets, BG23 for revenue budgets, or BG22 - Award for reimbursement budgets). If there is no default or another event type is to be used, manually enter the value or use the pick.
Leave the Dollar Amount to default to $0.00.
Enter values in each of the COA fields that define the budget line. Use any picks as necessary. None of these fields can be left blank.
Navigate back to the Header tab and take the Load Constraints action.
Navigate back to the appropriate Budget Level tab.
Select the Set Line Control action
From the listing of controls, select the row(s) which need adjusting and set the Violation Action to the desired value.
Close the window of controls.
Validate the transaction.
Notice the informational message for controls not changed.
Submit the transaction.