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Commitment Report

This report shows all the commitments on the cost object up to and including the report run date.

Entering the Report Request Screen

Note: Depending upon your specific authorizations, you will either have a drop-down list OR an input field with a Searchhelp button (binoculars) for the Cost Object field.

1. Select the cost object if you have the drop-down list. Otherwise, you can enter it yourself or use the Searchhelp button to find it.

Using Searchhelp

Click on the Searchhelp button.
To search by cost object name, type in part of the name (ALL CAPS) in the Short text field with a wildcard character (*) either before and/or after the name. Examples are *STUDENT, STUDENT,* and *STUDENT.*
Important: The search will not work without CAPS.
Click the Search button.
Click on the Type for the cost object to select it from the resulting list. You return to the report request screen.

Note: If you run the report for a previous month, the balance will be month-end for the selected month. If the report is run during the current month, the balance will be up to and including the current run date.

2. Click Run Report.

Reading the Report Screen

Report Fields

Commitment Category	Type of commitment; purchase order or requisition.
Vendor Name	Supplier of the goods or services.
Expense Type	Expense categorized under the name of the cost element group or GL account.
Document Number	SAP posting document number of the transaction.
Document Date	Date expense was posted to the cost object.
Amount	Commitment amount.

3. (optional) To change the page orientation and font size before printing:

From the browser menu, choose Page Setup and select the desired page orientation.
Adjust the Scale to change the font size.

4. Click Print to obtain a hard copy of the report.

5. When you finish, click Back to return to the report entry screen.

6. Click the Home link (upper right) to exit the report.