WBS rearrangement and budget issues

We have implemented PS in our system
for the last 6 years. We use mainly
WBSs and PMorders attached to them. We
tried to use IM in the past but we
were not very mature for it. We have
now many projects in the system with
multiple roots, due to a system design
in the past. We want to convert them
to one root projects and activate the
necessary customizing in project
profile. We are planning now to
activate budgeting and availability
control, and this has created the need
for one root per project
Are there any issues with actual
costs, commitments and availability
control? Is it safe to rearrange WBSs
after actual postings have been made,
commitments have been created but no
budget has been set? Are there any side effects in reporting?
We are also wondering if there are any
conflicts regarding reactivating IM at
a later stage, after using PS
budgeting for a while. I suppose we do
not have any issues, because many
companies have started useing PS
budgeting and then implemented IM. Is
this correct?
Thnak you in advance for your cooperation
Edited by: Vasilios Iliadis on Mar 31, 2008 3:55 PM

Hello Vasilios Iliadis,
Dont change the existing projects. you will end up in many many problems. Once budget is assigned to WBS, you cannot change the structure.
My suggestion is , Going forward from a particular date, all new projects will be created with new structure. New budget from IM, etcc...
This will make your life easy.
FATMAN

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