Use
You are changing the behavior of availability control in the hierarchy.
From: Check the lowest budget object with budget = "&V1&", (from)fiscal year &V3&
To: Check the lowest budget object with budget = "&V2&", (from) fiscalyear &V4&

System Response
Check of the lowest Budget Object withBudget
If you do not set this indicator, availability control searches upthrough the hierarchy to the first budget object, even if this hasreceived no budget.
If you set indicator, availability control searches upward through thehierarchy as far as the first budget object which has receivedbudget.
Availability Control Against Annual Values

• The system determines the assigned values according to the new settings
for the budget and all funds where availability control conductschecks against annual values.

• The assigned values for earlier years remain in place as long as new
entries are only made for subsequent years.
Availability Control Against Overall Values (Fiscal year 0000)

• The system determines the assigned values according to the new settings
for the budget and all funds where availability control conductschecks against overall values.

Procedure
When saving the change, you must restructure the assigned values forall fiscal years that have been budgeted or posted to since thefrom fiscal year.
If you are working with funds and overall values, you must restructurethe assigned values for all funds with any fiscal year specified.
Changes in the settings also affect the budget carryforward which formspart of closing operations for the fiscal year change. Therefore, youshould not set the Check lowest budget object with budgetindicator for fiscal years for which you have already carried out theclosing operations.
For more information, read Define year-dependentparameters for availability control.