Transaction page · Budgeting
General budget reservations
A list page of general budget reservations, documents that public sector organizations use to set aside budgeted funds so they can't be used for anything else.
- Used by
- Purchasing agent, Purchasing Agent - Public Sector, Budget clerk and 2 more roles
- Business process
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- Menu item
BudgetReservation_PSN- Main table
BudgetReservationHeader_PSN- Data entity
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- Setup steps
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1What it is and why
| What it is | A list page of general budget reservations, documents that public sector organizations use to set aside budgeted funds so they can't be used for anything else. |
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| What you do here | Used to track planned spending for management and reporting by reserving budget before purchase documents are created. |
| Example | — |

Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | — |
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| Menu path | Budgeting › General budget reservations |
| Set up first | Reservation type Microsoft Learn ↗Budgeting parameters Microsoft Learn ↗Budget control configuration Microsoft Learn ↗General ledger parameters Microsoft Learn ↗Posting definitions Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Used next by | All purchase orders Microsoft Learn ↗Pending vendor invoices Microsoft Learn ↗General budget reservation year-end process Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Related pages | — |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Microsoft's steps
- Go to Budgeting > General budget reservations.
- Select New.
- In the Budget reservation dialog box, set the fields, including the reservation type that decides which document relieves the reservation.
- Select OK.
- On the header of the details page, set the fields you need.
- On the General budget reservation lines FastTab, select Add line and enter each line.
- If you use project accounting, set the project fields on the Line details FastTab.
- Submit the reservation to workflow or post it, depending on your setup.
Source: Microsoft Learn ↗
Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservation type | Decides which document relieves the reservation: a purchase requisition, a purchase order or a vendor invoice.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
| Committed costs | Shows the committed project costs related to the selected line, when project accounting is used.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
|---|---|---|
| — No setup is made on this page. | ||
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | Per company: each legal entity has its own records. Microsoft data model ↗ |
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| Can it be undone | — |
| Feature or country | — |
| If you change it later | A reservation can't be moved to a different reservation type after it's created. Microsoft Learn ↗ |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | BudgetReservation_PSN Checked in Dynamics 365 |
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| Form | BudgetReservation_PSN Checked in Dynamics 365 |
| Table | BudgetReservationHeader_PSNShown as “General budget reservation header” in Record infoChecked in Dynamics 365 |
| Data entities | — |
| Who can open it | PrivilegesMaintain general budget reservations BudgetReservationMaintain_PSNView general budget reservations BudgetReservationView_PSNDutiesInquire into general budget reservation status BudgetReservationInquire_PSNMaintain general budget reservations BudgetReservationMaintain_PSNMaintain all purchase requisitions PurchReqPurchaseRequisitionMaintainAll5 security rolesBudget clerkBudgetBudgetClerkBudget manager BudgetBudgetManagerPurchasing manager TradePurchasingManagerPurchasing agent VendPurchasingAgentPurchasing Agent - Public Sector VendPurchasingAgent_PSN |
| Actions on the page | Options: Personalize, Page options, ShareChecked in Dynamics 365 |
Developer
7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=BudgetReservation_PSN |
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| Integrate with | — |
| Table definition | BudgetReservationHeader_PSN columns and relations Microsoft data model ↗ |
Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/public-sector/general-budget-reservations
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/public-sector/general-budget-reservation-tasks
- learn.microsoft.com/common-data-model/schema/core/operationscommon/tables/finance/budget/worksheetheader/budgetreservationheader_psn
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/public-sector/rules-reservation-types
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page.