Create a Commitment PCO

Create a Commitment PCO to package a change event into a subcontractor- or vendor-facing potential change order.

Use this guide to create a Commitment PCO from a change event so downstream pricing stays tied to the right subcontract or purchase order.

Prerequisites

• The change event already exists.
• The affected subcontract or purchase order already exists.
• You know which commitment should be changed and what the vendor-facing description or schedule impact should be.

What you’ll update

Source linkage

Keep the Commitment PCO tied to the originating change event instead of creating a disconnected downstream record.

Commitment pricing

Set the affected commitment, reason, title, schedule impact, and description needed for vendor pricing.

Create the Commitment PCO

1. Start from the change event

   Open the change event that covers the downstream change and choose the action to create a Commitment PCO.

   
2. Confirm the source event is linked

   When the new Commitment PCO form opens, make sure the source change event is already listed at the top.

   
3. Select the affected commitment

   Choose the subcontract or purchase order that should carry the downstream change.

   The contract company fills automatically from the selected commitment.

   
4. Enter the PCO details

   Set the general information that the subcontractor, vendor, and project team will use for pricing.

   Field	What to enter
   Title	A short name for the potential change order.
   Change Reason	The reason for the change if your team tracks it.
   Schedule Impact	The number of days added or removed, if applicable.

   
5. Describe the downstream change

   Use Description to explain the change clearly enough for vendor pricing and internal review.

   
6. Create the Commitment PCO

   Review the form, then click Create.

   

Verify the result

Confirm the Commitment PCO is saved against the correct subcontract or purchase order and still references the source change event that created it.

Troubleshooting

• The wrong commitment is selected: Correct it before the PCO is used for vendor pricing or downstream approval.
• The change event is not connected: Restart from the change event so the pricing record remains traceable.
• The description is too vague for pricing: Expand it before sending the record to a subcontractor or vendor.

Related tasks

• Create a Change Event
• Create a Subcontract Commitment
• Change Orders overview