A price tolerance is the gap between the PO price and the invoice price that you accept without a query. What is purchase order?
The Sage 300 CRE way
Where to find it: Accounts Payable > File > Company Settings > AP Settings > Invoice Settings > Warning message settings
- Sage 300 CRE users describe a tolerance on the commitment total at invoice entry, not a check of each line.
- Set the tolerance allowed.
- The warning applies at invoice entry. A commitment is checked against the total invoiced, not each line.
- When an integrated system sends an invoice that breaks the setting, the error reads: Commitment XXXXXXX - amount invoiced exceeds approved amount plus tolerance. Procore says this comes from a Sage 300 CRE setting. It tells users to check the tolerance setup in Sage 300 CRE and the Sage knowledgebase.
Limits in Sage 300 CRE
- This is a tolerance on the commitment total, not a per-line price tolerance.
- The tolerance applies to the commitment total. The base AP shows no per-line price check against the purchase order or goods receipt.
Good to know in Sage 300 CRE
- The related Sage 100 Contractor product has a different feature with similar aims: a Vendor Invoice Over Purchase Order warning with flat amount, percent or percent-not-to-exceed tolerance. Do not assume it works the same way in Sage 300 CRE.
- Zero-dollar invoices and a missing expense account are other common reasons an integration rejects an invoice, so check those first when an error is not about tolerance.
Words Sage 300 CRE uses
- Commitment. A purchase order or subcontract that invoices are applied to.
Common mistakes
- Expecting the tolerance to catch a price difference on one line.
- Switching on the warning without setting the tolerance allowed.
More help
- How to set a price tolerance on purchase order matching in Sage 100 Contractor
- How to match a vendor invoice to a purchase order in Sage 300 CRE
- How to handle a partial delivery against a purchase order in Sage 300 CRE
- All Sage 300 CRE how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: partial.
Common questions
Is the tolerance per line or on the total?
On the commitment total. It is not a per-line price tolerance.
Where do I set it?
Sage 300 CRE users give AP Settings > Invoice Settings > Warning message settings. Switch on the warning for the total amount invoiced above the commitment and set the tolerance.
What error might I see in a connected system?
Procore lists the error "amount invoiced exceeds approved amount plus tolerance" and says to check the tolerance setup in Sage 300 CRE.
Can I set a tolerance in Pulsify?
No. Pulsify matches to within 1 cent and shows any bigger difference as a flag. Your approver decides.
Pulsify setup guides
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