Improve NTE reliability and validation coverage

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Enabled for Public preview General availability
Users by admins, makers, or analysts Sep 2026 -

Business value

Gain tighter control over project costs and invoicing with enhanced NTE (not-to-exceed) validation. These reliability enhancements help improve cost control, operational efficiency, and customer trust across invoicing and project workflows.

Feature details

Core capabilities include:

  • Validation coverage

    • Extend NTE validations beyond time entry to include expense, material, and fixed-price components.
    • Ensure Invoice Confirmation Service blocks confirmation when Total Billed + Unbilled Committed > NTE Amount.
  • Tax handling

    • Fix scenarios where NTE limit is exceeded after tax calculation in finance and operations apps.
  • Performance improvements

    • Optimize NTE checks for faster invoice confirmation cycles and reduce latency in approval workflows.
  • Reliability fixes

    • Address bugs where NTE status does not update correctly on approval records due to custom plugin conflicts.

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