When, Purchasing processes a purchase order, they make an encumbrance against your
account's allocation, not your cash. When you request your account's initial allocation, your request should
be based on your anticipated annual revenue and expenditures. If your cash is greater
than anticipated, you may request, through your VP coordinators and ultimately the
the Office of the Controller, additional allocation. Basically, you need your allocation
to spend your cash, and you need your cash to get your allocation!