Deleting individual encumbrance Select Grant Labor Distribution > Labor Distribution > Manage Encumbrances. On the By Employee tab, you can view amounts by employee or select the By Period tab to view amounts by period. Open the employee labor period. Select Actions > Delete Encumbrance Individual. Specify this information: From Period Select a period to begin the encumbrance date range deletion. The default value is the period for the selected record. Through Period Select the through period to delete the encumbrance records. Click Submit. Click Refresh. The encumbrance records are no longer displayed for the period.