Project Budgets

Project Budgets can be setup and maintained at the Project, Phase and Activity levels with the option to restrict users' ability to enter transactions that will exceed the budgeted unit and/or dollar amounts.  

 

Entry Fields

Restrict Ability to Exceed Amount and/or Unit based on Method Checkbox

When checked, users will not be allowed to enter a transaction that will exceed a projects active budget for the specified period.

Delete Checkbox

When checked and the user saves the Budget line will be deleted.

Inactive/Closed

When checked, no transactions will be allowed to code against the Budget line.  Only one budget line can be active for any given period of time.

Type

Enter or select a valid Budget Type for the line. Valid values are setup and maintained using the Budget Type maintenance screen.

Method

Select to enforce the budget line by amount, unit or both.

Period Begin

Start of the date range for entries against the budget.  Periods are not allowed to overlap for active budget lines.

Period End

End of the date range for entries against the budget.  Periods are not allowed to overlap for active budget lines.

Budget Amount

Amount of Budget for the period selected.

Budget Unit

Unit Amount of Budget for the period selected.

Amt Remaining

Remaining amount left on Budget.  This is Budget Amount - Transactions against the Budget.

Unit Remaining

Remaining unit amount left on Budget.  This is 'Budget Unit Amount - Transactions' against the Budget.

Command Buttons

Duplicate Line

Amount Details

Save & Close

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