Use these fields to create budgets for GL account numbers.
1. GL Account Number
Specify the General Ledger account number. The entry must be a valid GL account number.
In the browser in the lower portion of the screen, FACTS displays the periods, budget amounts and ending balances for the GL account number.
2. Budget Amounts
Specify the budget (+/-99999999.99) for 12 future periods (FP), next period (NP), current period (CP), last period (LP), 25 past periods (PP) and the oldest past period (OP). Press F3 to set the remaining periods to 0. Press F1 to default to the amount entered for the previous period.
3. Ending Balances
The system calculates the ending balance based on your budget amount entry.
4. You can click Parameterize to enter change the amounts for period line selected in the browser The dialog displays the following fields:
Beginning Period
Specify the starting period for the change amount.
Ending Period
Specify the ending period for the change amount.
Current Amount
Indicate whether to A-Add the change amount to the ending balance or R-Replace to replace the ending balance with the change amount.
Type
Indicate the type of the amount change . You can select from:
I Individual. The user enters the change amount for every line to be changed.
M Multiple. The change amount entered is added to or replaces the existing budget amount for every line to be changed.
D Distributed. The change amount entered is distributed among the number of lines to change and this distributed amount is added to or replaces the existing budget amount for every line to be changed.
P Percent changes. The percentage change amount entered is added to or replaces the existing budget amount.
Amount for
Specify the amount change .
Click OK to enter the parameter information in the dialog and return to the Budget F/M screen.
Click Cancel to return to the Budget F/M screen without entering any information.
When you are finished maintaining budget lines on the Budget F/M screen click:
Stop to complete the ending balance record entry.
Save to save your changes.
Done to return to the GL Maintenance menu.
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