Viewing budget details

This page allows you to view all the details of the budget. You can view the common details of the budget like the type of the budget, the entity and the organization unit for which the budget has been created. You can also view the details of the entities for which the budget has been created and the budgeted quantity and amount. You can also view the duration of the budget.

Select the “View Budget” link at the bottom of the “Generate Budget” page.

The “View Budget” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Budget No.	The number identifying the budget.
Version No	The number identifying the budget version.
Status	The status of the budget. It could be “Fresh” or “Active”.
Description	The description of the budget.
Aggregate / Period	Indicates whether the budget is a comprehensive budget or a period budget. It could be “Aggregate” or “Period”.
	Aggregate – indicates that the budget is a comprehensive budget defined for a date range. This aggregate budget can be split among the MAC periods that are present in the effective date range as per specific seasonality patterns.
	Period – indicates that the budget is defined for MAC periods that are covered in the date range during which the budget is effective. If the parameter “Control Totals for Budgets” has been set as “Yes”, an authorized aggregate budget must be available earlier for a period budget to be created.
Definition Type	Indicates the entity for which the budget has been defined. It could be “Cost Center, “Cost Center - Cost Element”, “Cost Center - Product” or “Cost Element – Product”.
	Cost Center – indicates that the budget is being defined for a detail cost center.
	Cost Center – Cost Element – indicates that you can specify the budgeted amounts and quantities at the cost element level for the individual cost centers. This type of budget is used in analysis, comparison and reporting purposes.
	Cost Center – Product – indicates that you can specify budget amounts and values for the item and the item variants for consumption or product output from a cost center for an accounting period. This type of budget is used to generate material variance reports for cost centers.
Budget Type	Indicates the type of the budget. It could be “Quantity”, “Value” or “Both”.
Budget Org Unit	The organization unit for which the budget is being defined.
Responsibility	The code identifying an employee or the login ID of a valid Enterprise user.
Org. Unit	The code identifying the organization unit to which the employee belongs.
Effective Date	The date from which the budget is effective.
Expiry Date	The date till which the budget is effective.
Approved By	The code identifying the employee by whom the budget is approved.
Remarks	Any comments pertaining to the budget.
Default Status	Indicates whether the budget is a default budget. It could be “Yes” or “No”.
Display Period in	Use the drop-down list box to specify the basis on which you wish to display details in the multiline. You can select from the following options: Column - Select this option to enter/display the budget values in columns as from Period 1 up to Period 12 in the multiline. Row – Select this option to enter/display the budget values for each period in rows Note that the system displays both the Column and Row only if the following is true: If the ‘Value’ is specified as the Budget Type If Effective Date and Expiry Date To falls within the same year If the given Mac Calendar year has maximum of twelve periods Else the system lists the option ‘Row’ only Also the value defaulted in this field is based on the option set for the parameter Default Display Period in with'.

The system displays the following in the “Budget Details” multiline:

Cost Center / Unit	The code identifying the cost center / unit.
Cost Element	The code identifying the cost element.
Analysis #	The code identifying the analysis. The analysis code entered in this field must be a valid analysis code that has been defined in the ‘’Account Based Budget’’ business component and is in the ‘’Active’’ Status. At least one analysis code must be entered in the ‘’Budget Details’’ multiline if the ‘’Definition Type’’ is Cost Center – Analysis – Cost Element (CC-Analysis-CE). Multiple sub analysis code can be mapped to an analysis code.
Sub Analysis #	The code identifying the sub analysis. The analysis code entered in this field must be a valid sub analysis code that has been defined in the ‘’Account Based Budget’’ business component and is in the ‘’Active’’ Status. Sub analysis code must be entered in the ‘’Budget Details’’ multiline for the ‘’Definition Type’’ Cost Center – Analysis – Cost Element (CC-Analysis-CE). This field is mandatory only when sub analysis code has been mapped to the analysis code which is being specified for a line.
Accounting Period	The accounting period for which the budget has been defined.
Amount	The budgeted amount.
Approver Details	The code identifying the employee by whom the budget is approved.
Remarks	Any comments pertaining to the budget.

The system displays the following:

Created By	The login ID of the user who created the budget.
Created Date	The date on which the budget was created.

To proceed, carry out the following

Select the “Attach Notes” link at the bottom of the page to record your observations regarding the generated budget.