Create a New General Ledger Budget

You can create a new general ledger budget or consolidate multiple budgets into a single budget.

To create a new general ledger budget:

1. On the Navigation menu, click General Ledger > General Ledger Budget.
2. Click New > New Budget.
3. In the Budget Name field on the Budget tab of the General Ledger Budgeting form, enter a unique name for the general ledger budget.
4. In the Budget Year field, check that the budget year is correct, and change it if necessary.
5. In the Organization field, specify the organization associated with this general ledger budget. You can only access budgets for organizations to which you have the proper security access rights.
6. Complete the other fields on the form to add notes, indicate whether the budget is available for reporting, distribution of amounts, and the range of accounting periods to include.
7. In the Budget grid, enter accounts and their annual and period-by-period budgets.
8. If you want to consolidate multiple budgets into a single budget, complete the fields on the Summarized tab.
9. Click Save.