Project estimating and budgeting

These features are now supported for project estimating and budgeting:

• Merging of several estimate lines into one new line with the Merge Estimate Lines (tpest2200m300) session. The cost amount of the new line is then used for cost aggregation. This can be used, for example, to shift material, equipment, and own labor to a subcontractor.
• Transfer of the buy-from business partner that is used on the estimate line, to the budget.
• Availability of a buy-from business partner on budget lines for material, subcontracting, and equipment. The buy-from business partner is optional, but can be used as a default for Project Requirements Planning if the business partner is the same for all budget lines of the same element or activity.
• Availability of a contingency amount on budget lines. This is for information only.
• Budget adjustment additions, including the extension of the budget adjustment code to 9 and the description to 60, the option to capture a reason code, and the visibility of the budget adjustment on budget lines.
• Visibility of the cost determination method for subcontracting. This method affects the allowed options. Therefore, the method is displayed in the budgeting sessions for subcontracting and in other LN Project modules.