Period Budget (AC20.3)
Use Period Budget (AC20.3) to define a period budget. Period budgets designate the budgeted amounts and units for each period in the calendar. You can define a period budget by activity or activity group. Annual budget amounts are automatically calculated based on the period amount entered.
You can define budget edits, make changes to this budget, or lock this budget to prevent it from being changed. List budget information defined using the AC20 budget forms using Budget Listing (AC220). Report on the variance between activity budgets and actuals or between two budgets using Budget Variance Report (AC420)
Processing Effect
If the Budget line has two values, the program calculates the third using the formula:
Amount = Rate * Units.
If the budget has all three values, the program recalculates the amount as Rate * Units and rounds the amount and units.
In the Budget field, you can select Attachments and define URL links or comments.
More Information
Use the Multi Year Spread action to spread the budget amount evenly through all periods and years of a budget. To create a Multi Year Spread budget, enter the detail information in the detail line, and leave the Year and Period blank. When using this action, the Compute, Parameter, and Spread Code fields must also be blank.
Use AC21 (Budget Change Orders) to change a budget and provide an audit trail of your changes.