Running the Budget Architect Startup program

Before you begin to build budget metadata, you must run Budget Architect Startup to load the predefined dimension sources and their related information into Budget Architect. This step is required before you can successfully build a budget dimension in Budget Architect.

Budget Architect Startup is a batch program that automatically loads predefined business objects from Lawson Business Management System. The dimension sources that define the business objects in the Lawson Business Management System are used as sources for budget dimensions.

To perform the Budget Architect Startup, complete these steps:

  1. Access the Budget Architect Startup (EB100) form.
    1. Perform a form transfer to the Budget Architect (EBMN) menu and select Budget Architect Startup.
    2. Alternatively, perform a form transfer to Budget Architect Startup (EB100).
  2. On EB100, specify a Job Name and provide a Job Description. No parameters are required.
  3. Click Add.
  4. To submit the job, select Submit.