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Budget

The Budgets page is where you can manage your budget items. The Budgets page appears as a sub-module in each module except the Contract and Equipment Contract module.

From the budgets page you can:

  • Assign initial template: Once your Administrator has configured budgets for you firm, you can assign an initial template and add budget columns.

  • View the budget: You can view the budget from the Budget Summary page of an entity. In the Program module you can View by Capital Project or by Category to switch between a summary view for the capital projects in a program and the budget line items in a program.

  • Apply an Ad Hoc Budget Template: When a one-off line item is added to the budget in a project or capital project, apply an ad hoc budget template to list the item in its related group if the enableAdhocBudgetLineItems feature switch is turned on for your firm. Reach out to your Accruent representative for more information.

  • Edit budget: Edit column details, status, values, and delete budget columns.

  • Create or update budget using spreadsheet: Download an existing budget, update it and then upload it.

  • Compare budgets: Compare two or more versions of the same budget.

  • Index values: Modify the default value of one or more budget line items based on a predefined variable condition that your System Administrator has set.

  • Delete budget: Delete a budget if your Administrator has granted permissions to do so.

To navigate to the Budgets page of an entity:

  • Click Entity > Details > Budget.

    Use the links in the Navigation Pane on the leftmost side of the page.

For information about configuring and setting up Budgets, see Budget Walkthroughs.

ClosedCreate printable view

You can create a printable view of the data on the page.

  1. If the page has a list layout, select the record you want to print from the list at the top of the page.

  2. Click Printable View.

    This displays in the Actions menu on the right side of the page.

    A window opens, with the page data in a printer-friendly format.

  3. Print the contents of the window.

ClosedRestore panel

To quickly return to the default budget summary page, click Restore Panel.

This displays in the Actions menu on the right side of the page.

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You can save a page to your documents.

  1. Click Save to Documents.

    This displays in the Actions menu on the right side of the page.

    A window opens.

  2. Select the folder where you want to save the document from the Folder for Generated Document field.

  3. Enter a File Name.

  4. Select Send email notifications? to send an email notification to anyone who is a member of the folder.

  5. Click Save.

    The window closes. The document is saved.

  6. To view your document:

    1. Navigate to the Documents page.

      Use the links in the Navigation Pane on the leftmost side of the page.

      The Documents page is a third-level tab under the Details sub-tab.

    2. Navigate to the folder where you saved the document.

      The document will appear in the folder.

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These are generic procedures that are common across all or multiple areas of Lucernex. As such, these procedures do not call out specific navigation to the page.

The Link provides direct links and XML data for exports into TRAIN.

  • To access the Links to this page window, click Link.

    This displays in the Actions menu on the right side of the page.

    The Links to this page window opens.

Entity Links

  • Page URL for current [Entity]: Provides the link for the current page in the UI.

  • Page URL for [Entity] '[Name Here]': Provides a direct link to the page in the UI for the specific entity that you are currently viewing.

    This URL is useful when you want to share a direct link to a page via email.

  • Top Menu Item URL for current [Entity]: Provides a direct link to this page for use in your top menu.

Export as XML Options

To export XML data for this page:

  1. Enter any XML elements you want to include in the XML element includes field.

  2. Enter any XML elements you want to exclude in the XML element excludes field.

  3. Select or clear the following check boxes as necessary:

    • Want firm defined fields: Include your user-defined fields.

    • Want referenced records: Include referenced records, such as location data for a contract.

    • Include all records of this type: Include all records of a particular entity type, such as a contract, location, or portfolio.

    • Importing into a different firm / env: Select if you will be importing this data into a different firm or environment.

  4. Click Export.

    The export processes. An Export Status window opens.

  5. Click Save XML File.

    A Save dialog box opens.

  6. Save the file somewhere you will be able to find it on your computer.