Understanding the Detailed Budget by Account Program

Even if you do most of your budgeting on an annual basis, you might have to use the Detailed Budget by Account program (P14101) for any of these reasons:

• To set up budgets by periods for specific accounts that have no predictable seasonal pattern.

• To change the results that the Spread Annual to Periods program created.

• To review budget amounts by period both before and after annual budgets are spread.

You can also use the Detailed Budget by Account program to enter budget amounts for each period and account. When you use this program to enter budget amounts, the system does not create records in the F0911 table. Instead, it updates:

• Final budget and net posting amounts for the budget ledger records in the F0902 table.

• Budget pattern code in the F0901 table to DNS.

  This code ensures that the spread program does not overwrite the amounts that you enter.

  Note: You can enter monthly amounts on the Budget by Business Unit form instead of using the Detailed Budget by Account form. With the Show Periods option selected, each period appears as a column in the detail area.