Entering Budget Revisions

Access the Job Budget Revisions form.

Date/Period

Enter the period number or a general ledger date that is the last day of the period on which you want the revision to take affect. If you enter a period number, the system converts it to a date that is the last day of the period. If you enter a general ledger date that is not the ending date of the period, the system returns a message and automatically updates the date to the last day of the period.

+/–Units

Enter the number by which you want to change the unit quantity. For example, to increase the number of units by 50, enter 50. To decrease the number of units by 50, enter –50.

+/–Unit Cost

Enter the amount by which you want to change the cost of one unit. For example, to increase the cost of the unit by.75, enter.75. To decrease the cost of one unit by 75, enter –75.

+/–Amount

Enter the amount by which you want to change the budget. For example, to increase the budget amount by 50, enter 50. To decrease the budget amount by 50, enter –50. If the budget increases by 50, enter 50 in this field. Enter –50 in this field if the budget decreases by 50.

Cumulative Unit Cost

Enter the total cost per unit for the revision. For example, if the original cost per unit is 66.00 and you want to increase the cost by 2.25, enter 68.25. To decrease the original cost per unit by 2.25, enter 63.75.

Cumulative Amount

Enter the total budget amount for the account. For example, if the original amount is 1,200 and you want to increase the amount by 65, enter 1,265. To decrease the amount by 65, enter 1,135.

Cumulative Units

Enter the total number of units for the account. For example, if the original units are 500 and you want to increase the number by 100, enter 600. To decrease the original units by 100, enter 400.

Reference 2

Enter a number to assign to the journal entries that the system generates for an audit trail to group and identify multiple revisions.