Control ChartFields

Budget definitions are defined by a single control ChartField, which is the ChartField that the Budget Processor considers when determining whether a given transaction line is subject to the rules associated with a particular budget definition. For example, if you select DeptID as the control ChartField for the budget definition, you can then identify specific departments over which the Budget Processor enforces budgetary control, and other departments that are exempt from budgetary control.

When the Budget Processor receives a transaction with a ChartField value that is a control ChartField value for a budget definition, the Budget Processor applies the processing rules for that budget definition (unless you override some of those rules at the level of the control ChartField value, individual budget, or source transaction type).