Budget Estimating Across Program Periods

You have several options for spreading budget estimate amounts across periods. When you create budget details by using the Load from Excel, Project Rollup, or Copy from Plan methods, the system populates the budget periods if they are defined in the source.

If you create budget details by using the Distribute Budget Items method and enter budget estimate amounts, use any of these methods to spread the estimated amount across the program periods:

• Manually enter amounts into each period in the grid.

• Divide the budget estimate evenly across all periods by clicking the Spread button.

• Calculate period amounts based on quantity by clicking the Calculate link.

Note:

The periods total on the Program Budget Detail page may not be the same as the budget estimate amount. The budget estimate amount is a starting point for determining the period-by-period budget details. The system uses only the amounts defined in the individual budget periods for all reporting and analysis.