Extend the Budget Module
To create a new budget or extend an existing one, navigate to:
Case Extensions → Budgeting
Then click Add New.
Basic Information
Enter the following information:
Name
The name of the budget.
Description
An optional description of the budget.
Year
The financial year for which the budget is being created.
Selecting Import Sets
Select the actual financial years that should be used as the basis for calculating the budget.
You can select one or multiple years, for example:
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All
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2025
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2024
The selected years are used to calculate an average starting point for the budget.
Distribution and Rounding
Pattern Set
Choose how the budget should be distributed across the months or accounting periods.
Available options include:
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Equal distribution across periods
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Pattern Year 2024
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Other available Pattern Sets
Rounding
Optionally select a rounding level for the calculated amounts:
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None (1,234)
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Tens (1,230)
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Hundreds (1,200)
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Thousands (1,000)
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Ten Thousands (10,000)
Growth Percentages
The entered percentages are applied to the calculated averages for each account category.
A value of 0% means that no growth is applied.
Growth percentages can be entered for the following categories:
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Revenue
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Other Income
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Personnel Costs
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Operating Expenses
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Depreciation
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Interest
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Other Expenses
Dimensions
Select the dimensions for which amounts should be maintained separately.
Available dimensions:
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Cost Center
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Product Group
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Product
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Project
Save and Calculate the Budget
After entering all required information, click Save and Calculate.
The budget is calculated automatically and opened in the budget screen.
Budget Screen
After the calculation is complete, the Budget Screen is displayed.
In this screen, you can:
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View the calculated amounts.
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Manually adjust budget amounts.
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Modify the monthly distribution.
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Analyze revenue, expenses, and results.
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Define a gross margin.
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Apply a different distribution pattern.
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Save the budget.
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Export the budget as an Import Set.
Based on the selected actual financial years, growth percentages, and distribution settings, Factview automatically generates a draft budget that can be reviewed and adjusted further.