The first step to set up a budget for online order entry is to create a budget year record. After the budget year is established, you can Add Budget Periods and Amounts.

Note: Budget setup is available only if you selected Yes for using budgets on the Defaults page. See Setting Budget and Spending Limit Defaults

To set up a budget year:

1. In the Approvals section, click Maintenance.
2. Click Budget. The Budget Years page is displayed.
3. Click Add.

   Note: To add a row, you must specify the To date for the prior budget year.

4. Specify this information:

   Year: Specify a description, up to 10 characters, for the budget year.

   From: If this is the first budget year, specify the first day of the budget year. Otherwise, this date is calculated as the preceding To Date + 1.

   To: Specify the last day of the budget year.

5. Click Update.

Related topics

Modifying Budget Years
Deleting Budget Years
Adding Budget Periods and Amounts to a Budget Year
Maintaining Budgets and Spending Limits