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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use element-based budget lines</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Budget lines</Level1>
			<Level2>element</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>If you create elements for your project, and link them in a multi-level hierachical structure, you can create the <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#ElemenBudget.tp" role="glossary">element budget</Link>. Enter <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000100" role="glossary">budget line</Link> s for each element by using <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000003" role="glossary">cost</Link> objects to the elements.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>To enter a cost object for a selected project and element, select one of the following sessions, depending on the relevant <Link href="/baanerp/tp/glossary/glossary#000006" role="glossary">cost type</Link>:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1110s000" role="session">Element Budget (Material) (tpptc1110s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1111s000" role="session">Element Budget (Labor) (tpptc1111s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1112s000" role="session">Element Budget (Equipment) (tpptc1112s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1113s000" role="session">Element Budget (Subcontracting) (tpptc1113s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1114s000" role="session">Element Budget (Sundry Costs) (tpptc1114s000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<List><ListIntro>You can display details from the element-based budget using any of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1510m000" role="session">Element Budget (Material Lines) (tpptc1510m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1511m000" role="session">Element Budget (Labor Lines) (tpptc1511m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1512m000" role="session">Element Budget (Equipment Lines) (tpptc1512m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1513m000" role="session">Element Budget (Subcontracting Lines) (tpptc1513m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1514m000" role="session">Element Budget (Sundry Cost Lines) (tpptc1514m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>To output information from your budget, run <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1409m000" role="session">Print Element Budget Structure (tpptc1409m000)</GUIRef> or <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1410m000" role="session">Print Element Budget (tpptc1410m000)</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef> maintains a history log of all element budget transactions, which you can access using any of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1525m000" role="session">Element Budget History (Material Lines) (tpptc1525m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1526m000" role="session">Element Budget History (Labor Lines) (tpptc1526m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1527m000" role="session">Element Budget History (Equipment Lines) (tpptc1527m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1528m000" role="session">Element Budget History (Subcontracting Lines) (tpptc1528m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/ptc/tpptc1529m000" role="session">Element Budget History (Sundry Cost Lines) (tpptc1529m000)</GUIRef>
			</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000063" role="manual">To use elements</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000064" role="manual">To use an element structure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
