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   <Header>
      <Title>Import Budget Transactions</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1648370">
         <Level1>Budget control</Level1>
         <Level2>import</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Many organizations use MS-Excel application to control budget
		  details. The budget details can be imported to LN. To
		  import budget transactions, use the following sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc1110m000" role="session">Budgets per Year (tfbgc1110m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Select the budget to
		  which the budget transactions must be imported. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc1110m000#tfbgc5100m000" role="manual">Import Budgets</GUIRef>, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000" role="session">Import Budgets (tfbgc5100m000)</GUIRef> session opens.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000" role="session">Import Budgets (tfbgc5100m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000#show.template" role="manual">Show Budget Import Template</GUIRef>, the <Emphasis>budget import
		  template</Emphasis> spread sheet opens. Save the sheet on your local drive in
		  the <Emphasis>.CSV</Emphasis> format. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000#import.budget" role="manual">Import Budget</GUIRef>, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m000" role="session">Import Budget (tfbgc5200m000)</GUIRef> opens.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead> 
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m000" role="session">Import Budget (tfbgc5200m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Select the spread sheet in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m000#f.filename" role="manual">File Name</GUIRef> field. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Import</GUIRef>. Review the confirmation message.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000" role="session">Import Budgets (tfbgc5100m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Review the budget accounts imported. Select a budget account
		  and click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000#imported.budget.amounts" role="manual">Budget Amounts</GUIRef>. The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5110m000" role="session">Import Budget Amounts (tfbgc5110m000)</GUIRef> session opens.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5110m000" role="session">Import Budget Amounts (tfbgc5110m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Review the budget amounts, modify the amounts, if
		  necessary.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000" role="session">Import Budgets (tfbgc5100m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5100m000#process.imported.budget" role="manual">Process Imported Budget</GUIRef>, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m100" role="session">Process Imported Budget (tfbgc5200m100)</GUIRef> session opens.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m100" role="session">Process Imported Budget (tfbgc5200m100)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/bgc.proc#replace" role="option">Replace Existing Amounts</GUIRef> option and the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m100#f.gen.accounts" role="manual">Create Budget Accounts</GUIRef> check box to create new budget
		  accounts and replace the existing amounts. Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc5200m100#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Process</GUIRef> button, to process the imported
		  budgets.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bgc/tfbgc1130m000" role="session">Budget Structure (tfbgc1130m000)</GUIRef>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Review the budget structure and budget accounts imported. <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Note</GUIRef>: New budget accounts
		  are created and existing budget accounts are not overwritten.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>