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Creating Cost Center Budgets

📌 Who Can Set & View Cost Center Budgets? Admin and Overview users can create and view all budgets. Other users can be granted access...

📌 Who Can Set & View Cost Center Budgets?

  • Admin and Overview users can create and view all budgets.

  • Other users can be granted access to the Cost Center Budgets page.

  • 📢 Important: If enabled, these users will see ALL cost center budgets (not just those for their department).

📌 To enable additional user access, contact your Brightflag Customer Success Manager.


📋 Steps to Set a Cost Center Budget

1️⃣ Navigate to the Cost Center Budgets Page

  • Go to Menu > Financial Management > Cost Center Budgets.

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2️⃣ Click Add Budget

  • Select "Add Budget" to create a new budget.

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3️⃣ Enter Budget Details

  • Budget Name – Choose a clear name for easy reference.

  • Budget Amount – Define the budget for the fiscal year.

4️⃣ Choose a Budget Type

  • Select one of the following:
    Overall Budget
    Department Budget
    Entity Budget
    Vendor Budget
    Matter Group Budget

5️⃣ Choose a Budget Value

  • Enter the specific value allocation for this budget.

6️⃣ Select a Fiscal Year

  • Specify the fiscal year for the budget allocation.

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7️⃣ Finalize & Save

  • Click Add Budget to save the new cost center budget.

📌 You can create multiple budgets—starting with an overall budget before defining more specific budgets for better financial tracking.

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