Configuring the Date Type for Budgeting Configuring the Date Type for Budgeting

Configuring the Date Type for Budgeting

📌 Choosing a Date Type

You can select from the following date types for budgeting:

Date Type Definition Default Setting
Invoice Date The date the invoice was issued. ✅ Default
Billing Period The period within which the legal work was performed. ❌ Optional (requires configuration)

📢 By default, Brightflag uses the Invoice Date. If you prefer budgets to be based on the billing period, contact your Brightflag Customer Success Manager to update this setting.


📊 How Spend Values Are Allocated in Budget Charts

  • All spend values in the matter budget charts will be based on the chosen date type.
  • The spend values for the billing period will be based on the billing period end date.
  • Most invoices have a billing period of one month (e.g. Jan 01-Jan31), however, if the billing period of an invoice crosses multiple months (e.g. Jan 01-Feb28) then the spend will be placed into February.

⚠️ Managing Invoices That Span Multiple Months

If your organization wants to prevent invoices from spanning multiple months, you can configure Brightflag to flag or auto-reject these invoices.

📌 Recommended Action: Use the "Work Billed Across Multiple Months" flag to highlight or automatically reject invoices where the billing period spans multiple months.