Importing Budget Detail Overwrites Existing Detail Lines

Description of Issue

Why did my budget detail import overwrite existing detail?

Context
  • Define/Start Budget Projection
  • Next Year Budget Entry
  • Central Budget Entry
Cause

'Replace existing detail' is checked

Resolution

To keep existing detail when importing:

Financials > Budget Processing > Define/Start Budget Projection

  1. Click Search and enter [projection number] Accept or Import
  2. Enter [import information]
  3. Click Replace existing detail check box to uncheck (if not already)
Additional Information
  • Having 'Replace existing detail' checked will overwrite detail at the account level, irrespective of what level the detail is imported into
  • Define/Start Budget Projection > Import File Help – 2019.1
  • 'Replace existing detail' option added in Munis 2017.1 and above. In prior versions, detail is always overwritten by import.