How to Grant Permission to Generate a Budget Projection

How to Grant Permission to Generate a Budget Projection

 

Description of Issue
  • Budget permission to add a budget projection

  • The Gen button is not displaying in Define/Start Budget Projection

Context
  • Define/Start Budget Projection 

  • User Attributes

Cause

Only users granted permission to the highest budget level can create budget projections

 

Resolution

In versions 2018.1 and higher, users must have the Maximum budget level permission:

Financials > General Ledger Menu > Set/Up Chart of Accounts > General Ledger Settings > (Budget Settings tab if 2018.1 and above

  1. Make a note of the highest budget level

System Administration > Security > User Attributes

  1. Search User

  2. Highlight relevant role

  3. Select Edit role (may impact multiple users)

  4. Select Budgeting folder

  5. Update

  6. Select the dropdown for Maximum budget level

  7. Select the highest budget level 

  8. Accept

  9. Back

  10. Back

  11. Select Reset Files from the Ribbon

  12. Ok 

  13. Ok

User must have closed Define/Start Budget Projection program for new permissions to be  applied.

In versions 2017.1 and below, the Maximum budget level must be set to '5' regardless of the maximum budget level set in the system.

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