| Department | Reference | Choose the department that you want to enter the budgets for. |
| Name | Shows the name of the department. |
| Nominal Area | Browse to the nominal category that you want to enter budgets for. |
| Budget Details | Year | Choose the financial year that you want to enter the budgets for. |
| Nominal Code area | This box is blank and can't be amended. |
| Chart of Accounts | Choose the required chart of accounts.  NOTE: If you choose a different Chart of Accounts the Nominal Area resets.
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| Name | This box is blank and can't be amended. |
| Notes | If required, enter some notes for the budget. Maximum 1023 characters. |
| Annual Budget | Total Budget | If required you can enter the total budget in this box. When you tab out of this box a message appears asking if you want to apportion the value across 12 months.
To apportion the total budget equally across the 12 months, click Yes. |
| Total Actual | The total value of all transactions for the selected nominal category and financial year appears here. |
| Total Variance | Total Actual - Total Budget. |
| Monthly Breakdown | Budget | Enter the monthly budgets in the relevant boxes.  TIP: To copy the first budget you enter to the remaining months, click Copy Values. If required, you can increment the values by an amount or a percentage.
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| Actual | The total value of all transactions for the selected nominal category and relevant months appear here. |
| Variance | Actual - Budget. |
| Forecast | If required, enter forecast values for the following financial year in the relevant boxes. |