Use the Actual versus budget report to compare original budgets, revised budgets, actuals, and variances.

The report includes:

  • Original budget: total of all expense and revenue budgets
  • Revised budget: total of original budget, revisions, transfers, and carry-forwards
  • Actuals: total of posted debits and credits for selected financial dimensions
  • Variance: difference between actual and revised budgets, shown as amounts and percentages

The report groups data by budget model and dimension values.


Standard procedure

1. Go to Project management and accounting > Inquiries and reports > Profit and loss reports > Project profit and loss (actual vs. budget).
2. Select Yes in the Time and material field.
3. Select Yes in the Fixed-price field.
4. Select Yes in the Hour field.
5. Select Yes in the Expense field.
6. Select Yes in the Item field.
7. Select Yes in the Fee field.
8. Select Yes in the On-account field.
9. In the From date field, enter a date.
10. In the To date field, enter a date.
11. In the Actual vs. budget field, select an option.
12. Expand the Records to include section.
13. Click Filter.
14. Click OK.
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