Job page · Budgeting
Generate budget register entry
A periodic process that creates budget register entries from budget plan data.
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action:BudgetRegisterEntryFromBudgetPlan- Main table
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1What it is and why
| What it is | A periodic process that creates budget register entries from budget plan data. |
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| What you do here | Used to turn an approved budget plan into budget register entries. |
| Example | For example, two plan lines of 100 and 200 for main account 600150 become two budget account entries, or a single entry of 300 when lines are aggregated. |

Functional consultant · Solution architect
2Where it fits
| Business process | — |
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| Menu path | Budgeting › Periodic › Generate budget register entry |
| Set up first | Budget plans Microsoft Learn ↗Dimensions for budgeting Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Used next by | Draft budget register entries Microsoft Learn ↗Budget plan audit report Microsoft Learn ↗ |
| Related pages | — |
End user · Functional consultant
3How to do it
Microsoft's steps
- Go to Budgeting > Periodic > Generate budget register entry.
- On the Source FastTab, select the budget planning process, responsibility center, document number and budget plan scenario.
- To add advanced criteria, select Select and choose them in the inquiry.
- On the Target FastTab, enter the default date, budget model and budget code.
- Select Aggregate lines to total lines by the dimensions enabled for budgeting.
- Change the multiplication factor and rounding if needed.
- Fill in the Batch FastTab to run the process as a batch job, if you want.
- Select Generate.
Source: Microsoft Learn ↗
Field guide
| Field | What it means | Worked example | Table column |
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| Aggregate lines | Totals plan lines that share the same effective date, ledger account and budget class.Microsoft Learn ↗ | — | — |
Functional consultant
4Setup decisions
| Setup step | Recommended value and why | Decision · common mistake · test |
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| — No setup is made on this page. | ||
Solution architect
5Design impact
| Shared or per company | — |
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| Can it be undone | — |
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| If you change it later | — |
Technical architect
6Technical
| Menu item | action:BudgetRegisterEntryFromBudgetPlan Checked in Dynamics 365 |
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| Form | BudgetPlanGenerateBudgetTransaction Checked in Dynamics 365 |
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| Who can open it | — |
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7Developer
| Open it directly | https://<your-environment>/?mi=action:BudgetRegisterEntryFromBudgetPlan |
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Everyone
8Sources and checks
- learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/finance/budgeting/basic-budgeting-overview-configuration
- learn.microsoft.com/previous-versions/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/generate-budget-register-entries-from-budget-plans
- learn.microsoft.com/previous-versions/dynamicsax-2012/appuser-itpro/budget-plan-audit-report-budgetplanbudgettransauditreport
- Checked in a working Dynamics 365 system, version 10.0.49: the menu item, form, table and security, the page.