Another feature introduced in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is the ability to enter budget transactions to adjust the budgets previously created. The advantage of using budget transactions over updating the budget via Budget Maintenance or Excel is that a record can be maintained of what adjustments to the budget have been made.
There are two settings that can be reviewed before starting to use budget transactions. The first is the Budget Journal Entry number, which can be increased from the default of 1,
and the other is the Maintain History checkbox for Budget Transactions.
To maintain these settings, perform the following steps:
Open the General Ledger Settings window in Dynamics GP by clicking on Financial from the Navigation Pane on the left, and clicking on General Ledger in the area page under Setup | Financial.
Check the Budget Transactions checkbox under the Maintain History heading.
If you do not mark the Maintain History option for Budget Transactions, then...