Our new web site is a step closer to fruition. We are in the final stages of setting up the infrastructure to host our own website and are counting down the days to when we can launch our new image.
By hosting our own website we will be able to offer all schools a wider range of services, including downloads, product information and support resources, even user-group forums. If you have a question about one of our products the website will be the place to go!
Along with the website we will be installing personalised email addresses for all staff members, along with product support email addresses to ensure your requests reach the right person. The new website and email addresses will be published in an upcoming edition of this newsletter so stay tuned.
How do I update the information in the Budget Area?
The Budget Area lets you record your budget information in SAS2000. The start and end of the Budget Year are determined by how you have set up the accounting periods in SAS2000.
Under the MAINTENANCE>SETUP>GENERAL tab is an ACCOUNTING PERIODS button. This lets you specify how your accounting year is to run and the number of periods you have in the year.
If the majority of the budget for this year is the same as for last year you can copy last year's budget to the current year and make any minor alterations that are necessary. To do this:
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Go to GENERAL LEDGER>BUDGETS
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From the drop down list select LAST YEAR
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Click on CREATE NEXT YEARS BUDGET. This will copy the budget figures from last year into the current year's budget.
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You can use a similar method if the majority of the budget for this year will be the same next year.
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Go to GENERAL LEDGER>BUDGETS
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From the drop down list select the CURRENT YEAR
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Click on the CREATE NEXT YEARS BUDGET. This will copy the budget figures from the current year into the next year's budget.
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Now you need to manually change any budget figures that are different. Start by:
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Selecting the year you are putting the budget figures in for (either Last Year, Current Year, or Next Year from the drop down list)
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Select the GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNT CODE
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There are two methods for entering budget figures:
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Method 1
Click on the appropriate month in the budget column and enter the amount. Repeat this for each month you want to enter a budget figure for.
For example:
February has a budget figure of $1500 and no budget figures are to be entered for the other months. Click on February in the Budget column and enter $1500.
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Method 2
Click on the CALCULATE MONTHLY BUDGETS button and select to enter the budget on a Dollar Increase, Percentage Increase or Annual Basis.
Dollar Increase Basis
Enter the base budget figure and the amount the budget is to increase by each month.
For example:
Dollar increase is $10. Starting budget is $50. Your school financial year starts in February. The system will increase the budget amount for each month by $10 so February will be $60, March will be $70, April $80, etc.
Percentage Increase Basis
Enter the base budget figure and the percentage the budget is to increase by each month.
For example:
Percentage increase is 10% and the base budget is $50. Your school financial year starts in February. The system will increase the budget amount for each month by 10% so February will be $55, March will be $60.50, April $66.55 etc.
Annual Budget
Enter the annual amount of the budget and this will be split evenly between the months of the year.
For example:
The budget figure of $1200 will be divided by 12 and $100 will be put in as the budget for each month.
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SAVE the information and repeat the process of manually entering the budget for each General Ledger account that has a budget allocated to it
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The budget figures are included on the Profit and Loss Detailed and the GL by Account ID reports.
Three reports specific to the information held on the Budget form are located under REPORTS>GENERAL LEDGER. They are:
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Budget Account Totals
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Budget Overview
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Budget Comparison
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The information contained in these reports comes from the Budget form only, so before running them you need to go to GENERAL LEDGER>BUDGETS and run the Recalculate Monthly Totals option to update the information held on the budget form for the Last Year, This Year, Year Difference, Variance and Oper. Plan Diff figures. This will ensure that the figures included on the report are up to date.
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For more information, please contact:
Heather McKay
Human Edge Software
Phone: +61 3 9690 5004
Fax: +61 3 9690 2802
Email: sas2000@human-edge.com.au
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