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Budget Tool
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What is the Budget Tool? Budget Tool is a custom-built, web-based, Oracle application used to submit budgets to the General Ledger (GL). Budget tool can be used to create an annual fiscal budget during Harvard University's budget cycle as well as to create and manage sponsored project budgets as the terms and conditions of the award dictate. Features of Budget Tool
Budget tool routes changes directly to the General Ledger (GL). The budget tool will automatically create a journal for each budget value and post it to the GL as part of one "batch". A journal is created by a single change to a budget account. Whereas, a batch can contain anywhere between one and literally thousands of journals, depending on how many accounts and periods are changed. How does the budgeting of sponsored projects differ from that of the fiscal process? The sponsored budget is the budget of record for the sponsored award. Maintenance of this budget is mandatory for all grants and contracts. Sponsored award budgets frequently have start and end dates that span fiscal years; however, the data will be stored in the General Ledger in the standard fiscal year format. |
User InformationHow to Obtain Access to Budget Tool Budget Tool uses the security applied to the Oracle e-business suite. Each Tub has a designated Authorized Requestor who is responsible for submitting requests for system access. Your manager or supervisor will help you determine the applications and the level of access that you will require for your job. Your Authorized Requestor will then submit the appropriate request(s) for access. For more information and to obtain the list of authorized requestors, see the Client Services section. Please see the Eureka Learning Management System to take the course Using the Budget Tool for Fiscal Budgeting. The Harvard EUREKA site contains documentation concerning the Fiscal Budget Tool. For use of the Budget Tool with sponsored budgets, see this ABLE link. NEW!: Budget Tool Tips Support Contact the UIS Help Desk (6-2001) or via for assistance with CAPS. Your request will be managed by the appropriate member of the FSS Custom Applications team. |