Difference between revisions of "How to copy Budgets from one installation to another"

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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
If you are installing a new version, the budgets get copied automatically if you choose the '''[[Upgrading_BudgetLink |Upgrade]]''' process rather than a New Installation process.
If you are installing a new version, the budgets get copied automatically if you choose the '''[[Upgrading_BudgetLink |Upgrade]]''' process rather than a [[ Installing_BudgetLink|New Installation process]].


If this is not possible then you can copy budgets across using the steps below.
If this is not possible then you can copy budgets across using the steps below.
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# '''[[Creating_Budget_Templates|Create Budget Templates]]''' containing your budget data;
# '''[[Creating_Budget_Templates|Create Budget Templates]]''' containing your budget data;
*Make sure that you '''click on Customise button''' to choose the budget and the year you want to copy from;
*Make sure that you '''click on Customise button''' to choose the budget and the year you want to copy from;
#Save the workbook in a location so that you can access from second installation;
#Save the workbook in a location so that you can access from new installation;
# Now Start the new installation to which you want the budgets to be copied into;
# Now Start the new installation to which you want the budgets to be copied into;
# Follow the steps to  '''[[From a Budget Template|Import Budgets]]''';
# Follow the steps to  '''[[From a Budget Template|Import Budgets]]''';
# When prompted choose the budget from the template you just saved.
# When prompted choose the budget from the template you just saved.

Revision as of 22:20, 15 October 2015

Overview

If you are installing a new version, the budgets get copied automatically if you choose the Upgrade process rather than a New Installation process.

If this is not possible then you can copy budgets across using the steps below.

  1. Start the old installation of BudgetLink;
  2. Create Budget Templates containing your budget data;
  • Make sure that you click on Customise button to choose the budget and the year you want to copy from;
  1. Save the workbook in a location so that you can access from new installation;
  2. Now Start the new installation to which you want the budgets to be copied into;
  3. Follow the steps to Import Budgets;
  4. When prompted choose the budget from the template you just saved.