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[[File:ProfitAndLossBudgetAnalysisReport.png|300px|thumb|right|Budget Analysis Report]]  
[[File:ProfitAndLossBudgetAnalysisReport.png|300px|thumb|right|Budget Analysis Report]]  


The Budget Analysis report allows you to compare [[Actual]] versus [[Budgets]] or other [[Versions]].
The Budget Analysis report allows you to compare [[Actual]] versus [[Budgets]] or other [[Versions]] with variances


It displays figures for the current period, the year-to-date period and the full year period across the page and displays your [[Accounts|profit and loss accounts]] down the page.
It displays values for the Month To Date (MTD), Year To Date (YTD) and the Full Year across the page and displays your [[Accounts|profit and loss accounts]] down the page.


== How to view this report ==
The Layout can also be edited to display other comparisons such as Last Year MTD, Last Year YTD, Previous Period and Average Comparison


To view this report, follow these steps.
 
== How to open this report ==
 
To open this report, follow these steps.
# From the '''Menu''', click on '''12. Profit and Loss Reports''';
# From the '''Menu''', click on '''12. Profit and Loss Reports''';
# Click on '''Budget Analysis''' report.
# Click on '''Budget Analysis''' report.
** The report will open as a separate Workbook and the Customise Form will display. See below for more instructions on how to filter the reports


== How to use this report ==
== How to use this report ==


There are many more comparisons that this report can produce. To do so, click on the [[Editing the layout of reports|Layout]] button and select from one of the following items.
=== Customise the Report ===
# Click the Customise Button to display the Customise Form
# Click the Filters Tab to set the following Filters
* Actual Version
* Budget Version
* Forecast Version
* Company
* Account Hierarchy
* Account Set
* Financial Year
* Period
* Jobs
* Categories
* Currency
 
# Click the Options tab to set the following filters
* All Accounts
* Account Level
* Account Numbers
* Subtotals
* Blank Rows
* Comments
* GP % of Income
* Variance $ Type
* Variance % Type
 
=== Change the Layout ===
Click the [[Layout]] button to change the columns that display in the report
The Major columns in this report are:
* Previous Period
* Previous Period
* Selected Period (Default)
* Year to Date (Default)
* Historical and Budgeted Data
* Full Year Budget
* Full Year Budget
* Last Year
* Last Year
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* Last Year YTD
* Last Year YTD
* Weekly Average
* Weekly Average
The Minor columns are:
* Actual
* Budget
* Variance
* Variance %
* Comments
* Spacer
* Forecast
* Forecast Variance
* Forecast Variance %
* Jul
* Aug
* Sep
* Oct
* Nov
* Dec
* Jan
* Feb
* Mar
* Apr
* May
* Jun
* Total
=== Drill Down ===
Double click on a cell with either Actuals or Budgets to see Transactions or Inputs that make up that number
== Functionality==
Full functionality is a available in the Ultimate Edition
The following functionality is limited in the Free Edition
This report is available in the Free Edition with the following functionality excluded
The Layout Button is lock


== Related Topics ==
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