In order to start using the Budget module in farmerswife, you need to first configure an account structure and go through some settings.
In the Server, go to Setup and then, to Financial tab.
Budget Settings in Server Setup > Financial tab
Add Budget Rates To Rate Card (Default)
Select the default option to be applied if rates are manually modified in the Active Budget. "Always" will add the new rates to the Project Rate Card without a warning; "Ask" will first ask for confirmation; and "Never" will not add the new rates to the Project Rate Card.
The setting can then be overridden per Project. See further details in the Adding Budget Rates To Rate Card article.
Add Budget Discounts To Actuals (Default)
Enable this option if discounts added to the Active Budget should also be applied to Actuals as they get attached to lines with a discount.
The setting can then be overridden per Project. See further details in the Adding Budget Discounts To Actuals article.
Budget Settings button
As you click on the Budget Settings button, you get access to configure the following:
Custom Fields
See details in the Budget Custom Fields article.
Allow Adding Directly To Budget Categories
Enable this setting if your Budget Account structure consists of levels, i.e. first level is a Category, and second level is Accounts, and you want to only allow adding Budget Details to the Accounts.
E.g. Category "Post Production" has some Accounts within: "Offline", "Online", "CG". In this case you want to add lines below the corresponding Account, and never directly to the main Category.
Budget Operators By Default Added To Actuals
Enable this setting if you want to apply the same Budget Operators to your Actuals view and Invoice view.
The setting can then be overridden per Project. See further details in the Budget Operators article.
Budget Structure
See further details in the Creating a Budget Structure article.
Auto Assignment Steps
See further details in the Auto Assignment Steps article.