PowerSchool ERP Budget Preparation

Add Ledger Entry Page for Administrators

Use this page to add new ledger accounts to the Revenue Ledger in Budget Preparation.

  • While you are adding a ledger account, you can use Notes on the toolbar to itemize the account's individual components or to enter notes.

  • Once added, a ledger account can be accessed and updated in the Update Revenue Budget - Administrators page's worksheet.

Ledger accounts created in Budget Preparation are posted back to the Fund Accounting System when you complete the budget process.

Menu Path:  Budget Preparation > Entry & Processing > Budget Preparation > Budget Administrator > click Display Budget in the Revenue section, and then click Add New

Adding revenue ledgers

  1. Select Budget Preparation > Entry & Processing > Budget Preparation > Budget Administrator to display the Budget Administrator center.

  2. Click Display Budget in the Revenue section.

  3. In the Update Revenue Budget - Administrator page, click Add New.

  4. In the Add Ledger Entry page, complete the fields.
    For information on individual fields, refer to the Fields section.

  5. Click OK to save the record.

Fields

Fields

Description

*Budget Unit*

Code for the low-level Organization Chart record to use for this Revenue Ledger account. This field is verified against Budget Preparation’s Organization Chart at the lowest level in your reporting structure. The field name is defined in your Budget Preparation Profile.

Account

Code for the revenue account to use for this Revenue Ledger record. Enter an account from the Revenue range defined in your Budget Preparation Profile. This field is verified against Budget Preparation’s Account List.

Freeze

Selection determining the approval level where the ledger account’s budget figures are frozen.

Select:

N - Not Frozen
D - Requested Level
R - Recommended Level
A - Approved Level
F - Future Level

When data is frozen, it cannot be overwritten with the Apply/Move Budget option. If needed, you can update frozen ledger accounts in the Update Revenue Budget - Administrator page.

Prior Year Budget (3rd, 2nd, and Prior Year)

Budget amounts for this ledger account in each of the past three fiscal years. Decimal/12,

The system updates these fields based on history records in Fund Accounting and Budget Preparation. The update occurs when you run the New Budget Year extraction.

The system updates these fields as follows:

  • Prior Year Budget equals the budget in Fund Accounting for this ledger account in the previous fiscal year.

  • 2nd Prior Year and 3rd Prior Year Budget are updated based on the ledger account’s Budget Preparation record for the current fiscal year. The Prior Year and 2nd Prior Year Budget in the current year’s Budget Preparation record become the 2nd and 3rd Prior Year Budget for the record generated from the extraction.

Prior Year Actual (3rd, 2nd, and Prior Year)

Actual revenue amounts for this ledger account in each of the past three fiscal years. Decimal/12,2

The system updates these fields based on history records in Fund Accounting and Budget Preparation. The update occurs when you run the New Budget Year extraction.

The system updates these fields as follows:

  • Prior Year Actual equals the total revenues in Fund Accounting for this ledger account in the previous fiscal year.

  • 2nd Prior Year and 3rd Prior Year Actual are updated based on the ledger account’s Budget Preparation record for the current fiscal year. The Prior Year and 2nd Prior Year Budget in the current year’s Budget Preparation record become the 2nd and 3rd Prior Year Budget for the record generated from the extraction.

Current Year Budget

Budget amount for this Revenue Ledger account in the current fiscal year. Decimal/12,2

Current Year YTD

Actual year-to-date revenue amount for this Revenue Ledger account. Decimal/12,2

Current Year Estimate

Projected revenues for the current fiscal year based on the Current Year YTD value and percentage of the year completed. Decimal/12,2

The system calculates the estimate when you run the Apply Budget option at the Requested level. For information, refer to Apply Budget Option.

Requested Base

Core revenues budgeted for this ledger account in the upcoming year at the first standard approval level. Decimal/12,2

A base revenue is any amount that was also included in last year’s budget. The requested level signifies the revenues that a department is requesting for the new year.

You can enter value or use the Apply Budget option to calculate it. For information, refer to Apply Budget Option.

Note

You also can use Notes on the toolbar to update this field. For information, refer to Notes Page.

Requested New Program

Revenues your department is requesting for next year that were not included in last year’s budget. Decimal/12,2

Recommended Base

Core revenues budgeted for this ledger account in the upcoming year at the second standard approval level. Decimal/12,2

A base revenue is any amount that was also included in last year’s budget. The recommended level signifies the revenues that have gone the initial level of approval.

You can enter the amount or use the Apply/Move Budget option to calculate it. For information, refer to Apply Budget Option.

Recommended New Programs

Revenues for this ledger account that were not included in last year’s budget and have gone through the initial level of approval. Decimal/12,2

Approved Base

Core revenues budgeted for this ledger account in the upcoming year at the final standard approval level. Decimal/12,2

A base revenue is any amount that was also included in last year’s budget. The approved level signifies revenues that have gone through final approval and are ready for posting to Fund Accounting.

You can enter the amount or use the Apply/Move Budget option to move the value from the Recommended level to the Approved level. For information, refer to Move Budget Option.

Approved New Programs

Revenues for this ledger account that were not included in last year’s budget and have gone through the final level of approval. Decimal/12,2

Important

The system combines the Approved Base and Approved New Programs values when the budget is posted to Fund Accounting.

2nd Year - 5th Year Estimate

Projected budget amounts for each of the four years following the budget year. Decimal/12,2

You can use the Apply/Move Budget option to calculate the estimates based on Future Year percentages in Budget Preparation’s Organization Chart and Account List. For information, refer to Apply Budget Option.