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Budget ManagerFor use with Global Software General Ledger

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Budget Manager for use with Global Software General Ledger

Table of ContentsPart I Budget Manager Overview 2

................................................................................................................................... 21 Introducing Budget Manager

................................................................................................................................... 32 Features & Benefits

Part II Budget Manager Installation 4

................................................................................................................................... 41 Additional Components

................................................................................................................................... 52 Budget Manager Installation

................................................................................................................................... 63 Registering Budget Manager

................................................................................................................................... 74 Initiate Excel Add-In

................................................................................................................................... 85 Uninstall Process

Part III Using Budget Manager 9

................................................................................................................................... 91 Process Overview

Part IV Building your Spreadsheets 11

................................................................................................................................... 111 Calculation Options

................................................................................................................................... 122 GXB Formula

................................................................................................................................... 133 Sample Workbook

Part V Budget Trees 14

................................................................................................................................... 141 Creating a Budget Tree

................................................................................................................................... 152 Adding Control Levels

................................................................................................................................... 183 Adding Detail Controls

................................................................................................................................... 204 Additional Options

Part VI Tracking Budget Progress 21

................................................................................................................................... 211 Setting the Status

................................................................................................................................... 222 Using the Status Summary

................................................................................................................................... 233 Email Notifications

Part VII Consolidation and Upload to Host 25

................................................................................................................................... 251 Load Budget PC Database

................................................................................................................................... 272 Working with the Budget PC Database

.......................................................................................................................................................... 28Display Account Summary

.......................................................................................................................................................... 29Display Account Detail

.......................................................................................................................................................... 30Verify Accounts

.......................................................................................................................................................... 32Upload to Host G/L

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Global Software Budget ManagerI

Budget Manager Overview 2

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1 Budget Manager Overview

1.1 Introducing Budget Manager

What is Budget Manager?Global Software, Inc.'s Budget Manager allows your organization to streamline and control your budgetingprocess, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and consistency of your budgets. Budget Manager transforms yourbudgeting process into a dynamic, flexible, and responsive system.

Ease of UseLeveraging the popularity of Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet as a budget building tool, the Budget Managerextracts your budget data from your spreadsheets into a central database. Less time accumulating your budgetdetail means more time for analysis and strategic planning. The Budget Manager allows full maintenance of yourbudget data as well as optional transferring of the budget data into Global's General Ledger product.

The budget work flow process allows managers to plan and control the budget process with a minimal amount ofeffort. The system will monitor the progress and generate alerts against user-defined schedules to ensure thatbudgets are completed, validated, and authorized on schedule.

Manage Your Financial ReportingIn addition to being a powerful budgeting tool, Budget Manager empowers you to create reporting trees. Thesetrees can then be used to quickly print or e-mail spreadsheet reports with just a few mouse clicks.

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1.2 Features & Benefits

Features & Benefits· Leverage Microsoft's Excel as the budget input tool of choice· Tree-View control of all your budget spreadsheets· Allows for multiple revisions of your budget· Track budget completion by manager· Extracts your budget data from spreadsheets into a central budget database· Reduce number of days required to consolidate and upload your budget· Eliminate requirement for IT or super-users to create/upload budgets with the automatic update of budget data

into your General Ledger· Easily Print or E-Mail Financial Reports when used in conjunction with Global's Spreadsheet Server product· Works in conjunction with E-Mail to send deadline reminders for the incomplete components

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2 Budget Manager Installation

2.1 Additional Components

REQUIRED COMPONENTS

Client Access ExpressBudget Manager uses Client Access Express' inherent TCP/IP functionality to communicate with your iSeriesGeneral Ledger. The OLE DB component of Client Access Express needs to be installed on each P/C usingBudget Manager. Prior to installing this product, please verify that you have applied the latest service pack forClient Access Express.

1. The OLE DB Provider component of Client Access Express must be loaded on the PC which will haveBudget Manager installed.

2. Run the setup program within Client Access Express to determine that the OLE DB Provider component isinstalled. See the below screen to verify the correct setup.


2.2 Budget Manager Installation

NEW INSTALLS1. Close any open sessions of Excel.

2. Run the Setup.exe program from the installation CD -or- from the downloaded and uncompressed zip filefrom Global's web site.

3. Follow and respond to the installation prompts. Global recommends taking the defaults. Upon successfulcompletion of the installation, the follow panel appears.

4. After the installation has completed successfully, it is recommended to:· Reboot if directed to do so.· Ensure that the appropriate component(s) are installed for connectivity (see Additional Components).

UPGRADE INSTALLSGenerally upgrade installs follow the same process as a new install. Occasionally there are exceptions, so it isimportant to read Upgrade Guidelines published when a new version is released.



2.3 Registering Budget Manager

Once Budget Manager is installed, you have 30 days in which to register the product on your PC. Complete thesteps below the register the product. Contact Global's help desk for any assistance necessary.

1. From your desktop, click Start>Program Files>Budget Manager>Register Budget Manager.

2. Click the Register Product tab to retrieve User Code 1 and User Code 2 and then press Cancel.

3. Contact Global Software for "Registration Keys" based upon the product name, your company name, andUser Codes.

4. Enter Reg Key 1 and Reg Key 2 with the information received from Global Software and press OK.

Note: It is VERY important to not press ENTER on the Registration panel until you have keyed the properregistration keys. You should always CANCEL off of this panel until the time when you are actuallykeying the Registration Keys received from Global Software.


2.4 Initiate Excel Add-In

1. Start Excel.

2. For Excel 2003:· From the Excel menu, select Tools>Add-Ins. The Add-Ins panel appears.· Select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.

For Excel 2007:· Click the Office button. The Office Menu panel appears.· Click the Excel Options button. The Excel Options panel appears.· Select Add-Ins, and click Go. The Add-Ins panel appears.· Select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.

For Excel 2010:· From the Excel ribbon, select File>Options. The Excel Options panel appears.· Select Add-Ins, and click Go. The Add-Ins panel appears.· Select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.



2.5 Uninstall Process

Generally, it is not necessary to uninstall Budget Manager prior to installing new versions. An uninstall shouldonly be performed in order to completely remove the product from the PC.

1. Start Excel.

2. For Excel 2003:· From the Excel menu, select Tools>Add-Ins. The Add-Ins panel appears.· De-select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.

For Excel 2007:· Click the Office button. The Office Menu panel appears.· Click the Excel Options button. The Excel Options panel appears.· Select Add-Ins, and click Go. The Add-Ins panel appears.· De-select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.

For Excel 2010:· From the Excel ribbon, select File>Options. The Excel Options panel appears.· Select Add-Ins, and click Go. The Add-Ins panel appears.· De-select the add-in named Global's GXB for Global GL, and click OK.

3. Exit Excel.

4. Run the Unwise.exe program installed with the product. The program is located in the Program Files \Budget Manager folder (if installation defaults were taken).


3 Using Budget Manager

3.1 Process Overview

The Budget Manager is a tool that allows for both the management and consolidation of multiple budget unitsthrough a centralized control. Below is an overview of how the overall process flows beginning to end.

1. Excel spreadsheets are prepared for distribution to each budgetary unit. These units are defined by eachorganization (i.e. Departments, Plants, Product Lines, etc.) and must contain the following key elements:· Account Number· Budget Dataset· Format· Period· Currency, if applicable

2. Budget Manager can be used to distribute these spreadsheets for completion to the appropriate individual perbudgetary unit. To accomplish this, initiate Budget Manager and create a new Budget Tree.

3. Add Control Levels (or branches) to the Budget Tree. These control levels usually correspond directly to thebudgetary units defined by your organization. You may define as many levels as necessary under a particularbranch. Only the lowest levels of a branch will contain links to the spreadsheet location, control manager, e-mail address, etc. These lowest levels are referred to as Detail Controls.

4. Set the status for Control Levels to either Completed or Incomplete. Then track and review the variousbudgetary units' progress and send reminders as appropriate to all within the Budget Manager application.

5. After spreadsheets are completed and approved, the budget manager will review each spreadsheet andcreate the Data Load worksheet using the GXB formula. These formulas can also be created as part of astandard template.

6. Next, use Budget Manager to create a consolidation of this budget detail with the click of a mouse. Afterspecifying which spreadsheets to consolidate and the revision number, the system will create a BudgetDatabase on the PC. This database can then be reviewed, validated, and updated with changes, ifnecessary, and finally uploaded automatically to either Global's General Ledger or Global's SpreadsheetServer product.

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7. Budget Manager can also be used to print and/or email final, approved budget spreadsheets back to therespective unit manager if desired.


4 Building your Spreadsheets

4.1 Calculation Options

1. By default, the calculation function within Excel is set to calculate automatically. Global strongly recommendssetting this value to manual so that all required spreadsheet changes or additions can be completed prior tore-calculating.

Nav Tip:For Excel 2003 and Prior, this setting is found on the Calculation tab within Excel's Tools>Optionsmenu.

Nav Tip:For Excel 2007 and Above, this setting is found in the Calculation Options section on the Excel'sOptions Formulas panel.· Click the Office button. The Office Menu panel appears.· Click the Excel Options button. The Excel Options panel appears.· Select Formulas. The Excel Options Formula panel appears.

2. The following options are available for calculating spreadsheets:

F2+Enter Calculates the active cell.

F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks.

Shift+F9 Calculates the active worksheet.

Ctrl+Alt+F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they havechanged since the last calculation.

3. The GXB formula is used to consolidate the various budget spreadsheets to Budget Manager and ultimatelyyour Global General Ledger. Use this formula in an Excel spreadsheet cell in the same manner as nativeExcel spreadsheet functions.

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4.2 GXB Formula

Use the GXB formula to format the budget amounts into a particular account, dataset, format, and period that willbe read and used to populate the Budget Manager application.

Syntax:=GXB("Account","Dataset","PER",Period,Amount,"Currency")

Note: It is most common to use cell references within GXB formulas to identify parameters.

Parameters:AccountSpecific a single account (e.g. 001-000-1000-005)

DatasetIdentify the Global Ledger Dataset into which the budget will be uploaded.

FormatPER = Period is the only allowable option for this parameter of the formula and indicates that the amountrepresents the budget for a particular period.

PeriodIdentifies the period into which the budget will be uploaded.

AmountThe budget dollars for a particular account for a particular period

Formula Examples:=GXB("001-000-100-005","NYBUD","PER",10,'Budget Input'!D13,"USD")Converts the budget amount from the Budget Input Worksheet cell D13 so that it will map properly during theupload to Global's GL. This Budget Input Worksheet would be maintained by the appropriate DepartmentManager.

=GXB($B$1&$B$3&$B13,$B$2,"PER",D$5,'Budget Input'!D13,"USD")Converts the budget amount using cell pointing within the formula.

Example of spreadsheet with GXB statements attached


4.3 Sample Workbook

Sample Excel Workbook

In this example, the Budget Manager sent this type of workbook to each budgetary unit manager. The first tab,Current Year Actual, utilizes Spreadsheet Server to provide the actual data from the current year as a referenceand general guideline of the format to be used. From there, each unit manager completes the second tab,Budget Input, with the respective period budget, by account. Once completed, the third tab, Data Load, isautomatically populated with the data from the Budget Input sheet because the GXB formula has been placed inthe corresponding cells.

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5 Budget Trees

5.1 Creating a Budget Tree

1. Launch the Budget Manager application by clicking on Budget Manager in your Start > Menu > Programs >Budget Manger group.

2. From the File menu, click New Budget and enter the following information:· Budget Title· Manager· Expected Completion Date· Status, Notes and Comments as desired

3. Click the Save button. The system prompts for the file name and location for the new budget. If the defaultis taken (recommended), a file name that matches the Budget Title with a .BGT extension is created in thefolder identified during the installation process. The default file name and location may be overriden ifnecessary.

The main "root" of the Budget Tree is created. The following is a portion of what is displayed when theexample budget is created:


5.2 Adding Control Levels

Once the Budget Tree's root has been created, you can now define its branches by adding Control Levels.

1. Right-click on the tree branch you wish to add levels. Initially, this would be the Budget's Title (the root level -denoted by a folder icon). Then select Add Control Levels from the popup menu.

2. Begin typing the budgetary units for your organization. Initially, these will usually be the summary levelbranches of the Budget Tree. Hit your keyboard's Enter key to begin a new level on a new line of the list. It isimportant to know that you will be able to add additional control levels or sub-groups to each of thesesummary levels as required. Detail Controls (explained later) are only added to the lowest levels of theBudget Tree's branches.

3. Click the Add button when you have finished adding levels to the list. The levels will be added to the BudgetTree.

The following is a portion of what is displayed when the above Control Levels are added to the examplebudget tree:

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If you need additional Control Levels for one of these branches, then you would repeat the steps beginning with aright-click on the control level you wish to expand. For example, to add Production and Quality Assurancebranches to the Manufacturing branch we would:

1. Right-click on Manufacturing and select Add Control Levels from the popup menu.

2. Enter Production and Quality Assurance to the list and click the Add button.

The following is a portion of what is displayed when the above branches are added to the Manufacturing levelof the example budget:


Continue to add Control Levels where appropriate. The following is an example of a completed Budget Tree:

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5.3 Adding Detail Controls

After you have defined all of your Control Levels, you must specify the Control Levels which will be responsiblefor the detail input of budget information.

1. Right-click on the lowest level of a branch and select Add Detail Control from the menu.

2. Complete the panel with the following information· Control Manager· Expected Completion Date· Budget Spreadsheet File Location - This is the location of the spreadsheet containing this control's budget

information. Click the Browse button to specify the location.· EMail Addresses - Addresses are used as part of the notification process within Budget Manager. You may

enter the Email address manually or you may select addresses from your Address Book by clicking on theRetrieve from Address Book button.

· Notes and Comments (optional)

3. Click the Save button.

4. Detail Controls can be edited by double clicking any element within the Detail Control or with a right-mouseclick and then selecting View / Modify Detail Controls.

The following is an example of Detail Controls added to the Production branch of the Manufacturing ControlLevel:

Note: The Update Budget PC Database flag should only be checked when you are ready to consolidate thisspreadsheet's GXB formula results.

The Budget Tree will have been updated to look like the following (note that the Production level's text color isnow green - indicating a responsibility level with Detail Controls):

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5.4 Additional Options

Additional options are available with a right-click on a Control Level. These include:

· Add Control Levels - used to create branches and sub-levels of the Budget Tree· Add Detail Control to " " - used to attach spreadsheet, manager and email information to the lowest sub-levels

of the Budget Tree (not applicable to the root level)· Remove this Level (and any sub-levels) from this Budget - a quick way to delete a branch from the Budget Tree

(not applicable to the root level)· Modify this Level's Title - used to edit the description of a Control Level (not applicable to the root level)· Set 'Update Budget PC Database' Status ON for this Level (and any sub-levels) - a quick way to select all

Detail Control Levels within a summary Control Level as completed and ready for consolidation to Budget PCDatabase

· Set 'Update Budget PC Database' Status OFF for this Level (and any sub-levels) - a quick way to deselect allDetail Control Levels within a summary Control Level indicating that they are not ready for consolidation toBudget PC Database

· Set Status of this level (and any sub-levels) as 'Completed'· Set Status of this level (and any sub-levels) as 'Incomplete'· Expand All Levels - a way to view all components of a Control Level with one click· Collapse All Levels - a way to compress the view only the major Control Level with one click· Cancel Menu - no action


6 Tracking Budget Progress

6.1 Setting the Status

Setting a Control Level (and any of it's sub-levels) as complete determines how information appears on theStatus Summary tab. If the Control Level is set to complete, the Detail Control for the level will appear in theCompleted area of the Status Summary tab. If the Control Level is set to incomplete, the Detail Control for thelevel will appear in the Incomplete area of the Status Summary tab.

To toggle a Control Level as either completed or incomplete, right-mouse click and select the appropriate action:· Set the Status for this level (and any sub-levels) as "Complete".· Set the Status for this level (and any sub-levels) as "Incomplete".

A colored block icon with a check mark denotes completed Control Levels. Blank blocks denote incompleteControl Levels. Using the example Budget Tree below, note that Summary levels "Selling" and "General andAdmin" are the only summary levels whose status is set to completed. Also note that within the "Manufacturing"summary level, the "Production" Detail Control level is completed and "Quality Assurance" is set to an incompletestatus.

Update Budget PC DatabaseChecking this box indicates that you have reviewed the budget values in the spreadsheet for this Detail Controland are now ready to load into the PC's Budget Database in preparation for uploading these values to the Host.Only spreadsheets for Detail Controls whose "Update Budget PC Database" check box is checked will beconsidered for subsequent uploading to the Host. For the preceding example, the "Quality Assurance" control'sbudget spreadsheets will be ignored in the PC Load operation and subsequent upload to the Host.

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6.2 Using the Status Summary

The Status Summary tab can be accessed to conveniently view a summary status of the budgets that havebeen completed and more importantly, the budgets that are still not yet complete. In addition, it will allow for aconvenient email reminder to be sent from within the application.

As indicated in the Setting the Status topic, a colored block with a check mark indicates that the Detail Control isnow complete and will therefore fall into the completed section of the Status Summary tab. Conversely, an emptyblock will result in the Detail Control level residing in the Incomplete section and allowing it to be tagged aseligible for the Email Incomplete Notification selection. Emails will be sent to those individuals who's status isIncomplete.


6.3 Email Notifications

Email notifications will only be sent to those individuals who's status is Incomplete.

To send email notifications:1. Make sure that your email application is running on your pc.

2. Verify, using the Status Summary tab, the status of each Detail Control Level within your Budget Tree toensure that you've identified them as Complete or Incomplete as appropriate. If necessary, update the statusunder the Control Level tab by changing a level's status as described in the Setting the Status topic.

3. On the Status Summary tab, click on Email Incomplete Notifications located at the top of the panel.

4. Complete the Email Subject line with a brief message that will appear in the Subject line of the recipientsincoming email.

5. Click OK to send. Progress information will be displayed as the system is working on the request.

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Final information panel received during Email Notification process


7 Consolidation and Upload to Host

7.1 Load Budget PC Database

One of the most beneficial features of the Budget Manager product is the ability to retrieve the budget data fromthe various component spreadsheets and consolidate them so that they can be reviewed and uploaded to theHost product.

All Detail Control Level spreadsheets can be easily consolidated within Budget Manager. The GXB formula isutilized to indicate to the program what data is to be retrieved from the various spreadsheets and brought into theBudget PC Database. This process can be repeated as many times as necessary and each time the resultingBudget PC Database will be captured with a revision number so that previous versions can be reviewed again ordeleted if no longer required.

1. Make sure that all Detail Control Level's Update Budget PC Database check boxes within the Budget Treehave been checked.

2. Once all spreadsheets have been selected, click on the Load PC Budget Database button at the top of thewindow.

3. A confirmation screen will be displayed identifying the selected spreadsheets. A revision number must beinput. For information purposes, the previous revision number will be displayed as well as the Budget Title.Input the new revision number and click Next.

4. The next panel will indicate that the new revision id# has been accepted. Click the Next button to extractbudget data from spreadsheets.

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5. The Status of each spreadsheet will go from Ready, Extracting, Done until the last spreadsheet has beensuccessfully extracted. Click Next to upload the extracted budget data to the pc database.

6. You will receive the following panel indicating that the load was successful. Click Finish to complete theprocess.


7.2 Working with the Budget PC Database

To access the Budget PC Database, select the Tools > Maintain PC Budget Database from the menu or clickthe Maintain PC Database button if you are currently processing a Budget Tree. The Maintain PC BudgetDatabase window is displayed.

This function of Budget Manager gives you powerful analytical and control capabilities. You can:· View the budget broken down by period and summarized by Account Number· View the budget broken down by different elements of your hierarchy· Drill-down to the detail level for a specific Account and Period - exposing the source (workbook, worksheet and

spreadsheet cell) of the budgeted amounts· View and modify the source spreadsheet directly via Excel· Change the budgeted detail amounts directly to the PC Database - overriding the spreadsheet's source· Connect to the iSeries host and verify account numbers, displaying a report of invalid accounts· Remove previous revisions no longer needed from the Budget PC database· Copy the contents of the Account Summary grid to the Clipboard, allowing you to paste your budget data into

other tools such as Excel for further analysis and reporting· Upload the budget data from the Budget PC database to the iSeries host



7.2.1 Display Account Summary

Display the Account Summary for a specific Budget Title and Revision ID by either double-clicking on its line inthe Budget grid or right-clicking on its line and then selecting Display Account Summary from the popup menu.

The Account Summary grid will then be populated with the consolidated budget amounts for periods 1 through14, summarized by Dataset, Currency Code and Account number.

To view the budget amounts for a specific control within your tree-view, click the control within the tree-view paneland right-click for your options. Select the View Details option to filter the detail screen.

To position the Account Summary grid to a specific account number, enter it into the Account box and click theFind button.

You can copy the entire contents of the Account Summary grid to the Microsoft Windows' clipboard. Right-mouseclick on any line in the Account Summary grid and select Copy Grid to Clipboard from the popup menu. Youcan then paste your budget data into other tools, such as Microsoft Excel, for further analysis and reporting.


7.2.2 Display Account Detail

Drill-down to the Account Detail for a specific account by either double-clicking on its line in the AccountSummary grid or right-clicking on its line and then selecting Display Account Detail from the popup menu.

The Account Detail window appears with a grid of the budget account's source for each period's amount. Eachline in the grid can be viewed to trace back to the account's Excel workbook, worksheet and specific cell.

You may change a period's amount directly in the grid. Editing in this manner will be in effect for the upload toyour host, but will NOT carry back to the source spreadsheet.

You may view the source's Excel spreadsheet either manually or by right-clicking on the grid line and selectingView Excel Spreadsheet from the popup menu (Microsoft Excel must already be running). If you modify theExcel spreadsheet's budget amount, you will have to reload the Budget's PC database with an incrementedRevision ID.

Close the window to return to the main Maintenance screen.



7.2.3 Verify Accounts

You should verify your account numbers prior to uploading the budget data to your iSeries Host. Budget Managerverifies your accounts by connecting to your host and checking them against the GLPAMSTR DB2 database ofthe Global General Ledger product. Any invalid accounts can be viewed via Window's Notepad for subsequentcorrection.

Initiate the verification wizard for a specific Budget Title and Revision ID by right-clicking on its line in the Budgetgrid and then selecting Verify Accounts from the popup menu. Respond to the wizard prompts from connectingto your host to viewing an error report (if any invalid accounts are detected).



7.2.4 Upload to Host G/L

This process easily allows the data transfer between the Budget Manager application to the host General Ledgerinto a file called GLPBUDGT. You will need to then sign into the General Ledger and create an Import AccountData definition and then run the import.

1. Select Upload to Host G/L - This takes the data currently in the Budget PC Database and copies it over to afile called GLPBMXXX on the AS/400 and Library Name specified on the Connection and BudgetingParameters panel indicated below. Click Next to continue. Note: Any library name can be used thatcurrently exists on the system. This is not the Database Group name for your Global financial data. Also, theBudget Reference field is a user defined, 15 character field, that will carry over to a field on the GLPBMXXXfile as well as the revision number for informative purposes only.

(GLPBMXXX where XXX is user defined will be created in the specified library)

2. You will receive a series of information messages at the bottom of this panel to indicate the progress of therequest. Initially it will sign-on to the AS/400 and then clear any existing data in the GLPBMXXX file. ClickNext to proceed.

3. Again, you will receive a series of informational messages at each step through the process. You may clickNext to continue or Cancel to discontinue and exit the process.

4. Once you receive the final message that the upload was successful click Finish. Your screen will return tothe Maintain PC Database panel.


5. Next, you will need to sign into the Global General Ledger system and create the Data Import Definition forthe corresponding dataset:· From the General Ledger Main Menu (GLMAIN) take option 4, Data Management Menu and press Enter.· Take option 9, Work with Data Import Definition and press Enter.· Signon to appropriate Database Group and press Enter. You may press F4 for a list of valid Database

Groups.· Press F6 to create a new Data Import Definition. Complete the panel as appropriate. The Import File and

Import Library names identified should correspond to the location specified on the Budget Parameterspanel within Budget Manager. Please refer to the GL User Guide if more information on completing thispanel is required. Press Enter to continue.



Data Import Definition - Panel 1

6. Complete the 2nd Data Import Definition Panel by mapping the GLPBMXXX file to the appropriate fields.The Prompt (F4) key can be used for assistance. Once complete, press Enter to update, F3 to exit, thenOption 1 to save.


Data Import Definition - Panel 2

7. Once the Data Import Definition has been defined, take Option 10 to execute. This will take the data thatresides in the GLPBMXXX file and import it to the GLPADATA file where all other account data resides.

Note: This process may be repeated multiple times. Each time the GLPBMXXX file will be cleared, but theGLPADATA file will only be updated with data received from the GLPBMXXX file. If, for example, ifyou've previously sent data for a particular account and imported it to the GL and now you want todelete it you must re-sent it with zeros instead of deleting it from your PC Budget Database. If youdelete it, nothing will be in the GLPBMXXX file to replace the record in the GLPADATA file.

Index- B -benefits and features 3

BGT file extension 14

Budget Manager 9

Process Overview 9

Registering 6

Budget Spreadsheet File Location 18

Budget Title 14

Budget Tree 15

Adding Control Levels 15

Adding Detail Controls 18

Creating 14

- C -Change Budget Amount 29

Client Access Express 4

Connect to Host 30

Control Capabilities 27

Control Levels 15

Adding 15

Additional Options 20

Control Manager 18

Copy Grid to Clipboard 28

Creating a New Budget 14

- D -Data Import Definition 32

Detail Controls 18

Adding 18

Detail Source 29

Display Account Detail 29

Display Account Summary 28

- E -Email Address 18

Email Notifications 22

Incomplete Status 22

Send 23

Examples 29

Account Detail 29

Account Summary 28

Budget Tree 14

Control Levels 15

Detail Controls 18

Email Notifications 23

Excel Add-in for GXB 7

Excel Workbook 13

GXB 12

Load Budget Database to PC 25

Setting the Status 21

Status Summary 22

Upload to Host 32

Verify Accounts 30

Excel 11

Calculation Options 11

Excel Add-in 7

Expected Completion Date 14, 18

- F -features and benefits 3

Find Account 28

- G -Global General Ledger 32

GLPADATA 32

iSeries File 32

GLPBUDGT 32

iSeries File 32

GXB 7

Excel Add-in 7

Spreadsheet Formula 12

- I -installation 5

introduction 2

Invalid Account Numbers 30

- L -Load Budget Database to PC 25

Index 36

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- M -Maintain PC Budget Database 27

- O -OLE DB Provider 4

- R -Registration 6

Reg Keys 6

User Codes 6

required components 4

- S -Status 21

Complete 21

Incomplete 21

Settings 21

Status Summary Tab 22

- U -uninstall 8

Update Budget PC Database 21, 25

Checkbox 21, 25

Upload to Host G/L 32

- V -Verify Accounts 30

View Excel Spreadsheet 29


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