Budget Types and Processes in FB and BCS
Use
In Former Budgeting, the term budget type
is used to specify whether a budget is an original budget, a transfer, a supplement, etc. It is predefined by the system. The data object budget process
does not exist in Former Budgeting.
In Former Budgeting, the budget subtypes
contain user-defined classifications subdividing budget amounts according to an organization’s individual needs.
Caution
What is known as the budget type
in FB has become the budget process
in BCS, and w hat is known as the budget subtype
in FB has become the budget type
in BCS. The graphic below illustrates this change.
Budget Types in BCS
In BCS, budget types are user-defined. A budget type represents a customer-specific definition of budgeted values. This means that you can classify budget portions independent of the processes involved, for example, in order to keep the original budget classification (BCS budget type) during a transfer (BCS budget process). Two possible uses of the budget type are:
You can create budget types to separate the different phases of a budgeting cycle, such as the appropriation, apportionment, and allotment of budgets.
You can use the budget type to distinguish the budget portions according to relevant and non-relevant for availability control (AVC).
For further information see Budget Types in BCS .
Budget Processes in BCS
The budget process (known as “budget type” in Former Budgeting), on the other hand, is used to distinguish between different ways of changing the budget. Examples of BCS budgeting processes from which you can choose are: Prepare
(creates no entry documents), Enter
,Return
,Transfer
(Send, Receive), Supplement
, Carryover
(transfer between different fiscal years), RIB Source
(for revenues), and RIB Target
(for expenditures).
In particular, the combination of budget type and budgeting process enables you to create your own definition of budget values. For example, you can subdivide processes in order to differentiate between diffe rent types of entered budget, such as your organization’s own allocated original budget, and original budget provided by external sources. A further example: you can define different categories of supplements per budget type (BCS budget type “supplement” or SUPL).
In order to see the budget types in FB that become budget processes in BCS, go to the Implementation Guide under menu 
Public Sector Management
Funds Center Management
Budget Control System (BCS)
BCS Budgeting
Migration of Former Budgeting to BCS
Display Assignment Rules for Budgeting Process.
Caution
The definition of budget types and their relationship with processes in BCS is one of the essential steps in an implementation project. Before migration, you should carry out a careful analysis to optimally use this functionality, for example, by studying the processes/budget types that will be migrated from FB to BCS in the corresponding IMG activities.
For further information see Mapping Budget Types/Processes from FB to BCS .