Use

If you have funds to spare, this function enables you to reduce the budget. Returns usually take place bottom-up.

Prerequisites

For a budget return to be possible, the relevant budget structure elements must have enough current budget. For more information on the current budget, refer to Budget Types .

Features

There are two forms of return:

Budget is returned within your budget hierarchy, from a subordinate funds center and commitment item to a superior one. You can only return as much budget as is still freely available in the subordinate level. The overall budget is not affected by the return, but the available value (difference of budget and already distributed budget + assigned budget) in the superior level is increased by the amount returned from the subordinate level. For more information on, see Budget Allocation: Budget Distribution

Here, you are returning distributable or available budget from a particular FM account assignment in your hierarchy to the superior funds center or commitment item. This means that the overall budget decreases by the amount returned. For more information on, see Budget Allocation: Budget Entry