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Cost plan - Submit options: Merge/Replace - what is the difference?

  • 1.  Cost plan - Submit options: Merge/Replace - what is the difference?

    Posted Jun 16, 2015 03:44 AM

    Hi guys,

     

    I've searched for this question through Communities and also some guides I have on Clarity 13.3 but without success.

    Do someone has an answer on it? What is the difference? This option can be chosen when you have Cost plan filled out and

    set as "Plan of record" and want to create a budget plan from it (Submit for Approval):

     

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    So I'd like to know the difference between Submit options: Merge and Replace. And also what is behind it and what are the conditions of using if there exist some...

     

    Thanks

    Matej



  • 2.  Re: Cost plan - Submit options: Merge/Replace - what is the difference?
    Best Answer

    Posted Jun 16, 2015 04:06 AM

    I guess you have checked the guides as well -

     

    Submit Options

    Specifies whether to merge the cost plan you are submitting with the approved budget, or to completely replace it.

    Note: This option is hidden if you submit the first cost plan for approval. The option is set to Replace and is read-only if the grouping attributes or time periods are different from the attributes in the approved budget.

     

    How to Create a Budget Revision

    An approved cost plan becomes the budget plan for an investment. Because elements of an investment change, you can revise various parts of the budget, or can replace the budget entirely.

     

    You can make two types of revisions to an approved budget plan:

     

    Merged Budget Plan Revision

    ■ Submit a cost plan with new line items and merge the changes with the existing budget plan.

    ■ Submit a portion of a cost plan by varying the start and end dates for the submission, or update the field values in specific time periods. You can submit only the changed time periods and can merge them with the budget.


    Replacement Budget Plan Revision

    ■ Submit a cost plan with deleted line items and replace the budget to remove those line items from the budget plan.

    ■ Create a cost plan, using different grouping attributes or time period types, and replace the budget.

     

    Both revision types provide approval history. However, the replace feature enables you to delete line items that are no longer needed, and to revise grouping attributes and fiscal time periods.

     

    When you submit a cost plan that revises an existing budget, you specify whether to merge or replace using the Submit Options pull-down list. This field appears only when there is at least one approved budget. If the new cost plan has a different structure than the existing budget, Replace is the only option.

     

    NJ



  • 3.  Re: Cost plan - Submit options: Merge/Replace - what is the difference?

    Posted Jun 16, 2015 07:58 AM

    Thanks Navzjoshi

    This I didn't find...

     

    Matej



  • 4.  Re: Cost plan - Submit options: Merge/Replace - what is the difference?

    Posted Jun 16, 2015 09:55 AM

    You're welcome, matej256

     

    NJ