Budgets (BUD)
Import and export files can contain complete information about
your budgets. The keyword for a budget is BUD.
Column
headings
The following table shows the column
headings for a budget. Only the ACCNT and AMOUNT columns are required.
ACCNT |
(Required) The name of the
account to which this budget applies. If the account is a subaccount,
the account's name includes the names of the parent accounts, beginning with
the highest level account. If you are creating an import file, use a colon
(:) to separate subaccount names. |
PERIOD |
A keyword that identifies
the time intervals within the budget. Because QuickBooks only allows one
month intervals in a budget, an export file always shows the keyword MONTH.
If you are creating an import file, type MONTH. |
AMOUNT |
(Required) The budget
amounts. Because a QuickBooks budget covers an entire year, an export file
shows 12 amounts, one for each month of the year. If you are creating an import
file, each month's amount must have its own column. |
STARTDATE |
The starting date of the
budget. If you are creating an import file, enter the date in MM/DD/YY
format. For example, 1/30/06. |
CLASS |
The name of the class that
the budget applies to. If the class is a subclass, the class name includes
the names of the parent classes, beginning with the highest level class. If
you are creating an import file, use a colon (:) to separate subclass names. |
CUSTOMER |
The customer that the
budget applies to. If you are applying the budget to a specific job for the
customer, the customer name includes the job name. The customer's name comes
first, then a colon (:), then the job name. |