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What’s New in Budget Loader

This section describes the new features, enhancements, fixed issues, and important updates for Budget Loader.

  • Version 5.0

    1. 64-bit Compatibility.

  • Version 4.2

    1. Project Systems (CJR2) templates enhanced – Cost/Revenue Element, Activity Input, Process Input, and Primary/Secondary Order Costs enhanced with Expert Mode functionality.
    2. Replicate to Worksheet/Workbook function – Takes an existing Budget Loader template and separates the template by unique header into new, separate worksheets or workbooks.  The new workbooks can then be distributed to individual cost center managers, etc.
    3. Enhanced edit functionality for selected groups in Apply Groups.
    4. Show Premium Users list.

  • Version 4.0

    1. Expert Mode Processing.
    2. PCA – 7KE1 pick values displays Balance Sheet accounts.
    3. PCA – 7KE3 history includes balances carried forward.

  • Version 3.7

    1. Retrieve secondary (internal) cost postings into history templates for select templates.
    2. Retrieve partner object and original partner object values, types, and descriptions for appropriate transactions.
    3. Multi-sheet processing:  Process multiple history/planning sheets with one process.
    4. Value rounding: Automatically round history and/or plan values.
    5. Additional reporting options for rounded values.

  • Version 3.6

    1. Retrieve multiple value types/record types in history for primary cost transactions and PCA (i.e. allocations, distributions, etc. internal to SAP). (See Using Groups as Selection Criteria).
    2. New options screen with various usability enhancements  (See Options Screen).
    3. Error drill-down directly to Excel row (No overhead to SAP back-end on second and subsequent usage) See Processing a Budget Loader Template.
    4. Section totals in history templates.
    5. Optional transaction commit when warnings (not errors) are detected (See Processing a Budget Loader Template ).

  • Version 3.5

    1. Public Sector Management – Support for transaction FMBBC added.

  • Version 3.1

    1. Controlling – Profitability Analysis: Budget Loader can now plan, reforecast, and retrieve historical budgeting data in the CO-PA module of SAP.
    2. Usability Enhancements: Various usability enhancements have been made to increase productivity ( see Initializing a new Budget Loader Template, Apply Groups, Pick Budget Values).

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