Planner Allocations

The Planner Allocations feature provides for a different type of budget, called a pre-allocation budget. Each worksheet in a pre-allocation budget can be allocated on a percentage basis to any worksheet(s) in the default Planner budget.

Planner Allocations are an optional feature of Martus, available with the Standard+, Advanced+, and Enterprise level subscriptions. This feature must be enabled by support. If you would like to utilize this feature, please reach out to support@martussolutions.com.

Important Facts about Pre-Allocation Budgets

• The pre-allocation budget should include worksheets only for those dimensions that need to be allocated. 
• Each worksheet within a pre-allocation budget should only budget to those accounts that need to be allocated. Do not add accounts that are allocated elsewhere such as in Personnel Budgeting.
• Each pre-allocation budget can be managed within Martus with the same tools used for Planner budgets. This includes reporting, setting the default pre-allocation budget, and other standard functions such as copying, importing and exporting, using SPWs, and the approval process.
• The pre-allocation budget, when allocated to the default Planner budget, will replace all values associated with the lines in the pre-allocation budget.

Creating a Pre-Allocation Budget

1. Go to Planner > Planner Setup > Budget Management tab.
2. Select the appropriate year if needed.
3. Click Create Budget.
4. Choose Empty Budget.
5. Give the budget a Name.
6. Choose Pre-Allocation from the Budget Type drop-down.
   
   
   
   
7. Click Create Budget.
8. Select the budget that was just created.
9. Click Set as Allocation.
   
   
   
   

Adding Worksheets to a Pre-Allocation Budget

1. Go to Planner > Planner Setup > Worksheet Management tab.
2. Select the year and the pre-allocation budget from the budget dropdown and click Load.
3. Click Add Worksheet.
4. Fill out the fields as appropriate.
   
   Note: Most Planner Allocation worksheets have one dimension that is blank so that roll-up amounts across that dimension can be utilized in the budget worksheet.
   
   
5. Click Add Worksheet.
   
   

Adding Lines and Values to a Worksheet

1. Go to Planner > Worksheets.
2. Select the Year and Budget from the dropdown and click Load.
3. Click Edit (pencil icon) for the appropriate worksheet.
4. Click Line Actions > Add Line.
5. Select the appropriate Account and any line dimensions desired.
6. Click Add Line.
7. Add additional lines as needed. Note: Remember that only lines that need to be allocated should be added.
8. If needed, click Show Reference Data or use > (carrot) on the row. As an example, all reference data for the Department below is showing regardless of what Corporation it is tied to as Martus will automatically select the "Top Level" option for the empty dimension.
   
   
   
   
9. Update the line with the appropriate budget numbers.
   
   

Allocating the Worksheet

1. From Planner > Worksheets, select a worksheet to edit.
2. Click Worksheet Actions > Allocate worksheet.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Add New Target and select the appropriate worksheet to allocate.
   
   
   
   
4. Enter the percentage to allocate to the target worksheet and click + to save.
5. Continue adding targets worksheets as needed.
6. When finished, click Post to Planner Budget to post the allocated amounts to the matching lines in the default Planner budget.