A budget journal is how you do a budget transaction. You will use a budget journal if you are moving money for budgeting purposes between accounts/funds/budget lines. Budget journals are for new funds, while budget transfers are to transfer existing money. This would be used for things that impact budgets or budget checking.
Course Description: A course covering how to manage your budgets using tools found in the UGA Financial Management and UGA Budget Management Systems. Topics include creating, reviewing, and submitting online and spreadsheet budget journals and budget transfers. Course formerly known as Working with Budget Journals.
Course Format: Interactive Webinar, Recorded, Self-Service in the OneSource Training Library.
Course Materials
Working with Budget Amendments Presentation
Course Recording
Working with Budget Journals Video (previous version of the course recorded June 2018, covers budget amendments in the UGA Financial Management System)
Working with Budget Amendments in the UGA Budget Management System Add-On Video (covers budget amendments in the UGA Budget Management System)
Working with Budget Amendments Full Course Video (recorded webinar session covering material from both the Budget Journals course and the new add-on material)
Course Resources
Budgeting Revenues and Expenditures - Guidelines by Fund - Excel and PDF formats