---
title: Budget
summary: See the budget of a project by work head, with the amount, the margin and the spending limit, and switch between budget revisions.
menu: Planning > Budget
route: /budget
who: People who have the View Budget permission. Editing needs the Add or Edit Budget permission.
---

The budget is the money you plan to spend on a project. Superwise splits it by **Head**. A head is a group of work, such as "Shell & Core Works" or "Finishing Works". Each head has an **Amount**, a **Margin** and a **Limit**. Use this page to check the budget of the project you work in.

A bill of quantities (BOQ) is the list of work items with quantity and rate for a project. The budget is different. It is one amount for each head, set before the BOQ is final.

## Before you start

- Choose the project in the project list at the top of the screen. The page shows the budget of that project.
- A budget must exist. Someone with the Add or Edit permission creates it. See [How to edit the budget](edit-budget.md).

## How to see the budget

1. Open **Planning > Budget**.
2. Read the table. Click the arrow at the start of a row to open the heads under it.

![The budget page. The table lists the heads with Code, Head, Amount, Margin and Limit. Mark 1 is the menu icon in the table header.](../media/budget-list.png)

## How to see an older revision of the budget

Every time an approved budget is saved again, Superwise keeps the old version as a revision. Revisions are named R1, R2 and so on.

1. Click the menu icon in the table header (mark 1 in the picture above).
2. Click **Revisions**.
3. In the dialog **Budget Revisions**, open the list **Revisions** and choose a revision.
4. Click **Switch**. The table shows that revision.
5. To leave the dialog without a change, click **Close**.

![The Budget Revisions dialog. Mark 1 is the list of revisions. Mark 2 is the Switch button.](../media/budget-revisions-dialog.png)

## What the columns mean

| Name | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **Code** | The code of the head, for example 3 or 3.1. A code with a dot is a sub head of the head before the dot. |
| **Head** | The name of the head. |
| **Amount** | The money planned for the head. The amount of a main head is the sum of its sub heads. |
| **Margin** | The extra percentage you allow above the amount. |
| **Limit** | The most you allow to spend on the head. It is the amount plus the margin. An amount of 1,000 with a margin of 10% gives a limit of 1,100. |

## Rules to know

- The table is read only. To change a number, use **Edit** in the table menu. The menu shows **Edit** only to people who may edit the budget.
- Saving an approved budget again creates a new revision. The older version stays in **Revisions**.

## If something goes wrong

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| The table is empty. | No budget exists for the project, or the wrong project is selected. Check the project name at the top, then ask a person with edit rights to add the budget. |
| **Could not load the budget. Please Try Again Later.** | Reload the page. If the message stays, tell your administrator. |

## Related pages

- [How to edit the budget](edit-budget.md)
- [Project BOQ](../project-boq/index.md)
- [BOQ estimation](../boq-estimation/index.md)