CSAS/2 Budget Management divides the budget process into two distinct phases. The Pre-Approval Phase and the Post-Approval Phase. The Pre-Approval Phase allows the organization’s administrative personnel to perform ad hoc (or “what if”) budgets before presenting to the governing board or city council. Once the budget is approved and/or accepted, the Post-Approval Phase allows the budget to be amended. CSAS/2 Budget Management tracks all budget amendments as if they were transactions complete with journal number and explanation. New budgets may be enter manually or, by using the “Update Function” feature, the new budget may be based on a variety of automated math functions using an existing budget, actual expense and income amounts, or plugged-in values. The budget update functions are very productive and easy to use within CSAS/2 Budget Management. However, for the spreadsheet aficionado, import from and export to office tools such as Microsoft Excel will greatly enhance productivity.