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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Monetary Benefit Plan form

Use the Monetary Benefit Plan form to specify the estimated benefit accrued by a demand for a fiscal period.

FieldDescription
NameDescriptive name of the benefit plan.
WorkDemand number to which the benefit plan belongs.
SponsorSponsor for the demand.
CategoryType of benefit:- Hard: Benefits that can be measured in terms of revenue. - Soft: Benefits that are measured in terms of value.
Sub categorySubcategories of hard and soft benefits. The selection in Category field determines the selections available in this field.
Benefit typeType of benefit. Select Monetary benefits.
Offset typeOffset type field indicates when the benefits start realizing. If the value in the selected offset type changes, the benefit plan start date shifts accordingly. For example, if the offset type is set to End Date and the due date of the demand changes, the benefit plan start date shifts to align with the new due date of the demand.
Work start dateStart date of the demand. The field appears if you select Start Date in the Offset type field.
Work end dateEnd date of the demand. The field appears if you select End Date in the Offset type field.
OffsetNumber of periods before or after the offset type when the benefit plan starts. For example, if the offset type is set to End Date and the offset is -2, the benefit plan is two periods before the demand end date. If the demand end date shifts, the benefit plan start date shifts to two periods before the new demand due date.
Duration in periodsThe length, in periods, of the benefit plan.
Start fiscal period

Starting fiscal period. Populated based on values in the Offset field relative to the selected Project or Demand start date or Project or Demand end date, and the Duration in period values.The field is editable if you select None in the Offset type field.

When you change the start fiscal period, the associated benefit breakdown values also change.

End fiscal periodEnding fiscal period.When you change the end fiscal period, the associated benefit breakdown values also change.
Associated benefitNon-monetary benefit that is associated with this monetary benefit plan.
DescriptionDescription of the monetary benefit plan.
FieldDescription
Entered benefitEstimated amount of the potential benefit.Any change in the planned benefit on the benefit plan updates the associated benefit breakdown values for future fiscal periods.
Entered currencyCurrency for the benefit plan.If the selected currency is different from the default currency configured in the Financial Management application, the budget reference rate is used to calculate the financial benefit of the demand.
Functional currencyThe default currency configured in the Financial Management application and used for managing the demand or project.
Total planned benefitTotal benefit value that is rolled up from the benefit breakdown.
Benefit in functional currencyBenefit incurred from demand in functional currency. The value in this field changes if the Entered currency is different from the functional currency.
Actual benefitActual benefit value that is rolled up from the actual benefit in the benefit breakdown.
RecurringCheck box to indicate if the benefit is recurring for each fiscal period in the benefit breakdown.

Parent Topic:Demand Management forms