Title: Allow Cost Management Budget Structures to Be Saved in Project Templates Idea / Enhancement Request: Autodesk should allow a Cost Management budget structure to be saved as part of a project template. During an owner-side Cost Management implementation, we configured a standard project template with the correct Cost Management settings, budget code structure, permissions, tools, and project setup. However, the actual budget structure could not be stored inside the project template. Each new project still requires the team to manually import the standard master budget template after the project is created. Current workflow: Create a new project from the Autodesk project template. Open Cost Management. Go to the Budget tab. Import the standard master budget template. Group the budget view by the budget code structure. Save the desired view for that project. Requested workflow: Allow a project template to include a preloaded Cost Management budget shell so that when a new project is created from the template, the Budget tab is already populated with the standard structure. The template does not need to carry live project values. At minimum, it would be helpful if the project template could carry forward: Standard budget rows Budget code assignments Parent and child budget hierarchy Default units Default descriptions Saved budget views and grouping Standard empty budget shells for owner or internal tracking workflows Why this matters: For owners and repeat project teams, the budget structure is often standardized across projects. In this case, the team wants each new project to start with the same cost categories and custom budget fields. Project managers would then rename custom fields, enter values, and remove lines that do not apply. Without this capability, each new project requires a manual import step. That adds setup time, increases the chance of inconsistent budget structures, and makes it harder to standardize reporting across projects. Business value: This enhancement would help teams: Standardize Cost Management setup across projects Reduce project startup steps Improve consistency in budget tracking Support better cross-project reporting and dashboards Reduce user error during budget setup Make project templates more complete for owner-side project controls workflows Suggested feature: Add an option in Project Templates called "Include Budget Structure in Template" or "Save Budget Shell to Project Template." When selected, new projects created from that template would automatically include the predefined budget structure, with values left blank or optionally carried forward based on user preference. This would be especially valuable for owner organizations, healthcare systems, public agencies, and repeat project teams that use Cost Management for internal budget tracking and standardized project reporting.
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