Units

Units are defined measurements used in the UNIT columns in budget detail lines or in Fringes setup. Once a unit is defined you can quickly add it to any UNIT field by starting to type it and pressing ENTER to select the auto-completed suggestion.

Many time-based units have a unit equivalent that ties them back to HOURS. This makes it easy for the system to calculate a value or a fringe based on the units involved.

For example, if your DAY unit equals 12 HOURS, then a Flat Rate Fringe of $1.00 per hour would become $12 per day if applied to any line item measured in DAYS

The Units feature also recognizes plural versions of the Unit and will display the appropriate word when 0 or more than one item are present.

See Also: Managing Library & Budget Setup Items

Screenshot: MMB Units Setup

Default Units

New blank budgets created in Movie Magic Budgeting feature a list of preset standard Units.

Unit Plural Hours Unit Equivalence
%
Hour Hours 1
Day Days 12
Week Weeks 60
Month Months 240
Allow
Flat

Note that the % Unit is special and cannot be edited.

Add a new Unit

  • Open a budget and click the U (units) setup option
    • You can also press CTRL + 7 on a PC or CMD + 7 on a Mac
  • Click to + ADD UNIT
    • You can also select a row and press CTRL + i on a PC or CMD + i on a Mac
  • Click to select the NAME for your new unit
    • The name should be singular and is required for any unit
  • Add a PLURAL name and a DESCRIPTION for your unit if you desire
  • If the unit is time-based enter it's equivalence to HOURS in the HRS FLAT FR column
    • If the unit is never used in flat-rate Fringe calculations this can be ignored

Delete a Unit

  • Select the row to be deleted.
  • Click on the DELETE UNIT button
    • You can also press CTRL + D on a PC or CMD + D on a Mac

If the selected Unit is in-use somewhere in your budget, you will be warned that this may cause errors in your budget. If you are sure, select Delete Unit to confirm.

The selected Unit will be deleted from your budget and your totals recalculated based on this change.

Apply a Unit

See Applying Units for how to use your Units across your budget.

Units are also available to use in the Fringes Setup table.

See the printing reports section to find out how to print a report of the Units in your budget.