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# Pull from breakdown and categories

# Pull from breakdown and categories

The budget is built from your **breakdown**: props, wardrobe, characters, locations, and other elements become **line items** in budget **categories**. Use **Pull from breakdown** to create or refresh lines from the breakdown, and **Manage categories** to add or organize budget categories (e.g. Above the Line, Cast, PROPS, Wardrobe).

## Where to find the budget

**Production** → **Budget**. The first time you open the budget (or when it is empty), the app may run **Pull from breakdown** automatically so lines are created from your tagged elements and cast.

## Pull from breakdown

**Pull from breakdown** creates one budget line per breakdown element that does not already have a line:

* **Items** (props, wardrobe, set dressing, vehicles, stunts, SFX, VFX, etc.) are mapped to budget categories by type (e.g. props → 38.00, wardrobe → 09.00). If an item has a **Cost** card on its board, estimated/actual/paid from that card are used for the new line.
* **Characters** become cast lines in the Cast category (10.00). Name and rate come from the character's Cast Member card when present; work days can come from the schedule (DOOD days) if you use **Use DOOD days** on the line. See [Day Out of Days (DOOD)](/day-out-of-days) for how those days are calculated and how hold-days factor into cast cost.
* **Locations** become lines in the Locations category (11.00 or 93.00 depending on template).
* **Equipment** (cameras and lenses from **Production** → **Equipment**) become lines in the **Camera Equipment** category (45.00) when that category is on your budget; otherwise they fall under **Other / Miscellaneous** (16.00). Camera and lens rentals are not placed under PROPS (38.00), which is for property-department items. Estimated amount and unit (per day vs flat) come from each equipment’s optional rental cost and “Cost is per day” setting.

Run **Pull from breakdown** again after you add or change breakdown content (new props, characters, locations, or equipment) so new elements get lines. Existing lines are not overwritten; only new sources get new lines.

## Manage categories

Use **Manage categories** to see a full list of standard categories (from the budget template) and **add** any of them to your budget. Categories have an account code and name (e.g. 10.00 Cast, 38.00 PROPS, 09.00 Wardrobe). Once a category is added, you can add **manual lines** to it (lines not linked to a breakdown element) via **Add line** in that category.

## Adding manual lines

If you need a budget line that is not tied to a breakdown element (e.g. a general "Misc" or "Contingency" line):

1. Ensure the right **category** exists (add it via Manage categories if needed).
2. In that category’s section, click **Add line**.
3. Enter name, unit, quantity, rate, estimated amount, and any other fields. Save.

Manual lines stay in the budget until you delete them. They do not sync with a board Cost card.

## After pull or add

Lines appear under their category with **estimated**, **actual**, and **paid** amounts. You can edit amounts, link cast lines to schedule days (Use DOOD days), and assign **fringe types**. Lines that came from the breakdown stay **linked** to their source so edits on the item’s Cost card and on the budget line can sync. See [Line items and board sync](/line-items-and-board-sync) for editing and unlinking.

More: [Budget](/budget), [Line items and board sync](/line-items-and-board-sync), [Fringe and export](/fringe-and-export).