You can convert an existing detailed budget into an estimate from the Budget screen itself. Click the Convert button on the Budget screen button panel to open the dialog box.
New Estimate
ID:
Enter the ID for a new estimate to be created using the existing budget.
Description:
Enter the description for the new estimate being created.
Service MU %:
The percentage markup for services you want to apply to the budget when creating an estimate from it. The markup is applied to time entries. If no value is used or a markup percentage of zero, the values transferred to the estimate are same as that of the budget.
Expense MU %:
The percentage markup for expenses you want to apply to the budget when creating an estimate from it. The markup is applied to expense entries. If no value is used or a markup percentage of zero, the values transferred to the estimate are same as that of the budget.
If Budget entry is defined using Employee or Activity Group then on Converting to Estimate some of the information will be lost during conversion process as Groups are not supported in Estimates.