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Define Release Cost Budget and Estimates

Define the release cost budget and view estimates using the Cost section on the release properties page.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the release.

   The general page appears.

2. Define the following fields in the Cost section of the page, and save the changes:

   Operating Expense (Budget)

   Defines the budgeted operating expenses from the total cost for a release.

   Capital (Budget)

   Defines the budgeted capital expenses from the total cost for a release.

   Total Cost (Budget)

   Displays the total budgeted cost for the release based on the following formula:

   Total Cost (Budget) = Operating Expense (Budget) + Capital (Budget)
   

   Operating Expense (Estimate)

   Displays the estimated portion of the total cost attributed to operating expenses of the release.

   Capital (Estimate)

   Displays the estimated portion of the total cost attributed to capital expenses of the release.

   Total Cost (Estimate)

   Displays the total estimated cost of the release, based on the following formula:

   Total Cost (Estimate) = Operating Expense (Estimate) + Capital (Estimate)