Overview

There are two ways to create an estimate:

Create an Estimate During Campaign Creation

See Create a Media Campaign > Link the Campaign to an Estimate, following the instructions in the Link the Campaign to a New Estimate column.

Create an Estimate on the Estimates Page

To create an estimate on the Estimates page, do the following:

1. Go to the Finance > Estimates page.
   
   
2. Click Create New Estimate to open the Create Estimate widget.
   
   
3. In the Applicable Entity section, select the entity hierarchy of the estimate: 
   

   An estimate can only be linked to campaigns that are assigned the same: Agency Business unit Client Product (if the campaign has a product) Media Type

   Field Name The value of any fields with a red background cannot be changed after the estimate is created.	Step(s)
   Agency	Assign this Agency to the estimate.
   Business Unit	Assign this Business Unit to the estimate.
   Client	Assign this Client to the estimate.
   Product	Assign this Product to the estimate.
   Media	Assign this Media Type to the estimate.

   
   
   
4. In the General section, enter general details about the estimate:
   

   Field Name	Step(s)
   Name	Enter the name of the estimate.
   Start Date	Select the start date of the estimate.
   End Date	Select the end date of the estimate.
   Budget	Enter the budget of the estimate.
   Cost Type	Select the cost type of the estimate budget: Client Gross Client Net Client Total Client Total with Tax
   Estimate-level custom fields, if any	If there are any estimate-level custom fields, select or enter the appropriate information.
   Optional External ID If the estimate export feature is not enabled, this field can be edited. If the estimate export feature is enabled, this field cannot be edited.	Optional: If using an external system to track the estimate, enter the identifier used by the external system for the estimate.
   Optional Estimate Group For enterprises connected to SBMS, when an estimate is exported, the value of the Estimate Group field is also sent to SBMS. For enterprises not connected to SBMS, the Estimate Group field has no effect on estimate exports to the external media finance system.	Optional: Enter the SBMS estimate group of the estimate. When the estimate is exported: If an SBMS estimate group with the same name as the Estimate Group value exists, the estimate is added to that estimate group. If no such estimate group exists, a new SBMS estimate group is created. Its name is the same as the Estimate Group value.

   
   
   
5.  If the estimate approval workflow (through the Administration > Application Settings page) is enabled, in the Approval Process section, select the approver(s) of the estimate. Otherwise, skip the Approval Process section.
   
   In the Approval Process section:
   

   Field Name	Description / Step(s)
   Read-only Last Status	The most recent approval status of the estimate. When creating a new estimate, the value of the Last Status field is always Approval Required.
   Read-only Last Approver	The most recent approver of the estimate. When creating a new estimate, the value of the Last Approver field is always blank,
   Read-only Last Comment	Any comment added to the estimate by the most recent estimate approver. When creating a new estimate, the value of the Last Comment field is always blank,
   Assign Approvers	Select the estimate approver(s). When the estimate is created, a request to approve the estimate is sent by email to the selected approver(s).

   
   
   
6. Click Create.