BIM 2.0Odoo 19

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The life of a project

Expenses and project closings

How do I load the cost already incurred on a project I start managing in BIM?Opening balances: earlier cost charged to an item.

Where BIM › Config › Accounting › Opening Balance

Before you start

BIM Manager profile. The budget state must have Register Open Balance.

How do I load the cost already incurred on a project I start managing in BIM?

Steps

  1. Go to Config › Accounting › Opening Balance and click New.
  2. Choose Project, Budget and the item in Concept.
  3. Enter the Amount of the cost already incurred and save.
  4. It is added to the item's executed cost and to the first stage's actual cost in earned value.
Warning

If the budget does not appear, check that its state has Register Open Balance ticked.

Site note

The project shows the total on the Opening Balance button.

To void a balance without deleting it, turn off Active.

Documented version: BIM 2.0 (base_bim_2 19.0.19.04.2026) · Odoo 19