Import a project budget from Movie Magic (PAS)

This help article is related to the Production Accounting Suite (PAS)

In Wrapbook, production accountants and administrators can manage budgets using either the Production Accounting Suite or Cost tracking. To understand the differences, click here.

The Production Accounting Suite (PAS) is permission based

To access PAS features in Wrapbook, your account must have one of the following roles enabled:

• Role: Company Admin, Accountant

• Custom role with: Accounting & Cost Tracking / Budget/EFC - Full access

If your production’s budget is already in a Movie Magic XML file that’s saved to your computer, you can upload it to your project in Wrapbook.

To import a project budget from Movie Magic:

1. Make sure Production Accounting has been enabled for your company’s account

2. In the left-side navigation, click the dropdown menu

3. In the dropdown menu, select the project that you want to see the Budget/EFC for

4. In the project dashboard’s Budget & EFC overview, click View budget

5. At the top of the dashboard, click the Create budget button or the New budget button. The option displayed is based on the number of budgets that have already been added to the project.

6. Select Import Movie Magic XML file

7. In the Import & overwrite budget popup, click the Select a file button to choose the XML file that you want to import from your computer

8. Enter the Budget name

9. Choose the information that you want to import. Your options are: Budget & EFC, Budget, or EFC

10. Select the default location and production code(s) and your cost code override preference

11. Click the Import and review button

After you click Import and review, the imported file will automatically open in the project Budget/EFC dashboard.

If you need to upload a new Movie Magic MXL file to the project, click the Re-import button on the Budget/EFC dashboard.