Budgeting
You know what the multiplier scales, why it exists in two different panels, and what number to put in it.
KOSMA shows a **Multiplier** field in two panels: applying supplements and applying extra costs. It works the same way in both. A definition holds the value that applies to the whole budget. The multiplier adjusts that value for one account.
A definition applies to every account, so it cannot hold one person's numbers alone. The definition states what is normal for the budget. The multiplier states how far this account differs from that normal.
| Panel | The definition holds | The multiplier scales | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | | **Supplements** | the expected share of working time, for example 10% overtime | that share. Enter `2` and this account runs at 20% | | **Extra Costs** | the standard quantity, for example one hotel night | that quantity. Enter `12` for twelve nights |
The mechanism does not change between the two panels. Only what gets scaled changes. A supplement multiplies a percentage, an extra cost multiplies a count.
In this example, each definition holds one flight, one hotel night or one per diem. The multiplier on each row says how many of these this account needs.
Divide what the account needs by the standard value in the definition.
- Standard 10% overtime, this account runs 20%: enter `2`. - Standard one hotel night, this account stays twelve nights: enter `12`. - The account matches the standard exactly: enter `1`, or leave the field empty.
The multiplier is a factor that multiplies the standard. Enter `20` on a supplement meant as twenty per cent, and KOSMA multiplies the standard by twenty, not by 0.2. KOSMA accepts the number without an error, because 20 is a valid multiplier.
Both fields accept a formula, so KOSMA can calculate the multiplier instead of you typing it.
Link hotel nights to the shoot length this way, and KOSMA recalculates the cost whenever the schedule moves. Use a formula whenever the multiplier can be derived from elsewhere in the budget.
The multiplier does not change the definition. What you enter on one account never affects another account. To correct the standard itself, edit the definition.
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