Configure Concept Columns
Background
Concept Columns enable you to map your company’s budget columns to standard financial concepts used in Procore. Company administrators can customize the definition of a concept by mapping it to a custom budget column that will be applied across all projects.
Things to Consider
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Additional Information:
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Mapped budget columns become locked and read-only on the 'Columns' page.
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Every standard concept always has a default Procore definition assigned.
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‘Revised Budget Production Qtys’ and ‘Revised Budget Unit Qtys’ default columns do not use standard columns and will not display a concept association badge on the 'Columns' page.
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Custom budget column assignments apply only to the concept column being configured. Procore does not automatically update related concepts to use matching custom columns. For example, assigning a custom column to 'Estimated Cost at Completion' will not update 'Forecast to Complete'; it will continue using its default column until you manually change its selection.
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Steps
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Navigate to the Company level Admin tool.
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Under 'Tool Settings', click Budget.
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Click the Concept Columns tab.
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Locate the concept you want to configure.
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Click the drop-down list under the concept name.
Note
- Use the Search bar to filter by the custom budget column name.
- The list includes the Default Definition at the top, followed by eligible Custom Columns.
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Select the custom budget column you wish to map to this concept.
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To reset a concept to the Procore default definition, select the column listed under Default Definition or click the X icon next to the selected column name. -
Repeat steps 4–6 for any other concepts you want to update.
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Click Save.
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Once a custom budget column is mapped to a concept, selecting that column on the Columns tab will display a Concept Column badge next to the column title at the top of the detail pane.
See Also
- What are Concept Columns?
- What are Concept Projects?
- Add the Columns for Job Cost Transaction Syncing to a Budget View for ERP Integrations

