> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.junojourney.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Budget (Managers)

> Approve learning requests, track team credit usage, and monitor learning spend — the manager view of Budget.

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    Admin: "yellow",
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<FeatureAvailability module="LXP" />

## Overview

**Managers → Budget** (`/managers/3`) is the manager-scoped view of learning budget — focused on
approvals and team-level credit tracking. It's a subset of the full admin Budget panel; you see what
your direct reports do, and you act on requests that route to you.

***

## What you can do here

| Sub-tab           | What it does                                                                                                                                       |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Overview**      | Team-level budget health — total available vs. spent, top spenders, request volume. Visible if your org enables the manager Overview feature flag. |
| **Requests**      | Approve, deny, or ask for clarification on learning requests from your direct reports.                                                             |
| **Users Credits** | Per-direct-report credit balances and spending. Filter by date range.                                                                              |
| **Credits**       | View credit allocations for your team (read-only at the manager level — admins manage the credit types themselves).                                |

What you DON'T see (admin-only): Credit Policies, Payments, Automations.

***

## Approving a request

1. Open **Managers → Budget → Requests** (or click the request notification you received).
2. Review: requested content, cost, requester, manager justification (if provided).
3. Pick an action:
   * **Approve** — request moves to admin for fulfillment (voucher, reimbursement, or direct purchase).
   * **Deny** — request is closed; the requester sees the reason if you add one.
   * **Request more info** — send the request back to the user with a comment.

After approval, the admin handles fulfillment. You'll see the status update once the user redeems
their voucher / submits a receipt / receives the content.

***

## Tracking team spend

The **Users Credits** sub-tab shows how each direct report is using their allocated budget. Use it to:

* See who's actively using their credits and who isn't.
* Spot patterns (e.g. one person spending heavily on a single provider).
* Decide whether to nudge under-utilizers or recommend resources.

***

## Manager vs. admin budget

| Area                                 | Manager (`/managers/3`) | Admin (`/admin/3`) |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------------ |
| Approve requests from direct reports | ✓                       | ✓ (org-wide)       |
| View per-user credit balance         | ✓ (direct reports)      | ✓ (everyone)       |
| Set credit policies                  | —                       | ✓                  |
| View payments / invoices             | —                       | ✓                  |
| Set up budget automations            | —                       | ✓                  |

If you need policy or payment-level controls, those live in the admin Budget panel — see
[Budget & Credits (Admin)](/admin/budget-and-credits).

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  pages={[
{ href: "/managers/manager-dashboard", title: "Manager Dashboard" },
{ href: "/budget/requests", title: "Learning Requests" },
{ href: "/admin/budget-and-credits", title: "Budget & Credits (Admin)" },
]}
/>