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# Use Overview, Budgetary and Planning Views

Choose the view that matches your question before changing columns or interpreting a total.

### Choose by decision

| View      | Use it when                                                           |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Overview  | You need the consolidated cost position and final-cost variance.      |
| Budgetary | You need to focus on budget-related information and its distribution. |
| Planning  | You need forward-looking cost and planning information.               |

### Before reading the values

* Confirm the project and scope.
* Confirm data freshness in the [SAP Integration Log](/ref/modules/capital-inteligence/shared-task-guides/configure-exchange-rates-and-monitor-sap.md) when the decision is time-sensitive.
* Check which columns are visible and whether the view has been customized.
* Use `Reset` if inherited personalization makes the layout unclear.

### Read measures consistently

Use your organization's finance definitions for EAC, contingency and final-cost variance. Keep the project, currency basis and reporting cut consistent when comparing views.