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Create or edit an account

This page is used to add a new account or update the settings of an existing one.

Main fields

Name

A human-friendly label such as “Main bank account” or “Cash”.

Type

Helps distinguish bank, cash, savings, and other account kinds.

Initial balance

The starting amount in the workspace currency. It is included in calculated balances.

Active

If disabled, the account stays in history but is not treated as an active everyday account.

Primary account

This can be used as the default account in forms and onboarding.

When should you edit it?

  • when the name or type changes
  • when creating the account with the correct starting state
  • when you want to deactivate it without deleting history

Related pages

Table of contents
1. Introduction
CaeliBudget is a workspace-based financial management application.
3. Workspaces
A *workspace* is the isolated unit that owns your accounts, categories, transactions and tags. A user can belong to multiple workspaces (e.g. *Household*, *Business*), and every membership is bound to a **role**.
Create or edit a workspace
This page is used to create a new workspace or update the core settings of an existing one.
Workspace onboarding
This page guides you through the first setup steps of a newly created workspace.
Workspace members
This page manages the list of users who can access the workspace and their roles.
9. Dashboard
After sign-in your home screen is the **Dashboard**: a consolidated view of your workspace's balances, spending split, budgets, savings goals and most recent transactions.
4. Accounts
An *account* represents a concrete money-holding instrument inside a workspace: bank account, cash, credit card, savings, etc. Every transaction is bound to exactly one account (a transfer touches two — source and destination).
Create or edit an account
5. Categories
Categories let you classify transactions so statistics, budgets, and exports can group them meaningfully.
Create or edit a category
This page is used to create a new category or fine-tune an existing one.
Category statistics
This page shows the detailed activity of a selected category.
4. Transactions
A transaction is the atomic unit of CaeliBudget: every income, expense or transfer is stored as one transaction.
4.1 Create a new transaction
This page is used to quickly and accurately record a new income, expense, or transfer between accounts.
Import transactions from CSV
This page is used for bulk transaction upload from a CSV file.
7. Planned transactions
A *planned transaction* is a template that either automatically generates **real transactions** at a fixed cadence, or pre-generates **planned occurrences** that you confirm before they are booked.
Planned transaction form
This page is used to define regular income, expense, or transfer rules that either generate transactions automatically or create planned occurrences for your review.
8. Budgets
A *budget* defines a cap (or target) for one category over a period of time. CaeliBudget continuously shows where you stand against it.
Budget form
This page is used to create or edit a budget linked to a category.
14. Savings goals
The Savings Goals module helps you separate money reserved for specific targets from day-to-day spending. Each goal is linked to a dedicated virtual account that sits beneath a savings account.
Tag list
This page shows all tags available in the workspace.
Create or edit a tag
This page is used to create a new tag or update an existing one.
Profile page
This page is used to manage your own user details and password.
Accessibility

Adjust display preferences for better readability and usability.

Keyboard shortcuts

A limited desktop-oriented shortcut set. Disabled by default.

Focus a field, then press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + a letter or digit. Press Backspace or Delete to clear the binding.
Active only on desktop or installed desktop PWA environments.
Full accessibility manual