[Feature] Budget view: show upcoming transaction #572

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GiteaMirror · 2026-02-28T19:09:59-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:09:59 -06:00

Originally created by @RogerSik on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023).

Verified feature request does not already exist?

I have searched and found no existing issue

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Would you like to implement this feature?

Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

It would be nice to see all upcoming transcation in the month. So it is possible to budget for all upcoming transaction.

Currently view:

Same view with the data in YNAB:

Currently my workaround is look the month before but if there are schedules which are every 2 months as example I will be overlook it.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

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Teaching and learning

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Originally created by @RogerSik on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? It would be nice to see all upcoming transcation in the month. So it is possible to budget for all upcoming transaction. Currently view: ![17_12-45-56](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/165814/abf7e7d6-60f0-46fc-b09a-3122d622173f) Same view with the data in YNAB: ![17_12-46-52](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/165814/c7359ec5-1d09-4c11-b6a3-6bc252b6c0e4) Currently my workaround is look the month before but if there are schedules which are every 2 months as example I will be overlook it. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem _No response_ ### Teaching and learning _No response_

GiteaMirror added the needs votes feature labels 2026-02-28 19:10:00 -06:00

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GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:01 -06:00

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2023): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍!

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:01 -06:00

@drgndrp commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2023):

This seems like an essential feature to me. It's weird this doesn't have enough upvotes.
Because the way schedules work right now, they don't really add anything for me. To plan ahead with the income i will get every month i need that to show up in the Budget view, so i do a workaround of adding future transactions which makes the upcoming transactions in the account view obsolete.

I love the app and right now I can live with the Workaround and I recognize this is a bigger design problem and possibly affects the design philosophy of the entire app, but again, it feels essential.

Maybe someone is already working on it i couldn't find anything yet.

@drgndrp commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2023): This seems like an essential feature to me. It's weird this doesn't have enough upvotes. Because the way schedules work right now, they don't really add anything for me. To plan ahead with the income i will get every month i need that to show up in the Budget view, so i do a workaround of adding future transactions which makes the upcoming transactions in the account view obsolete. I love the app and right now I can live with the Workaround and I recognize this is a bigger design problem and possibly affects the design philosophy of the entire app, but again, it feels essential. Maybe someone is already working on it i couldn't find anything yet.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:02 -06:00

@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2023):

I did not "up vote" this simply because I already budget automatically for all upcoming transactions (including annual ones) by making a monthly contribution towards them, using the Goal Template tool. I budget using last months income so all is taken care of.
PS I forecast account balances by viewing upcoming scheduled transactions in each account and the resultant forecast running balance.

@Kidglove57 commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2023): I did not "up vote" this simply because I already budget automatically for all upcoming transactions (including annual ones) by making a monthly contribution towards them, using the Goal Template tool. I budget using last months income so all is taken care of. PS I forecast account balances by viewing upcoming scheduled transactions in each account and the resultant forecast running balance.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:02 -06:00

@ntucker1 commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024):

I did not "up vote" this simply because I already budget automatically for all upcoming transactions (including annual ones) by making a monthly contribution towards them, using the Goal Template tool. I budget using last months income so all is taken care of. PS I forecast account balances by viewing upcoming scheduled transactions in each account and the resultant forecast running balance.

Thanks for sharing this, I didn't even know about Budget Goal Templates until I read this comment, it looks like exactly what I needed.

@ntucker1 commented on GitHub (May 5, 2024): > I did not "up vote" this simply because I already budget automatically for all upcoming transactions (including annual ones) by making a monthly contribution towards them, using the Goal Template tool. I budget using last months income so all is taken care of. PS I forecast account balances by viewing upcoming scheduled transactions in each account and the resultant forecast running balance. Thanks for sharing this, I didn't even know about Budget Goal Templates until I read this comment, it looks like exactly what I needed.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:03 -06:00

@TorC8 commented on GitHub (Aug 12, 2025):

Looks like this and https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2376 are more or less duplicates of each other.

@TorC8 commented on GitHub (Aug 12, 2025): Looks like this and https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/2376 are more or less duplicates of each other.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:03 -06:00

@joel-jeremy commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025):

If you are on Actual 25.6.0 or later and using goal templates feature, the upcoming/due/missed schedules should show up in the budget table.

@joel-jeremy commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025): If you are on [Actual 25.6.0](https://actualbudget.org/docs/releases/#2560) or later and using goal templates feature, the upcoming/due/missed schedules should show up in the budget table.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:10:04 -06:00

@TorC8 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025):

On 25.08.0 when I try "#template schedule $SCHEDULE" it shows that there's an upcoming transaction IFF it's within the "upcoming length" window, but 1. it doesn't show anywhere in the budget how much that upcoming transaction is for and 2. it adds the amount of that schedule to the total budgeted. "#goal schedule $SCHEDULE" does nothing that I can see.

Point two can be worked around, but given point one, I don't see a way to solve the primary issue this feature request (and 2376) is designed to address: how to show in the budget how much is available in a category for one-off purchases, assuming scheduled transactions complete as expected. Even worse, the display of upcoming is tied to the view length under schedules, meaning that unless one always maintains the upcoming length of "end of current month," it can fail to show a known upcoming transaction, although it does appear to correctly stop at the month boundary.

I've gone into more detail on how I would see best to fix this on 2376.

@TorC8 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025): On 25.08.0 when I try "#template schedule $SCHEDULE" it shows that there's an upcoming transaction IFF it's within the "upcoming length" window, but 1. it doesn't show anywhere in the budget how much that upcoming transaction is for and 2. it adds the amount of that schedule to the total budgeted. "#goal schedule $SCHEDULE" does nothing that I can see. Point two can be worked around, but given point one, I don't see a way to solve the primary issue this feature request (and 2376) is designed to address: how to show in the budget how much is available in a category for one-off purchases, assuming scheduled transactions complete as expected. Even worse, the display of upcoming is tied to the view length under schedules, meaning that unless one always maintains the upcoming length of "end of current month," it can fail to show a known upcoming transaction, although it does appear to correctly stop at the month boundary. I've gone into more detail on how I would see best to fix this on 2376.