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Commander Finance offers two paths to the Budget Settings page:
  • From the Budget page in the sidebar, click the three-dot icon next to the page title—on narrow screens it appears below the title instead—and select Budget Settings from the menu.
  • From the Settings page in the sidebar, select Budget Settings from the settings menu.

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Opening the update cycle form

The Cycle section on the Budget Settings page displays your current cycle type, start date, and timezone. Click Update Cycle to open an overlay form where you can modify any of these three settings. The form displays all six cycle type options as radio buttons: Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly, Semi-Monthly, Biweekly, and Weekly.

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Modifying cycle settings

1

Pick a cycle type

Click the radio button for the cycle period you want.
2

Set the start date

The field accepts today’s date or any date in the past using the date picker—Commander blocks future dates to maintain data integrity. For a Semi-Monthly cycle, the start date is limited to the first or sixteenth of the month; the picker disables every other day.
3

Set the timezone

Pick a timezone from the searchable dropdown—names are formatted by city, such as New York or London.
4

Save

Click Save to apply your changes.
Commander updates all three settings simultaneously, closes the form, and the Budget Settings page reflects the new configuration.

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Understanding the impact of changes

Cycle changes take effect immediately and recalculate statistics across your entire budget history. Modifying the cycle type alters how Commander groups transactions into periods, which affects graphs and calculations on Budget Line Detail pages. Changing the start date shifts when cycles begin and end, and determines which transactions Commander prompts you to assign to budget lines—transactions dated before the start date remain counted in your budget but no longer trigger assignment reminders. Timezone changes affect when Commander rolls over from one day to the next but don’t impact transaction grouping or calculations otherwise. These changes apply retroactively to all historical data, meaning past cycle statistics recalculate based on your new settings. Mode-specific data like envelope balances and target amounts remain unchanged regardless of cycle modifications.