In order for the consolidate action to work, you must maintain text notes in the line item details, for each budget period needed. (Personnel: Details & Rates > General tab > field “Notes”;Non-Personnel: Details > Cost Sharing tab > field “Justification”)
Click [Consolidate Expense Justifications] to populate the notes text box with the data.
The Period, Cost Object Description, and the entered text will appear in the text box.
Subsequent clicks of the button will append the text in the box, separated by a row of asterisks.
Select and copy the text to an external file to use as a reference for creating your full justification document.