Enter Cash Flow Forecast Information

Explanation

This activity is used to enter the information required to create a cash flow forecast.

Prerequisites

In order to perform this activity:

• A cash flow forecast category and a cash flow forecast ID should exist.
• An analysis ID must exist. The required cash flow sources should be selected for the analysis ID and the cash flows should be generated.
• If the cash flow forecast is created for more than one company, all the companies considered should have the same analysis ID.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, information required to create a cash flow forecast will be available in the Cash Flow Forecast window.

Window

Cash Flow Forecast

Related Window Descriptions

Cash Flow Forecast

Procedure

To enter cash flow forecast information:

1. Open the Cash Flow Forecast window and create a new record.

2. Use the List of Values to select a cash flow forecast category for the Forecast Category field.

3. Use the List of Values to select the cash flow forecast ID you want to use in order to create the forecast.

4. Enter a value in the Version field in order to identify the cash flow forecast version that will be created.

5. Select the analysis ID you want to connect to the cash flow forecast from the List of Values for the Analyse ID field.

6. If you want the cash flow forecast to be created for a company other than the current company, change the company displayed in the Company field. The List of Values can be used to select a company ID. If you want the cash flow forecast to be created for all your companies, leave the Company  field blank.

7. If you want the cash flow forecast to be calculated from a date later than the system date, enter the relevant date in the Date From field.

8. If you want the cash flow forecast to be calculated until a date later than the date suggested by default, enter the relevant date in the Date Until field.

9. If you want the cash flow amounts to be calculated in a currency other than the accounting currency of your default company, change the currency code displayed in the Currency Code field. The List of Values can be used to select the relevant currency code.

10. If you want to apply the currency rates of a company other than your default company to the cash flow amounts of the forecast, select the relevant company ID from the List of Values for the Company for Curr field.

11. Change the values displayed in the Default Buy Curr Type and Default Sell Curr Type fields if required. The List of Values can be used to select currency rate types of the company you entered in the Company for Curr field.

12. Save the information.