Cash Flow Budget Report
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This report shows financial amounts which are stored in Profit and Loss
and the Balance Sheet
and will be displayed in Cash Flow
cube via rules, only Adjustments
are stored in the Cash Flow
cube. It focuses on planning figures for budgets and allows planning budget amounts for a year on a single element or single months.
Amounts can be shown in local currency or converted into one of the target currencies. The user can also enter comments.
Report Heading
The screenshot below points out the heading area of the Cash Flow Budget report. The report heading updates dynamically as various reporting options are selected. The logo can be changed in Administration; see Configuring Design Elements for more on report design.
The heading area of the report displays the following fields:
Field | Description | Implementation |
Title |
Name of the report |
Name of the report in Report Designer |
Subtitle |
Current PoV selection |
Localized subtitle will update as PoV selections are made |
Arrow |
Show/hide PoV widget |
Click on the arrow to display or hide point-of-view selections |
Point of View (PoV) Options
The content of the report can be customized using the PoV options, which can be viewed by clicking the blue arrow at the top of the report.
The available options are described below:
PoV Option |
Description |
Implementation |
Version (Combobox) |
Select one forecast for comparison. |
|
Year (Combobox) |
Select a reporting period. |
Elements matching the pattern yyyy or FYyyyy of |
Legal Entity (Combobox) |
Select one single legal entity or any consolidated element. |
|
Currency (Combobox) |
Select local currency or one of the target currencies. The selection of local currency is only available for base elements or consolidated elements of the |
Elements of
|
Suppress Zero Lines (checkbox) |
Hide accounts not having any value in the current selection. |
Data filter factors the following elements:
|
Show Adjustment (checkbox) |
Show adjustments for the version |
Enable entry on |
Monthly (checkbox) |
Show monthly values instead of a single value for the entire year. |
Monthly elements are descendants of the selected year in the range Single element for the entire year is |
Show Account No. (checkbox) |
Display the account number along with the account name in the row label column. | Switch between Name or ID_Name attribute of CF Account dimension. |
Report Columns and Rows
The columns and rows displayed in the report depend on the selections made in the PoV area. The screenshot below shows a report displaying Forecast 6+6, with the option Suppress Zero Lines
selected.
Below are descriptions of the columns and rows in the Cash Flow Budget Report. Note: the month columns are only visible if the Monthly
option in the PoV area is checked.
Field |
Description |
Implementation |
Row Label |
Account shown as localized name |
|
Area visualization of version |
Fill and border style for version |
|
PY |
Previous year value |
|
FC x+y |
Forecast x+y value, the most recent forecast |
Elements matching the pattern FC in |
ΔPY% |
Percentage change of |
( |
ΔFC x+y% |
Percentage change of |
( |
yyyy (entry) | Yearly figure for selected budget | yyyy-˜ element of Month dimension |
MMM | Monthly figures for selected budget | Element of Month dimension related to settings in Year Combobox |
BU |
Budget value |
|
Comment |
Entry of comment |
Comment element of |
Cell Locking
Cell locking prevents the entry of data in fields that draw on multiple sources. For all planning reports, data entry is only possible when a single legal entity and the local currency are selected.
In the Cash Flow Budget report, it is possible to input data in some of the columns that are indicated with a horizontal striped pattern: . The area where data entry is possible is indicated by a gray box as shown in the screenshot below:
Updated December 9, 2024