Cash Flow Mid-Term Planning Report
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This report shows financial amounts that are stored in the Profit and Loss
and the Balance Sheet
cubes and is displayed in the Cash Flow
cube via rules; only Adjustments
are stored in the Cash Flow
cube. It focuses on planning figures for several years (mid-term planning) and can perform the following planning functions:
- Copy adjustments from the most recent planning version
- Increase or decrease adjustments by self-selected percentage values
- Delete existing adjustment on line
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 Mid-Term Planning 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 |
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 Mid-Term Planning. | Enable entry on Adjustment in Cash Flow_measure dimension |
Show Percentage Basis (checkbox) |
Show input area for percentage value to increase or decrease planning data. | Input field will be locked or unlocked depending on checkbox selection. |
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 3+9, with the options Suppress Zero Lines, Show Percentage Basis, and Show Account No. selected.
Below are descriptions of the columns in the Cash Flow Mid-Term Planning Report.
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 |
Element of the |
Input cell percentage value |
Manual input for percentage value |
Input field for self-selected percentage value (planning helper functions). This field is only visible if |
yyyy |
Manual input including planning helper functions. Consists of three columns: the year selected in Year combo-box and the three following years. |
Data validation with planning helper functions:
|
ΔFC x+y% |
Percentage change of Forecast x+y to Previous Year |
(FC x+y – Previous Year ) / Previous Year |
Δyyyy YOY% |
Percentage change |
( |
Δyyyy YOY% |
Percentage change |
( |
Δyyyy YOY% |
Percentage change |
( |
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 Mid-Term Planning report, it is possible to input data in mid-term planning years 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 November 4, 2024