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.	`Version` dimension, filter for `Stylesheet` attribute equals `FC`
Year (combobox)	Select a reporting period.	Elements matching the pattern `yyyy` or `FYyyyy` of `Month` dimension and having a value in attributes `PreviousYear` and `NextYear`
Legal Entity (combobox)	Select one single legal entity or any consolidated element.	`Legal Entity` dimension
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 `Legal Entity` dimension having a common currency.	Elements of `Currency` dimension matching the pattern `LC` and elements starting with a `>` (e.g. `> EUR`). `LC` is only available if a local currency is stored (not empty) in the `Currency` attribute for the selected element of the `Legal Entity` dimension.
Suppress Zero Lines (checkbox)	Hide accounts not having any value in the current selection.	Data filter factors the following elements: `Previous Year`, `Forecast x+y`, and `Mid-Term-Planning` elements of `Version` dimension in the selected reporting period and the following years of the `Month` dimension Element of `Month` dimension related to settings in Year combobox Elements of `Legal Entity` dimension related to selected value in Legal Entity combobox Elements of `Currency` dimension related to selected value in Currency combobox `Adjusted` element of `Cash Flow_measure` dimension Value for slice operator 0 or 9999999
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	`CF Account` dimension descendants of a preselected element, implemented with hierarchy and data filters.
Area visualization of version	Fill and border style for version	`Stylesheet` attribute of `Version` dimension
PY	Previous year value	`Previous Year` element of `Version` dimension
FC x+y	Forecast x+y value, the most recent forecast	Element of the `Version` dimension selected in the Version combobox
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 `Show Percentage Basis` is selected in PoV area.
yyyy	Manual input including planning helper functions. Consists of three columns: the year selected in Year combo-box and the three following years.	`Input` element of `Cash Flow_measure` dimension `yyyy-~` or `FYyyyy-~` element of `Month` dimension related to settings of Year combo-box Data validation with planning helper functions: `Copy-Function`: copy most recent planning versions `Increase/Decrease of values`: increase or decrease by percentage value defined in the input cell `Delete Values`
ΔFC x+y%	Percentage change of `Forecast x+y` to `Previous Year`	(`FC x+y` – `Previous Year`) / `Previous Year`
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1 to `FC x+y`	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1 – `FC x+y`) / `FC x+y`
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2 to `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2 – `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1) / `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+3 to `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+3 – `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2) / `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2
Comment	Entry of comment	Comment element of `Cash Flow_measure` dimension

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 March 27, 2024