Cost Center Forecast Report
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This report shows financial amounts that are stored in the Cost Center
cube. It focuses on planning figures for several Forecast Version figures and compares these with other versions. In this report it is possible to forecast amounts for a year on a single element or for 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 Cost Center Forecast 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
|
Cost Center (Combobox) |
Select one single cost center or any consolidated element. | Cost Center dimension |
Comparison Forecast (Combobox) |
Select one forecast for comparison (or no forecast). |
|
Suppress Zero Lines (checkbox) |
Hide accounts not having any value in the current selection. |
Data filter factors the following elements:
|
Monthly (checkbox) |
Show monthly values instead of a single value for the remaining forecast months. | Descendants of the selected year in the range yyyy-01 - yyyy-12 OR yyyy-MM_YTD and yyyy-MM_YTG , depending on the selected forecast. |
Show Cost Type No. (checkbox) |
Display the Cost Type number along with the Cost Type name in the row label column. | Switch between Name or ID_Name attribute of Cost Type 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 and Comparison Forecast 6+6, with the option Suppress Zero Lines
selected.
Below are descriptions of the columns and rows in the Cost Center Forecast 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 |
|
BU |
Budget value |
|
FC x+y (Comparison Forecast) |
|
Displays the element selected in Comparison Forecast Combobox; if no forecast is selected, this column does not appear. |
ΔBU% |
Percentage change of |
(Forecast x+y - Budget ) / Budget |
FC |
Total of forecast figures for planning scenario |
|
MMM |
Monthly figures for selected forecast. Note: these columns appear only when Monthly checkbox has been activated in PoV area. |
Element of |
ΔBU% |
Percentage change of |
|
Comment |
Entry of comment |
|
Cell Locking
For all planning reports, data entry is only possible when a single legal entity and a single cost center are selected. Cell locking prevents the entry of data in fields that draw on multiple sources.
In the Cost Center Model, data entry is generally possible when no other Jedox Models are installed. However, if other Jedox models (such as Human Resources) are installed, then cell locking logic will be activated, as the data fields are linked across the models.
Every account in the Cost Type
dimension contains both the PCalculation
attribute, which defines the rule that is implemented on the element, and PCalculationDependencies
attribute, which defines the source cube of the transferred data. When information is deposited in these attributes, cell locking is activated in the planning reports and data cannot be entered.
For example, in the screenshot below, element 311070 – Salaries & Wages contains information for PCalculation
and PCalculationDependencies
. Thus, the planning report will NOT allow values to be written to the database.
In the Cost Center Forecast report, it is possible to input data in forecast columns that are indicated with a reversed hatched area: The area where data entry is possible is indicated by a gray box as shown in the screenshot below:
Updated November 4, 2024