There are two types of cash flow curves:
- Detail curves: Cost per period.
- Rollup curves: Each period includes sum of all previous periods.
Detail curves
A family of curves can be defined at a Project/Shell level or Program/Company level. Each curve within the family is based on a data source (one curve per unique data source).
A Cash Flow Detail curve is a curve that is used to monitor the movement of cash at different detail levels in a project.
The following is a list of detail levels in a project:
- Project/Shell
- Summary CBS
- CBS
- Commitment
For each detail level in a project, you can specify the following curve types:
- Baseline
Depicts the project budget that is spread over the duration of the project. Users can define multiple baselines for a project.
- Actuals (Spends)
Depicts the expenditures (spends) that have actually incurred.
- Forecast
Depicts the projection of the future costs, based on current expenditures (Actuals or Spends).
- Portfolio Budget
Depicts the Baseline curve, or Forecast curve, used for portfolio optimization scenarios in Unifier Portfolio Manager.
- Derived
Depicts the Baseline curve, or Forecast curve, used for portfolio optimization scenarios in Unifier Portfolio Manager.
Note: The Derived curve is used to convert the sources currencies to a currency used by the Portfolio Budget curve.
- Custom
Depicts cost data other than Baseline, Actuals, etc.
Note: Custom curves can include any other cost data you want to view graphically.
Rollup curves
A Rollup curve includes a group of curves with Active status, summarized by data source, across Projects/Shells in a Program or across all Projects/Shells in a Company.
A Cash Flow Rollup curve facilitates the aggregation of cash flow data source (from Projects/Shells and CBS) to Company and Program Cash Flow WorkSheets.
Note: A Cash Flow Rollup curve can only be created in Company Workspace and Program levels.
You can compare curves side-by-side, in the Cash Flow Worksheet, to view Cash Flow distribution over time.