There are two types of cash flow templates:
- Company level templates
Created in the Company Workspace (Admin mode).
- Project or shell level templates
Created in a project or shell.
When creating new curves from templates, only the properties of the curve are copied; data and permissions are not copied.
In addition, curve properties such as cost sheet column selections will not be copied, even if they have been selected in a project or shell template (because you can select a template from any project or shell template).
You can pre-set curve options, except, for example, the business process records and cost sheet columns, which are set at run time.
To create a new project or shell cash flow curve from a template:
Note: The red asterisk next to a field box indicates that the field is a required field. You will not be able to save your changes without entering a value in that field.
- Go to the project or shell (User mode).
- From the left Navigator, click the Cost Manager node to expand.
- Click the Cash Flow sub-node to open the Cash Flow log window (the Cash Flow log).
- From the toolbar, click Create drop-down list and select From Template to open the Cashflow Templates window.
- Click to select the template that you want from the list and click Select to open the New Cash Flow Worksheet window.
Note that the following required fields have values per the template that you have selected:
- Name
- Detail Level
- Select Base Commit Record
- Enter values in the fields, or edit the properties where necessary.
- To save your changes and create a new cash flow, click Save & Close. To discard your changes, or close the window, click Cancel.
When you create a new cash flow curve from a template, the curves configured in a template are automatically included and within each curve the following details are captured in new UI:
- Distribution
The Distribution field is populated either with a distribution profile or manually.
- Cost
The Cost field is populated manually or with a particular cost sheet column.
- Schedule
The Schedule field is populated manually or with obtaining schedules from activity sheets or schedule sheets.
- Variance
The Variance field remains not selected.
Within the Forecast curve, all additional values are pulled into their respective fields.
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To create a cash flow details curve by copying a template
- Open the Cash Flow log.
- Click the New button and choose From Template. The Cash Flow Templates window opens.
The Cash Flow Templates window displays information about the templates such as detail level, rollup status and more. These properties can be edited in the newly created curve.
Also, note the Project/Shell Level column: A "Yes" value in this column indicates that the template exists within a project or shell template.
- Choose a template and click Select. The Properties window opens.
- Give the detail curve a unique Name. Depending on the curve type and the options chosen in the Properties window, you may need to choose a specific business process record or cost sheet column when creating a new curve in a project or shell.
You can make other changes as necessary to the tabs in the Properties window. If the selected schedule sheet exists under the destination project / shell (matched by name), then the curve will be linked to the schedule sheet under the destination project. If the schedule sheet in the template does not exist in the destination project/shell location, then the schedule sheet name on the curve properties will remain empty.
- Click OK to save and close the Properties window. This also opens the cash flow worksheet window.