Cash Flow Curves Types
The following explains each of the cash flow curves types in detail.
Detail Curves
The Detail Curves are referred to a family of curves that can be defined at the project/shell level, or at the company level.
Each curve, within the family, is based on a data source (one curve per unique data source).
A cash flow curve of type Detail Curves is a curve that is used to monitor the movement of cash at different detail levels in a project/shell.
The cash flow (Detail Curves) levels in a project/shell are:
- Project/Shell
- Commitment
- CBS
- Summary CBS
Note: If you select Summary CBS, the system sets the Summary CBS Level to 1 by default. You can select another level, based on what is available in the Cost Sheet.
As mentioned earlier, you can specify the following cash flow types for each detail level in a project.
Note: The first three cash flow types in the list below are the three most common, and important, standard cash flow 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 the Portfolio Manager.
Derived
Depicts the Baseline curve, or Forecast curve, used for portfolio optimization scenarios in the Portfolio Manager.
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, and so on.
The Custom curves can include any other cost data that you want to view graphically.
Roll up Cashflow Curve (Rollup Curves)
A Roll up Cashflow curve includes a group of curves with Active status summarized by data source across all projects/shells in a company.
A Roll up Cashflow curve facilitates the aggregation of cash flow data source (from projects/shells and CBS) to the company cash flow worksheets.
Note: A Roll up Cashflow curve can only be created at company levels.
You can compare curves side-by-side, in the cash flow worksheet, to view cash flow distribution over time.
Summary Curves or Summary Cash Flow Curves
A summary cash flow curve is designed to present a consolidated view of cash flows, and each project/shell cash flow has a system-defined project/shell summary curve. A summary cash flow curve:
- Uses the detail cash flow curves to compare the movement of curves against the previous snapshots, and in the process show differences among curves with respect to time and schedule.
- Displays Variance and Forecast analyses, similar to the detail cash flow curves.
Last Published Monday, April 14, 2025