Adding Custom Curve for Cash Flow by Summary CBS and CBS

To add a Custom curve for cash flow by both Summary CBS and CBS:

  1. Select the cash flow from the Cash Flow log.
  2. Click the gear menu ( ) and select the Properties option to open the Cash Flow Properties window (or the Cash Flow Properties worksheet).
  3. In the General pane of the Cash Flow Properties window, select Summary CBS, or CBS from the Detail Level drop-down list.
  4. In the Curves pane of the Cash Flow Properties window, select Custom.
  5. In the Custom window, set up the following parameters, for Summary CBS, or CBS:

Property

Description

Cost

Select your cost source as one of the following options:

  • Manual: Select this option if you want to manually enter amounts for each period. You can enter cost information in the Total field on the worksheet. This option is available if you select Manual in the Distribution drop-down list.
  • Distribute amount from Cost Sheet Column: Select this option if you want to use the default distribution profile. This option is available if you select Auto in the Distribution drop-down list. For example, columns such as Approved Budget Revisions, Approved Commitment Changes, Approved Contracts.

Schedule

Define the range of dates to use to plot the cash flow data. These are the dates you specify to start the curve and end the curve.

Select one of the following options:

  • Manual: Select this option if you want to manually enter the date in the cash flow worksheet.
  • Use dates from Activity Sheet: Select this option if you want to select dates from an activity sheet. Select a specific sheet in the Select Activity Sheet window, and proceed to specify the Project Type, From Date, To Date, and Periods for Cost Distribution.

 

 

Project Type

If you chose the Schedule as Use Dates from Activity Sheet, select the project as either Baseline or Current.

From Date

If you chose the Schedule as Use Dates from Activity Sheet, select the start date to use for plotting the cash flow curve.

To Date

If you chose the Schedule as Use Dates from Activity Sheet, select the end date to use for plotting the cash flow curve.

Distribution

Distribution profiles are used to distribute data automatically in the cash flow worksheet. This option lets you select a distribution profile to use as the default distribution profile for the curve.

  • Manual: Select this option if you want to enter values in each field manually.
  • Auto: Select this option if you want to specify a default distribution profile for initial display and calculations in the cash flow worksheet. If you change the distribution profile from the worksheet, the default profile is also updated to reflect the current selection.

    To specify a default distribution profile:

    1. Click the CBS Profile Distribution button.
    2. In the Distribute by default profile CBS window:
      1. Select a predetermined distribution method (at the Company Level or Project Level)from the Set Profile drop-down list.

        The distribution profiles for this field are defined in the following locations:

        • Go to the Company Workspace tab and switch to Admin mode. In the left Navigator, select Standards & Libraries, select Cash Flow, and then select Distribution Profiles.

        or

        • Go to the shell tab and switch to User mode. In the left Navigator, select Financial Analysis, and then select Cash Flow. From the toolbar, click Actions, and then select Manage Distribution Profiles.
      2. Select one or more WBS codes from the list, and click Update.

 

 

Periods for Cost Distribution

This field displays only if you have selected the Schedule option as Use Dates from Activity Sheet, and Distribution as Auto.

Select any of the following options to specify how to distribute the costs based on the activity schedule:

  • Consecutive Periods: Select this option to distribute costs based on the profile from the earliest start to the latest finish dates across activities for each CBS or Summary CBS code. This is the default option for new or existing curves if you selected Schedule as Use Dates from Activity Sheet.
  • Exclude Gap Periods: Select this option to distribute costs by honoring gaps between activities if there are multiple activities for the same CBS Code.
  • Honor Working Days: Select this option to distribute costs based on the working days of activities.

Variance

Select Inflow or Outflow or leave the field empty.


Last Published Monday, April 14, 2025