How to Set Up Cash Flow
Here is an overview of the steps required to set up the cash flow module.
Note: There are two Cash Flow modules: the module in effect prior to the 9.3 release is called Cash Flow (Basic); the module introduced in 9.3 and discussed here is named Cash Flow. Each module has its own user and administration mode permissions.
Step 1: Grant yourself permissions to configure the cash flow modules.
Step 2: Create custom cash flow data sources. These are used to create curves in projects and shells. You also define a color for each data source, which will display as the curve color on the cash flow graphs. See Creating Cash Flow Data Sources.
Step 3: Create distribution profiles. These profiles can be used to distribute cost or any value over a period of time. (See Distributing Cost Data.)
Step 4: Create cash flow templates. You can create any number of cash flow templates at the company level, or create cash flow curves within a project/shell template. Setting up cash flow templates is essentially the same as creating the curves manually in a project or shell (or a project/shell template), with some exceptions that are mentioned in the setup procedure details. You can use company-level and project/shell level templates to quickly create cash flow detail curves and rollup curves in projects and shells. See Cash Flow Curve Templates.
Step 5: Create cash flow in a project or shell. You can create any number of cash flow curves in a project or shell. These can be detail level or rollup curves. You can create them manually, by copying an existing curve, or by copying a template, see Cash Flow in the Unifier User Guide.
Step 6: Create cash flow in a program or company. You can create rollup curves in programs and in the company workspace (Company Workspace tab), and roll up cash flow data from projects and shells. See Create Roll-up Templates.
Step 7: Grant cash flow permissions to users.
Last Published Saturday, July 13, 2024