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 Admin 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 Managers User Guide.
Step 6: Create cash flow in a company. You can create rollup curves in the company workspace (Company Workspace tab), and roll up cash flow data from projects/shells. See Create Roll-up Templates.
Step 7: Grant cash flow permissions to users.
Last Published Thursday, December 14, 2023