Reviewing Available and Forecast Balances on the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface

This topic discusses using the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to review and compare available balances and forecast balances by bank for the current date. Access available and forecast amount information through the Available vs Forecast Balance tile on the Cash Management homepage.

Click to watch a short video about the PeopleSoft Cash Management Homepage on the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Available vs Forecast Balance Tile

EP_TR_ACT_VS_PROJ_FL

View a balances chart with available and forecast amounts by bank for the current date. Access the Available vs Forecast page with bank balance and variance details.

My Preferences - Forecast Page (Fluid)

TR_USER_PREF_FL

Set up user preferences for the Available vs Forecast Balance and Cash Forecast tiles and pages.

Available vs Forecast Page (Fluid)

TR_ACT_VS_PROJ_FL

Review the available balance versus the forecasted balance bar chart for each bank for the current date. View balance and variance details.

Available vs Forecast Details Page (Fluid)

TR_AVF_DRILL_SCF

Review details for a bank account including opening balance, transactions by type, and closing balance.

Use the Available vs Forecast Balance tile (EP_TR_ACT_VS_PROJ_FL) to view a balances chart with available and forecast amounts by bank for the current date.

Access the Available vs Forecast page with bank balance and variance details.

Navigation:

View the tile on the Cash Management homepage.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Available vs Forecast Balance tile.

Available vs Forecast Balance tile

Use the My Preferences - Forecast page (TR_USER_PREF_FL) to set up user preferences for the Available vs Forecast Balance and Cash Forecast tiles and pages.

Navigation:

  • From any Fluid homepage, select the Actions List button, then select My Preferences. Select Treasury in the left panel and select the Forecast link.

  • On the Cash Management homepage, select the Available vs Forecast Balance tile. Select the Actions List button, then select My Preferences from the list.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Fluid My Preferences - Forecast page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Fluid My Preferences - Forecast page

Field or Control

Description

SetID

Enter a SetID.

Worksheet

Enter a worksheet defined during cash forecasting setup.

Source Set

Enter a category for grouping position source data that you defined on the Position Source Set page.

Position Currency

Enter a reporting currency defined on the Worksheet Definition page during cash forecasting setup.

Type

Displays Original Amount.

Time Set

Enter the time interval defined to display cash forecasting results on the Define Time Sets page.

Time Period

Enter a time period.

Rounding Type

Select from Billions, Millions, or Thousands.

Rate Type

Enter the market rate type.

Market Rate Index

Enter the market rate index.

Bank Code

Enter up to four reporting banks. Up to four reporting banks can be set up for a Worksheet.

Use the Available vs Forecast page (TR_ACT_VS_PROJ_FL) to review the available balance versus the forecasted balance bar chart for each bank for the current date.

View balance and variance details.

Navigation:

Select the Available vs Forecast Balance tile on the Cash Management homepage.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Fluid Available vs Forecast page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Fluid Available vs Forecast page

Select a Bank and Location listed on the left panel to display the forecast period and amount in a bar graph, and account details in the table on the content pane.

The system displays the available balance from imported bank statements only, and uses statement code 045.

The Available vs Forecast bar chart provides this information:

Field or Control

Description

Forecast Period

View Forecast and Available periods on the x-axis.

Amount

View sum amounts on the y-axis, in the currency selected on the My Preferences - Cash Forecast page.

The sum may reflect table rows with multiple currencies.

The Account Details table provides this information:

Field or Control

Description

Account

View the bank account for the bank and location selected on the left panel. The account details appear in remaining columns.

The system uses the bank account default currency.

Select an account row to drill into bank account details.

Forecast and Available

Displays the forecast amount and the available amount for the bank account.

Variance and % Variance

Displays the variance between the forecast and available amounts, and a calculation of the percentage variance.

Use the Available vs Forecast Details page (TR_AVF_DRILL_SCF) to review details for a bank account, including opening balance, transactions by type, and closing balance.

Navigation:

Select an account row on the Available vs Forecast page.

Select the bank account links in the left panel of the details page to review the data for different banks without navigating back to main page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Fluid Available vs Forecast Details page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Fluid Available vs Forecast Details page

Details of Available Balance

View opening and closing balances as well as the available closing balance. Click the cash inflow and outflow rows to view transaction details, including statement ID, statement code, reference, bank date, transaction amount, and transaction currency. The statement ID represents the transaction BAI code. You can also access addenda details on the transaction details page.

Details of Forecast Balance

View the opening balance and forecast amount based on the listed transactions sources. Click the transaction sources to view details, including business unit, position amount and currency, transaction amount and currency, position source, and reference code. The forecast is driven by the Worksheet Definition page (WORKSHEET_DEFN).