Forecasting Payments
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Usage |
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PYFRCST_CYCLE |
Define forecast cycles that determine the universe of scheduled payments that can be selected for a payment forecast. |
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PYFRCST_BANK |
Review payment forecasts by bank. Review summarized amounts for each period in your forecast cycle. If a category does not appear, no payments are scheduled for that period. |
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PYFRCST_DELETE |
Reset the forecast cycle and adjust the parameters to review various what-if scenarios. |
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Forecast Report Request Page |
PYFRCST_RQST |
Define run parameters for the Payment Forecast report (APY2040). Use the report to examine your payment forecasts. |
Use the Forecast Cycle page (PYFRCST_CYCLE) to define forecast cycles that determine the universe of scheduled payments that can be selected for a payment forecast.
Navigation:
This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Forecast Cycle page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.
![Forecast Cycle page](img/i2a517932n-73a9.png)
Forecast Selection Criteria
Field or Control |
Description |
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Pay From Date |
Enter the beginning date for your forecast cycle. All payment schedules pay dates equal to or greater than the pay from date are included in your forecast. |
Pay Through Date |
Enter the ending date for your forecast cycle. All payment schedules with a scheduled pay date equal to or less than the pay through date are included in your forecast. |
Created |
Displays the date for the last time that this forecast cycle was processed. |
User |
Displays the user ID of the user who ran this forecast cycle the last time that it was processed. |
Bank SetID |
Enter your bank SetID, bank code, and bank account number. |
Create Forecast Now |
Initiates the Payment Forecast process. The system evaluates your unpaid payment schedules and summarizes the data for your review on the Forecast by Bank Account page. |
Selection
Field or Control |
Description |
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Category |
Defines the time interval in which the forecast results can be viewed and reported upon. Your categories can be of different lengths. For example, the forecast calendar could start on a daily basis for two weeks, continue to a weekly basis for eight weeks, and then switch to a monthly basis for the next twelve months. |
From |
Enter the first day for the time span and the last in the To field. Subsequent intervals build upon each other. |
Use the Forecast by Bank Account page (PYFRCST_BANK) to review payment forecasts by bank.
Review summarized amounts for each period in your forecast cycle. If a category does not appear, no payments are scheduled for that period.
Navigation:
Field or Control |
Description |
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Forecast Cycle |
Displays the name of the forecast cycle. |
Bank SetID |
Displays the SetID associated with the bank code and account that has payments scheduled within the forecast cycle timeframe. |
Bank Code |
Displays the bank code associated with the bank account that has payments scheduled within the forecast cycle timeframe. |
Bank Account |
Displays the bank account that has payments scheduled within the forecast cycle timeframe. |
Created By |
Displays the user name who ran this forecast cycle the last time the forecast cycle was processed. |
Created |
Displays the date that the forecast cycle was created. |
Pay From Date |
Displays the beginning date for your forecast cycle. |
Pay Through Date |
Displays the ending date for the forecast cycle. |
Forecast by Period
Field or Control |
Description |
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From |
Displays the date associated with the first day for the time span. |
Through |
Displays the date associated with the last day for the time span. |
Amount |
Displays the total amount for the scheduled payments due within the date range listed. The currency for the scheduled amount also appears. |
Scheduled Payments |
Displays number of scheduled payments that are due within the date range listed. |
Use the Reset Forecast Cycle page (PYFRCST_DELETE) to reset the forecast cycle and adjust the parameters to review various what-if scenarios.
Navigation:
Field or Control |
Description |
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Payment Forecast Cycle |
Displays the name of the payment forecast cycle. |
Do Not Delete |
Ensures that if you click Save, nothing related to the forecast cycle definition that you created is deleted. |
Delete Forecast Results Only |
Erases the results of a forecast, so that you can run it again. |
Delete Both Results and Cycle |
Deletes the results and the definition of the forecast cycle. |