Cash Forecasting

Objectives After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Define a cash forecast template Generate a cash forecast Modify a cash forecast Export a cash forecast to your spreadsheet application Identify implementation considerations Use cash forecasting reports

Agenda Overview Defining a Cash Forecast Template Generating a Cash Forecast Modifying a Cash Forecast Exporting Cash Forecasts to Your Spreadsheet Application Implementation Considerations Using Cash Forecasting Reports

Overview of Cash Forecasting Use Cash Forecasting to: Anticipate the flow of cash in and out of your business Evaluate your company’s liquidity position Project your cash needs

Sources for Cash Forecasting Receivables General Ledger Treasury Projects Sales Order Management External Sources User Defined Payables General Ledger Treasury Projects Payroll Purchasing External Sources User Defined InflowsOutflows Cash Forecast

Cash Forecasting and Cash Positioning Cash ForecastingCash Positioning UsageFor defined periodsDaily Data GenerationConcurrent programs Manual Online Data StoragePhysical tables to store generated forecasts and detail data Temporary storage for live data After leaving UI page Generated data remains in database Generated data no longer available

Defining a Cash Forecast Template A cash forecast template is similar to a spreadsheet.  Each row defines the cash flow source.  Each column defines the forecast period in general ledger periods or days. Forecast Period Sources

Generating a Cash Forecast Define a forecast template Select the relevant source type or parameters –Cash Forecasts by Days –Cash Forecasts by GL Periods Submit the forecast from: –Cash Forecast Templates –Cash Forecasts –Submit Requests

Generating a Cash Forecast: Multicurrency Forecasts At submission time, you can select to: Generate a forecast in any currency Analyze currency exposure by forecasting transactions in a specified currency

Modifying a Cash Forecast Change Descriptive Information Add Rows and Columns Delete Rows and Columns Change Forecast Amounts New Templates Yes N/A Templates Used to Generate Forecasts No N/A ForecastsNoYes, with option to modify original template and all existing forecasts based on that template, or to create new template NoYes. Modify values directly in fields by drilling down to the Source Transactions Details page.

Exporting Cash Forecasts to Your Spreadsheet Application Cash Management Sources Inflows Outflows Cash Forecast Export to Spreadsheet

Implementation Considerations Identify who will be responsible for creating the templates, and how many will be needed. Identify the correct sources, transaction types, and parameters. Identify security issues, who has access to forecasts. Identify any lead time requirements. Identify any unique naming conventions. Verify the forecast numbers before moving the forecast template to production.

Using Cash Forecasting Reports Cash Management automatically generates: Cash Forecast Execution Report Cash Forecast Report

Summary In this lesson, you should have learned how to: Define a cash forecast template Generate a cash forecast Modify a cash forecast Export a cash forecast to your spreadsheet application Identify implementation considerations Use cash forecasting reports