In the worksheet for the cash flow forecast, you use a batch job to predict the cash flow forecast. With this batch job, you can fill the worksheet automatically. This is only preliminary information that can be changed if it is in the worksheet, then you can check the entries and register them.
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| Before you register the worksheet entries, the relevant postings from the areas of general ledger, sales, purchasing, service, and fixed assets must be entered. In addition, possible manual revenues and manual expenses must be recorded. |
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| In the cash flow worksheet, you update negative or positive amounts of cash inflows and outflows in single lines to cash flow accounts. This is different than the general journal, in which single-line or multiple-line accounts can be posted to an account. |
To register the cash flow worksheet lines
In the Search box, enter Cash Flow Worksheet, and then choose the related link.
On the Home tab, in the Process group, choose Suggest Worksheet Lines to open the Suggest Worksheet Lines batch job.
In the Cash Flow Forecast field, select a cash flow forecast number.
Select the relevant source types that should be included in the forecast.
If you select the G/L Budget check box, then enter the budget name in the G/L Budget Name field, which is the budget from which the values are taken into the forecast.
Select the Group by Document Type check box.
Choose the OK button to get the forecasted amounts in the worksheet.
On the Home tab, in the Process group, choose Register to register the entries of the forecasted cash inflows and outflows.
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| If you run the batch job for the second time for the same cash flow forecast, all existing entries for this cash flow forecast are deleted. |
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For more information about how to work with fields and columns, see Work with Data. For more information about how to find specific pages, see Search. |