Setting cash flow parameters

To set cash flow parameters, you must have a group accountant role or a group accountant custom role.

You define cash flow parameters in the context of configuration set, version, and period. You can edit cash flow parameters only for open periods. Additionally, the global element for the Cash Flow Parameter must be set to Open on the Group Status tab of the Status Monitor. Parameterization applies to all entities and groups.

Each cash flow account is assigned a cash flow account type. The cash flow account type defines whether a cash flow account is configured for manual data entry or for a transfer from assigned group accounts.

  1. Select Cash Flow > Group Cash Flow > Cash Flow Parameterization and specify the context.
  2. For a cash flow account, select one of these cash flow account types:
    • Schedule Detail: The calculation for a specific cash flow account is based on data from schedule details. Therefore, the balance sheet account that you specify is combined with one or more schedule details that are predefined in Business Modeling.
    • Closing Balance: The calculation is based on data from one or multiple group accounts (balance sheet accounts or profit and loss accounts, or both). Individual accounts are looked up and the closing balance of all accounts is presented to the cash flow position.
    • Change Previous Year: One or more balance sheet accounts or profit and loss accounts, or both are used to calculate the cash flow position. Only the difference from the last year is transferred from group accounts to the cash flow account.
    • Manual: Used for manual data entry. No automatic calculation is involved.
    Note: The Cash Account type is by default assigned only to the account that has been defined as the Opening Balance Cash Flow group account during the cash flow configuration in Business Modeling. Selecting the Cash Account type is not possible for any other account.
  3. For all cash flow account types, except Manual, assign one or more group accounts and define their weights. Additionally, for the Schedule Detail type, assign one or more appropriate schedule details to each specified group account.
    For the accounts of the Schedule Detail type, follow these steps:
    1. Click the search list in the Assigned Account column.
    2. In the Cash Flow Account Assignment dialog box, click Add Assignment.
    3. Select a group account, its schedule detail, and its weight.
    4. If required, repeat step b and c to add more group accounts.
    5. To delete an assigned group account, click Recycle Bin.

    For the accounts of the Closing Balance, Change Previous Year, and Cash Account types, follow these steps:

    1. Click the search list in the Assigned Account column.
    2. In the Cash Flow Account Assignment dialog box, click the three dot icon and select Add Assignment.
    3. Select a group account and its weight.
    4. If required, repeat step b and c to add more group accounts.
    5. To delete an assigned group account, click Recycle Bin.
    Note: The weight indicates the sign with which the balance sheet data is transferred to the cash flow account statement. For the Change Previous Year account type, asset accounts usually have the minus sign and liabilities have the plus sign.
  4. Click Close.