Creating a direct forecast

Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

Forecast Name

Type the name of the forecast.

Description

Type a description of the forecast.

Company

Select a company from the list.

Account

Select an account from the list.

Forecast By

• Company Currency

• Cash Code Currency

Forecast Date

Select the date the forecast was made.

Forecast Range Days

Type the number of days past the forecast date in which you want to group forecast transactions together (10, 20, 30).

Include Payables

Select this box if you want to include Infor Lawson Financials Accounts Payables in the forecast.

Include Receivables

Select this box if you want to include Infor Lawson Financials Accounts Receivables in the forecast.

Include Procurement

Select this box if you want to include Infor Lawson Financials Procurement purchase orders in the forecast.

Note: 

Select the check box you want to include in the forecast. You must select at least one. You can select all three.

• Select the forecast on the Direct Forecast panel.

  The Cashflow-Bar Chart panel displays the forecast by forecast range days in graphic form.

• The Direct Forecast Periods panel displays for each range days the cash in-flow, cash out-flow, and from and to dates.

  Hover over a graph bar to view the appropriate amount.