The transactions that affect the cash flow forecast are purchase and sales orders. The cash flow transactions also depend on the configuration of the company-wide parameters and the master data setup.
This section illustrates the cash flow forecast transaction for a purchase order (PO). The order's data is as follows:
Configuration of the Accounts payable module's parameters:
Period between delivery and invoicing: 5 days
Invoice period: 7 days
Settle period: 3 days
Vendor master data:
Terms of payment: 15 days
Purchase order date: January 1
Purchase order quantity: 1 Piece
Currency: EGP
Default currency: USD
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 5 EGP
Purchase price: 5,000 EGP = 1,000 USD
The purchase order was created on January 1. Based on the setup of the period between delivery and invoice, which is 5 days, the date will be January 6 (by adding 5 days to the PO line date). Based on the setup of the invoicing period, which is 7...