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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition - Financial Management - Third Edition

By : Mohamed Aamer Ala El Din
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition - Financial Management - Third Edition

By: Mohamed Aamer Ala El Din

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations is a rapidly growing application and is widely used in enterprise organizations. Because of its ability to maximize business productivity, it is a fast-growing business application package in the ERP market. We will start by looking into ERP concepts, implementation needs, and interface design, giving you basic knowledge of financial management aspects and explaining key concepts along the way. To begin with, you'll be taken through the general ledger and financial dimension functions. You'll later learn about the sales tax mechanism and multi-currency in Microsoft Dynamics 365. We tackle each topic with focused examples and explanations on topics such as payable/receivable accounts, forecasting, cash and bank management, budgeting planning/control, and fixed assets. Finally, we walk you through intercompany, consolidation, costing basics, and financial reporting. By the end of this book, your finance team will have a much richer understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations and its powerful capabilities.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Cash flow forecast configuration


The cash flow forecast configuration and setups are combined with the integrated modules of cash flow management. The following diagram explains the cash flow forecast configuration in detail:

The main configuration and setup of cash flow forecast in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations is performed in cash and bank management, which covers the following modules:

  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Budget
  • General ledger

Accounts payable

The accounts payable module is further subdivided as follows:

  • Parameters: This identifies the company-wide parameters for accounts payable. For the parameters of accounts payable, navigate to Cash and bank management | Cash flow forecasting | Cash flow forecast setup. Now, go to Accounts payable and click on Purchasing forecast defaults, as shown in the following screenshot:

Note

Also, you can navigate to Accounts payable | Setup | Accounts payable parameters | Ledger and sales tax then move to the Cash flowforecast fast...