Field Descriptions

Table Information

FAQs

 

Cash Requirements Report

What can I do in this screen?

Use this screen to create reports that will help you forecast cash needs. The report is flexible enough to allow for consideration of pay dates, due dates, or discount dates, as well as voucher status and voucher amount to pay and discount to take, if any.

The report will access all posted vouchers that have not been completely paid - even those on hold, pphold (partial-pay hold), defer, and paywpd (pay when paid).

The Cash Requirements Report screen consists of four blocks that can be used as follows:

Note: The Cash Requirements Report will ignore subcontractor issues. Any subcontractor liabilities will appear here in full.

However, payment will be held if you try to print a check/EFT for a subcontractor with payment restrictions.

When should I use this screen?

You can run this report at any time. For the most accurate information, do not run this report while the system is posting vouchers or while it is printing/posting checks. This report serves as an effective planning tool and can be used to determine the amount of cash needed in the selected bank account.

FAQs

Do I have to post my vouchers before they will appear on the Cash Requirements report?

Yes, you must post vouchers in order for them to be included in the report. They must exist in the voucher history tables before they will be included.

Field Descriptions

Identification

Use the fields in this block to create a new parameter ID or to retrieve a previously-saved parameter ID. A parameter ID represents a set of screen selection parameters. Once you have saved a parameter ID and its related parameters, you can retrieve them using Query.

You can use the retrieved parameters to produce reports and run processes more efficiently and with greater consistency. Many users save a unique set of parameters for each different way they run a report or process. If you select a previously-saved parameter ID or parameter description, the associated saved screen selection parameters will automatically display as selection defaults. You can change any of the associated selection defaults as necessary.

Parameter ID *

Enter, or use Query to select, a parameter ID of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. You should choose characters for your parameter ID that help identify the type of selections you made in the screen.

When you save your record, all the selections you made in the screen are stored with the parameter ID. Later, you can retrieve the parameter using Query.

You can use the parameter to produce reports and run processes more efficiently because you can select the parameter ID with its previously-defined screen selections. Once the default selections display in the screen, you can override the defaults as necessary.

Description *

Enter, or use Query to select, a parameter description of up to 30 alphanumeric characters.

Selection Ranges

Use the fields in this block to specify the selection ranges of your report.

Requirements 'As of Date' *

This is the date on which the report assumes that you will be printing your checks and EFTs. The default setting is the system (today's) date. Enter, or use the Calendar icon to select, another date. The date you select cannot be earlier than today's date.

The report will include the amount of cash needed to pay your company's A/P requirements as of this date. This field will be used in conjunction with the Voucher Date Cutoff selected to determine the vouchers that will be included in this report. Any vouchers that are equal to or past the chosen voucher cutoff date will print on the report.

Voucher Date Cutoff *

Use this drop-down box to determine the reference point of your "As of Date." The options are Discount Date, Anticipated Pay Date, and Due Date.

Bank Account Abbreviation

Select the bank account abbreviations that you want to include in the report. You linked the vendor to a cash account description in the Vendor User Flow screen (Accounting\Maintain\Vendors). You can change this cash account description until the voucher is paid.

You linked the cash account descriptions to the bank account abbreviations in the Cash Accounts screen (Accounting\Maintain\Accounts).

Option

Select a range option in this drop-down box. This range will indicate the bank account abbreviations.

Options are "All," "One," "Range," "From Beginning," and "To End." The default for this field is "All."

Start

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the starting bank account abbreviation for the range you want to include.

If you select "All" or "From Beginning" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

End

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the ending bank account abbreviation for the range you want to include.

If you select "All," "One," or "To End" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

Select By

Use this drop-down box to group your report by "Pay Vendor," "Vendor Group," or "Employee."

The default for this field is "Pay Vendor ." You defined the vendor groups in the Vendor User Flow screen (Accounting\Maintain\Vendors). They are used to tie vendors together.

Option

Use this drop-down box to select the range of pay vendors, vendor groups, or employees that you want included in the report.

Options are "All," "One," "Range," "From Beginning," and "To End."

The default for this field is "All."

Start

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the starting value for the range you want to include.

If you select "All" or "From Beginning" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

End

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the ending value for the range you want to include.

If you select "All," "One," or "To End" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

Transaction Currency

Option

Use this drop-down box to select the range of transaction currencies that you want included in the report.

Only those currencies that you set up in the Currencies screen (Administration\Maintain\Multicurrency) are eligible for entry or Lookup.

Options are "All," "One," "Range," "From Beginning," and "To End."

The default for this field is "All."

Start

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the currency code as the beginning of the range you want to include in the report.

If you select "All" or "From Beginning" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

Only those currencies saved in the Maintain Currencies screen (Administration\Maintain\Multicurrency) will be available in Lookup.

End

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the currency code as the ending of the range you want to include in the report.

If you select "All," "One," or "To End" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

Only those currencies saved in the Maintain Currencies screen (Administration\Maintain\Multicurrency) will be available in Lookup.

Invoice Amount

Option

Use this drop-down box to select which invoice amounts will be included in the report.

Options are "All," "One," "Range," "From Beginning," and "To End."

The default for this field is "All."

Use the Start and End fields to include all invoices greater than a specific payment amount or all invoices less than a specific payment amount.

Start

Enter the starting invoice amount for the range you want to include.

The amount you enter here will mean that you want to include all invoices with amounts due that are greater than the amount entered.

If you select "All" or "From Beginning" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

End

Enter ending invoice amount for the range you want to include.

The amount you enter here will mean that you want to include all invoices with amounts due that are less than the amount entered.

If you select "All" or "From Beginning" in the Option field, this field will be inactive.

Payment Status

In this group box, you can customize the report by payment status. The default settings are "PAY," "HOLD," and "PPHOLD."

PAY

Select this checkbox to include all vouchers with a status of 'Pay.'

Vouchers with this status have already been selected for payment through the Select Vouchers process or through the Edit Voucher Payment Status screen (Accounting\Process\Pay).

HOLD

Select this checkbox to include all vouchers with a status of 'Hold.'

This is the status most vouchers will have when they are posted.

PPHOLD

Select this checkbox to include all vouchers with a status of 'Partial Paid/on Hold.'

When a voucher is partially-paid, this is the status that the unpaid portion of the voucher will have.

DEFER

Select this checkbox to include all vouchers with a status of 'Deferred Payment.'

Vouchers with this status will not be included in the selection of vouchers for payment when the Select Vouchers process is run. This status is used for a voucher that you want to have on hold and do not want to have the status changed to pay in the Select Vouchers process. You can change this status manually in the Edit Voucher Payment Status screen (Accounting\Process\Pay) or in the Select Voucher process by selected Clear Deferrals that will change the status back to Hold and will make it eligible to be changed to a pay status.

PAYWPD

Select this checkbox to include all vouchers with a status of 'Pay When Paid.'

Vouchers with this status belong to a vendor set up as a Pay When Paid vendor and charge a Pay When Paid project. You can only change this status to Pay once the vouchered items have been billed and the bill has been fully paid.

Show/Sort By

Use this block to sort vouchers by invoice date or voucher number.

Voucher

Select this checkbox to list each voucher individually.

Running this report with the checkbox unchecked will result in a substantially abbreviated report containing only the total cash requirements per each bank account.

This checkbox is selected by default.

Suppplemental Amounts

Select this checkbox to include supplemental amounts in the Cash Requirements Report.

Supplemental amounts are amounts that need to be included in your Cash Requirements Report but are not part of the selected vouchers. The supplemental amounts will be included at the bottom of the report in a Supplemental Amounts section.

When you select this checkbox, the Schedule field becomes enabled.

Open Purchase Orders

Select this checkbox to include all open purchase orders in addition to the vouchers on the report.

Purchase orders will be included if Status in the Header is "open" and the purchase order type is "Purchase Order" or "Release Order". Lines on the PO will be included where the line status is "Open" or "Pending".

1st sort

In this drop-down box you can sort vouchers by either invoice date or voucher number.

This drop-down box is enabled only when you select the Voucher checkbox.

Schedule

Enter, or use Lookup to select, your chosen schedule of supplemental cash requirements.

The Cash Requirements Supplemental Amounts schedule is a user-defined schedule set up to allow the user to add funds to the Cash Requirements Report that are not reported through the selected vouchers or POs.

You can include only one schedule in each Cash Requirements Report.

Options

Use this block to tailor the appearance of your report.

Bank Account Abbreviation

Page Break

Select this checkbox to begin each bank account abbreviation on a new page. Each bank account abbreviation will be subtotaled.

If you select neither the Page Break nor the Subtotal checkbox, there will be no subtotals printed for each bank account abbreviation.

If you select this checkbox, the Page Break checkbox (in the Report Group group box) will be inactive.

This box is unchecked by default.

Subtotal

Select this checkbox to subtotal each bank account abbreviation. There will be no page break.

If you select neither the Page Break nor the Subtotal checkbox, there will be no subtotals printed for each bank account abbreviation.

This checkbox is selected by default.

Report Group

Page Break

Select this checkbox to begin each bank account abbreviation, pay vendor/employee/vendor group, and transaction currency on a new page. Each group will be subtotaled by the page break.

If you select neither the Page Break nor the Subtotal box, there will be no subtotals by pay vendor, bank account abbreviation, or transaction currency.

If you select this checkbox, the Page Break checkbox (in the Bank Account Abbreviation group box) will be inactive.

This box is unchecked by default.

Subtotal

Select this checkbox to print subtotals for each pay vendor/employee/vendor group as selected. There will be no page break.

If you select neither the Page Break nor the Subtotal checkbox, there will be no subtotals in the report.

This checkbox is unselected by default.

* A red asterisk denotes a required field.

Table Information

The following tables will be accessed for this report:

BANK_ACCT (Bank Account)

DFLT_CASH_ACCTS (Default Cash Accounts)

OPEN_AP (Open AP)

PO_HDR (PO Header)

PO_LN (PO Line)

SUPPL_CASH_REQ (Supplemental Cash Requirements)

SUPPL_CASH_REQ_SCH (Supplemental Cash Requirements Schedule)

VCHR_HDR (Voucher Header)

VCHR_HDR_HS (Voucher Header History)

VEND (Vendor)

VEND_TERMS (Vendor Terms)

VEND_TERMS_SCH (Vendor Terms Schedule)

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