Current Planning Period

Displays the start and end dates for financial planning, which you specify when you create a bucket. This influences the first period displayed in the table below. Furthermore, the Total for the Planning Period field uses this period to calculate the totals.

Period Breakdown

Displays the period breakdown that you specify when you create an item. If this field is blank, the system uses the period breakdown from the parent bucket. This governs the interval between the time periods in the table below.

Currency

Displays the currency that you specify when you create an item. If this field is blank, the system uses the currency specified for the parent bucket. The cost figures that you enter in the table below are recorded in this currency.

Financial Category

Displays the category selected on the previous screen. The category groups displayed in the table below refer to this category. This dropdown box is disabled if you copied a group but did not save it, or if you deleted a copied group but did not save the deletion.

Financial Categories

Select this option to display the corresponding table. The table is structured in the form of a tree, whereby the first level displays the categories and the second level displays the configured planning types.

Financial Views

Select this option to display the corresponding table. The table is structured in the form of a tree, whereby the first level displays the configured planning types and the second level displays the categories. Unlike the Financial Categories view, in the Financial Views view, you can make changes to any custom fields that exist.

Time Line

Displays the time line visible in the table below. You specify the default number of periods during configuration.

Add Periods

If the time line display is greater than the current maximum time line display, when you click Apply, periods are added accordingly.

Column Navigation

If the time line is grater than the default number of periods displayed, a column navigator appears at the bottom right of the table.

Calculate Totals

In the table, the uppermost row displays totals by period and the last two columns display totals by group. Click this button to calculate the totals.

Copy Group

To copy a group, select a group and click Copy Group (see below). The copied group is active for the session. To make the copied group permanent, click Save. This button is enabled in the Financial Categories view. If you select this button, it is disabled until you save the change.

The button is always disabled in the Financial Views view.

Delete Copied Group

To delete a group, select a group and click Delete Copied Group. You can only delete copied groups. The group is deleted for the session. To make the deletion permanent, click Save. This button is enabled in the Financial Categories view. If you select this button, it is disabled until you save the change.

The button is always disabled in the Financial Views view.

Group

This column lists the group in which the resources are collected. You can enter the resources in the various periods for each group.

Deactivated

Shows whether the group is active or has been deactivated.

Sponsor

Specifies the cost center or the entity responsible for the project.

Initial Amount

Enter or view the initial amount allocated to this group.

Periods

The next few columns display the periods. The time interval between the periods is governed by the Period breakdown field and the number of time periods displayed is governed by the Periods Displayed field. The names of the periods have the following format <yyyy><Period Breakdown><starting month number of this period>. Enter or view costs for the respective periods. An asterisk before the name denotes the first and last column.

Total for Planning Period

Displays the total cost for the group across all periods within the planning period.

Grand Total

Displays the total cost for the group across all periods, including periods that fall outside the planning period.

Show All Columns

The Show All Columns button is located at the top right of the table.

Column Table Navigator

The column table navigator is located at the bottom right of the table.

Table Rows Navigations

These functions are located at the bottom left of the table.

Show All Rows

The Show All Rows button is located at the top right of the table. If the current number of rows is less than the default number of rows, all rows of the table are shown. If the current number is greater, the table contains the default number of rows.

Expand All / Collapse All

The Expand All or Collapse All button is located at the top right of the table. You can use it to expand or collapse all table nodes.

First Column Sorting

You can sort the first column by clicking the first column header.