Methods for Effective Cash Pooling
Define how the system calculates the balances and amounts for the Effective Cash Pooling process.
You create the method for a master contract on the Effective Cash Pooling
tab page. For more information, see Editing Effective Cash Pooling.
The following methods are available to you:
Method |
Name |
System Behavior |
|---|---|---|
BVPF |
Balance-based, value date-based balance, time-based, with value dates in the past and future. |
Zero balancing with consideration of value date balances in the future. |
BVP |
Balance-based, value date-based balance, time-based, with value dates in the past. |
Zero balancing without consideration of value date balances in the future. |
BVK |
Balance-based, value date-based balance, key date-based. |
Key date-based value date balances without consideration of value date balances in the future. |
BVKF |
Balance-based, value date-based balance, key day-based, with predated value dates. |
Key date-based value date balances, with consideration of value date balances in the future. |
The following graphic illustrates the extent to which the above-mentioned value date-based methods take account of value dates in the past and future.

Graphic of Cash Pooling Methods Based on Value Date
Method |
Name |
System Behavior |
|---|---|---|
BBK |
Balance based, posting balance, key date-based |
With the BBK method, the system brings the posting date-based balances of the subacoounts to EUR 0 at a certain time (key date). The system bundles postings with the same posting date and during cash pooling, makes an aggregated posting to the main account for each posting date.
If there are five postings with three different posting dates on various subaccounts, the system makes three clearing postings to the main account during cash pooling. End of the example.
You cannot use this method with the following pooling rules:
For more information about the rules listed, see Rules for Effective Cash Pooling. End of the note. |
BCK |
Balance-based, posting balance without amounts subject to final payment, key date-based. |
With the BCK method, the system brings the posting date-based balances of the subacoounts, cleared of all posting items whose status is
If there are five postings with three different posting dates on various subaccounts, the system makes three clearing postings to the main account during cash pooling. End of the example. |
FIX |
Fixed amount |
Fixed transfer amount |
ITEM |
Payment item-based |
Clearing of each item (not balances).
For more information about this method, see the note on rule End of the note. |
For more information about methods for Zero Balancing
and Key Date-Related Cash Pooling
, see: