Configuration Area

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You may choose the collapse/expand button to display or hide the configuration area. In addition, some of the accounts and measures may vary in different localizations.

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The accounts are defined as follows:

A cash account is an account whose Cash Account checkbox is selected in the Chart of Accounts window.
A credit account is the account you choose when creating payments using the Credit Card payment means.
A check account is the account you choose when creating payments using the Checks payment means.

The configuration area has the following sections:

Measure provides five cash-related categories that you can choose to consider in the overview chart.

Note
Invoices include reserve invoices.

Purchase quotations and sales quotations are not considered.

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- Outgoing Cash / Outgoing Transaction includes the following:
  - Cash account amounts in outgoing payments and manual journal entries
  - Credit account amounts in outgoing payments and manual journal entries
  - Check account amounts in outgoing payments and manual journal entries
  - Business partner row amounts in outgoing payments and manual journal entries
  - A/P invoices
  - A/P credit memos
- Incoming Cash / Incoming Transaction includes the following:
  - Cash account amounts in incoming payments and manual journal entries
  - Credit account amounts in incoming payments and manual journal entries
  - Check account amounts in incoming payments and manual journal entries
  - Business partner row amounts in incoming payments and manual journal entries
  - A/R invoices
  - A/R credit memos
- Expense Forecast includes the following:
  - Cash account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Credit account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Check account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Business partner row amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Purchase orders
  - Goods receipt POs
  - Goods returns
  - Blanket agreements
  - Drafts of purchase orders, goods receipt POs, goods returns, A/P down payments, A/P invoices, A/P credit memos, and A/P correction invoices
  - Recurring transactions of A/P invoices and A/P credit memos
- Sales Forecast includes the following:
  - Cash account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Credit account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Check account amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Business partner row amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings
  - Sales orders
  - Deliveries
  - Returns
  - Blanket agreements
  - Drafts of sales orders, deliveries, returns, , A/R invoices, and A/R credit memos
  - Recurring transactions of A/R invoices and A/R credit memos
- Opening Balance takes into consideration the amounts that occurred before the starting date you defined in the time bar.
Criteria provide six criteria that you can choose to consider in the overview chart.
- Recurring Postings consider business partner row amounts only.
- Recurring Transactions
- Blanket Agreements
- Journal Vouchers consider business partner row amounts only.
- Draft Documents
- Consider Delays in Payments takes into consideration the value defined in the Average Delay field in Business Partner Master Data Payment Terms
Certainty Level provides choices of various certainty levels of cash flow. Drag the square icon to change certainty levels. For higher levels, the cash is more certain to be earned. To customize certainty levels, choose , and in the Certainty Level Settings window, drag business objects to required certainty levels, and choose the Save button.
The default settings are as follows:
- Certainty Level 1:
  - Cash Accounts display the cash account amounts in payments, manual journal entries, journal vouchers, and recurring postings.
  - Incoming Payments display the amount of business partner rows only.
  - Outgoing Payments display the amount of business partner rows only.
- Certainty Level 2: Credit displays the credit account amounts in payments, manual journal entries, journal vouchers, and recurring postings.
- Certainty Level 3:
  - Checks display the check account amounts in payments, manual journal entries, journal vouchers, and recurring postings.
- Certainty Level 4:
  - A/P Invoices includes A/P invoice documents and drafts.
  - A/P Credit Memos includes A/P credit memo documents and drafts.
  - A/P Correction Invoices includes A/P correction invoice documents and drafts.
  - A/R Invoices includes A/R invoice documents and drafts.
  - A/R Credit Memos includes A/R credit memo documents and drafts.
  - A/P Correction Invoices includes A/R correction invoice documents and drafts.
  - Manual Journal Entries display the amount of business partner rows only.
- Certainty Level 5:
  - A/P Down Payment includes A/P down payment invoices, A/P down payment requests, and drafts.
  - A/R Down Payment includes A/R down payment invoices, A/R down payment requests, and drafts.
- Certainty Level 6:
  - Goods Receipt PO includes goods receipt PO documents and drafts.
  - Goods Return includes goods return documents and drafts.
  - Delivery includes delivery documents and drafts.
  - Returns include return documents and drafts.
- Certainty Level 7:
  - Purchase Orders: Besides purchase order documents and drafts, Purchase Orders also include blanket agreements and business partner row amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings.
  - Sales Orders: Besides sales order documents and drafts, Sales Orders also include blanket agreements and business partner row amounts in journal vouchers and recurring postings.