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Financial planning

Enter and edit a plan against the P&L structure.

Every comparison you have made against plan was made against numbers somebody typed here.

Planning → Financial Planning shows the planning values for the P&L structure you already know: the hierarchy down the left, months across, then Total, Unit and CAGR. Use the PnL selector to choose the relevant P&L structure. Liquidity Analysis provides the related view of anticipated cash flow and cash reserves; other available structures depend on the tenant's configuration.

Two things differ from Financial Reporting. The date control takes a year rather than a range, because a plan is made a year at a time. And Update values is the point of the page — this is where figures are entered. In edit mode, type - to remove an existing value, and do not forget to click Save when you finish.

Displayed level works as it does on the statement, a search narrows to one row when the tree is long, and the grouping selector dropdown lets you change how the rows are grouped.

Because the structure is shared, a row that exists in Financial Reporting exists here. Plan and actual are the same skeleton with different numbers in it — which is what makes the comparison meaningful.

Financial Planning showing the Profit and Loss Statement tab with planned figures across twelve months, a Total, Unit and CAGR column, and further tabs for Liquidity Analysis, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement.
  1. 1Statement tabs — P&L, Liquidity Analysis, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
  2. 2The year control, and **Update values**
  3. 3Displayed level and search
  4. 4The same hierarchy as Financial Reporting
  5. 5Total, Unit and CAGR
  6. 6A margin row in italics, carrying a % unit

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Takeaways

  • Financial Planning is the same statement structure as Financial Reporting, with plan figures in it.

  • Use the PnL selector to choose a P&L structure; Liquidity Analysis covers anticipated cash flow and reserves.

  • The date control takes a year, because plans are made a year at a time.

  • Update values is where the figures go in. Type - to remove a value and click Save when finished.

Surfaces covered

  • Planning

Micro-check

Two quick questions

Practice only — nothing here is scored or recorded.

1. Why can Financial Reporting compare actuals against plan row by row?

2. The date control on Financial Planning takes a year rather than a range. Why?

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