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The Financial overview structure function contains a single screen in which you describe a column to be displayed in a financial view.
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You use this screen to define the information to be displayed in a column in a financial view. The view number represents a view that has been activated in Miscellaneous table 388 - Financial view. For example, '10' represents an expense view and '20' represents a revenue view.
Predefined values for both view '10' and view '20' are delivered by default with your solution.
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Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
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| Use this field to identify this financial view. Select a view code from the codes activated in Miscellaneous table 388 - Financial view. For example, for an expense view select view '10' or a revenue view, select view '20'. This field is mandatory. By default, Miscellaneous table 388 enables data tracking on selected financial views such as expenses and revenue. Table 388 therefore controls which financial overview data can be displayed. Project management includes standard, or master report structures for both expense and revenue financial overviews. Delivered by default with your solution are master report structures for Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue). You can modify these master report structures, or create new report structures from scratch to suit your organization, your processes or your users. You are advised, however, to get a basic understanding of how your system works before changing a master format. Sage advise that you save a copy of a master report structure before modifying it. |
| Use this field to define a column sequence number. This number represents the order in which the data will be displayed in the report. This field is mandatory. The sequence number must mirror the logical order used in the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). For example, the first column must be the type of structure, the second column the project budget, the third column is a free column and so on. You can define a maximum of 40 columns to display, per view. |
| Use this field to describe the type of financial data that will be displayed in the associated column number. For example, budgets, commitments, actuals, margins. The value of this field must reflect the content of the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). For example, the first column must be the type of structure, the second column the project budget and so on. If, however, this column is a 'Free column', that is where this field in the outline report structure is set to 'Free column 1-10', this column has no predefined purpose. It is free (available) for you to describe its content. |
Block number 2
| The report can display paired (or sets of) data in adjacent columns. Use this field to define a heading for the first subcolumn of the field Column content (field CODDES). The heading should reflect the type of financial data defined for the Column content field. For ease of analysis, it is common for this subcolumn (Subcolumn 1 title) to represent a quantity and its paired, or associated subcolumn (Subcolumn 2 title (field SCOL2)) to represent a value. For example, if the column contains budgets (defined in field Column content), this subcolumn heading (Subcolumn 1 title) might be 'Budget quantity' and its paired or associated subcolumn (Subcolumn 2 title), 'Budget amount'. If the column contains actuals (actual amounts) you might define the paired headings as 'Actual quantity' (Subcolumn 1 title) and 'Actual amount' (Subcolumn 2 title). This subcolumn and heading can be displayed in the report if the Display check box (field DSPLY) is selected. The value of this field must reflect the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). For example, the second column in the outline structure (budgets) has budget quantities in its first subcolumn. If, however, this is a subcolumn of a column identified as a 'Free column', that is where the field Column content (field CODDES) is set to 'Free column 1-10', this subcolumn has no predefined purpose. It is free (available) for you to describe its content. |
| Use this field to define if the type of data represented in the first subcolumn (Subcolumn 1 title (field SCOL1)) is a quantity figure or an amount. You can only customize the content of a column identified as a 'Free column' (Free column 1-10). That is where the field Column content (field CODDES) is set to 'Free column 1-10'. For all other columns the value of this field must mirror the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). |
Block number 3
| This field is usually associated with field Subcolumn 1 title (field SCOL1). It can be displayed in the report if the Display check box (field DSPLY) is selected. Type in a heading that reflects the type of financial data defined for the field Column content (field CODDES). As it is usually paired (associated) with field Subcolumn 1 title, it is common for this field (Subcolumn 2 title (field SCOL2)) to represent a value and the field Subcolumn 1 title to represent a quantity. For example, if the column contains budgets (defined in field Column content), this subcolumn heading (Subcolumn 2 title) might be 'Budget amount' and its paired or associated subcolumn (Subcolumn 1 title), 'Budget quantity'. If the column contains actuals (actual amounts) you might define the paired headings as 'Actual quantity' (Subcolumn 1 title) and 'Actual amount' (Subcolumn 2 title). The value of this field must reflect the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). For example, the second column in the outline structure (budgets) has budget amounts in its second subcolumn. If, however, this is a subcolumn of a column identified as a 'Free column', that is where the field Column content (field CODDES) is set to 'Free column 1-10', this subcolumn has no predefined purpose. It is free (available) for you to describe its content. |
| Use this field to define if the type of data represented in the second subcolumn Subcolumn 2 title (field SCOL2) is a quantity figure or an amount. You can only customize the content of a column identified as a 'Free column' (Free column 1-10). That is where the field Column content (field CODDES) is set to 'Free column 1-10'. For all other columns the value of this field must mirror the standard, or master report structures delivered with your solution (Financial views '10' (expenses) and '20' (revenue)). |
Block number 4
| Click this check box if this column sequence number (subcolumns 1 and 2) can be displayed in the report. |
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Free columns equate to columns 3-7, column 13 and columns 16-19.
Each free column is subdivided into two subcolumns. You define the type of data represented in each subcolumn as a quantity figure or an amount.
'Free column 6' provides the facility to compare the 'budget' and the 'provisional cost price'. The result of these calculations populates columns 'Compare Col.6 to budget' and 'Compare Col.6 to Total' respectively.
Master Financial view 20 – this Financial view provides an example of the use of free columns in a revenue tracking context.
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
This function is used in conjunction with Miscellaneous table 388 - Financial view. You have entered a financial view code which has not been enabled for data tracking in table 388. Select a valid financial view code or add the code you require to Miscellaneous table 388 first.