The "Cash Flow Projection Methods" screen registers and changes cash flow projection methods.
Using profit as the objective and as the basis for decisions in a project has a disadvantage: it takes no account of time preference and risk. An alternative is to think in the present value of the future cash flows of the project. This screen registers the cash flow projection methods that calculate the present value of future cash flows.
Cash flow projections can be calculated for sub-projects and independent projects, but not for master projects.
Cash flow projections can be used for cash flows, invoice flows, revenue flows and other distributions of amounts over time.
The entry fields are:
- "Code": The code that refers to the cash flow projection method.
- "Description": The description.
- "Sort Order": The number that sorts the cash flow projection methods in drop-down lists.
- "PL/SQL Script": The PL/SQL script that calculates the cash flow projection method.
- "PL/SQL Script Distribution": The PL/SQL script that calculates the distribution of the cash flow per day over time. This script differs from the "PL/SQL Script".