Forecast Settings

Project administrators can access the settings for Cost Management from the Settings tool in the left navigation. This article focuses on the Forecast settings:

• Cash Flow
  • Distribution Curves

Cash Flow

Here project administrators can set up forecast distribution for the cash flow in the Forecast tool.

Choose the time period:

1. Select the Settings tool from the left navigation.
2. Switch to the Forecast tab.
3. Choose between weekly and monthly distribution.

Distribution Curves

This section allows administrators to select what to include in the cash flow distribution. There are several options related to both the Budget and Cost.

For the Budget:

• Revised Budget: This includes the Original Budget, Internal Budget Transfer, and Approved Owner Changes.
• Projected Budget: This encompasses the same elements as the Revised Budget, in addition to Pending Owner Changes.

For the Cost:

• Revised Cost: This includes Commitments, Approved Change Orders, and Forecast Adjustments.
• Forecast Final Cost: This includes all the elements in the Revised Cost, plus Reserves and Pending Change Orders.