Display Layout Configuration

Objective

The Display Layout Configuration option allows users to design various display formats to meet a company’s many needs. When going over cash flow, the analyst will select the appropriate format from those available. This option is similar to the financial statements’ format definition as it is also possible to identify and provide a description for every analysis format.

The analysis is displayed through tables, sometimes over several tabs. Each column represents a period, and all columns are configured in reference to a specific moment designated as the “current period”. Periods are therefore “before” or “after” the current period.

 

In this context, the term “period” does not necessarily refer to an accounting, financial, or fiscal period. It represents a user-defined time span that can mean a different duration (such as a day, week, or month) according to the type of analysis.

 

This option describes the steps required to determine how the data is presented in the analysis. To establish how the information is processed, use the Line Configuration option.

 

prerequisites

• Line Configuration

 

Icons

Icon	Title	Used to
	Insert a column	Insert a column in the table. Note: Select the column next to which the new column should be added, then click the button. The new column will be inserted to the left of the selected column.
	Delete a column	Remove a column from the table. Note: Select the appropriate column, then click the button.

 

STEPS

maestro* > Accounting > Financial Management > Cash Flow Analysis > Display Layout Configuration

 

Creating a Display Layout

1. In the Display Layout tab, complete the fields as needed.

 

Field	Description
French Description	French description of the line.
Description	English description of the line.
Format compatible with the use of weighting	When checked, indicates that the layout must be compatible to use with weighting.

2. For each column, fill out the cells based on requirements.

A layout table can contain up to 100 columns.

Field	Description
Label
French	Column’s French designation.
English	Column’s English designation.
Beginning
Period	Period’s start relative to the current month.
Month (+/-)	Period’s start month relative to the current period. Depending on the situation, it can be the previous or next month. To correctly specify the period in relation with the current period (identified as M), plus and minus signs (+/-) are used: if the previous period is the month before the current period ( M), the entry for that cell would be “ -1”; if the next period is the month after the current period ( M), the entry for that cell would be “ +1”; if the period is in the current month, no entry is required in this cell. Note: If the period is a specific week or day, no entry is required in this cell, however, an entry is required in the Day cell.
Day	Period’s start day relative to the current period. Depending on the situation, the day can be: since the Beginning of the Month; relative to the Current Date (in which situation the cell below must be used); until the End of the Month. Note: Though the cell is named Day, that period can be used to refer to weeks if needed.
Day (+/-)	Period’s week or day relative to the current day. Just as for the month, depending on the situation, it can be the previous or next week or day. If the period were to correspond to a week, the method to correctly specify the period in relation with the Current Date (identified as D), would also use plus and minus signs (+/-): if the previous period is the week before the current period ( D), the entry for that cell would be “ -7”; if the next period is the week after the current period ( D), the entry for that cell would be “ +7”; if the period is the current week, no entry is required in this cell.
End
Period	Period’s end relative to the current month.
Month (+/-)	Period’s end month relative to the current period. Just as for the period start, depending on the situation, it can be the previous or next month. To correctly specify the period in relation with the current period (identified as M), plus and minus signs (+/-) are used: if the previous period is the month before the current period ( M), the entry for that cell would be “ -1”; if the next period is the month after the current period ( M), the entry for that cell would be “ +1”; if the period is in the current month, no entry is required in this cell. Note: If the period is a specific week or day, no entry is required in this cell, however, an entry is required in the Day cell.
Day	Period’s start day relative to the current period. Depending on the situation, the day can be: since the Beginning of the Month; relative to the Current Date (in which situation the cell below must be used); until the End of the Month. Note: Though the cell is named Day, that period can be used to refer to weeks if needed.
Day (+/-)	Period’s week or day relative to the current day. Just as for the month, depending on the situation, it can be the previous or next week or day. If the period were to correspond to a week, the method to correctly specify the period in relation with the Current Date (identified as D), would also use plus and minus signs (+/-): if the previous period is the week before the current period ( D), the entry for that cell would be “ -7”; if the next period is the week after the current period ( D), the entry for that cell would be “ +7”; if the period is the current week, no entry is required in this cell.

3. Repeat step 2 as many times as required for each column included in the analysis format.
4. Click the Insert or Delete a Column icons if needed.
5. Click Save.
6. Click Quit to exit the window.

 

See also

Procedures

• Define Manual Adjustment Types
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Manual Adjustments

How To

• Cash Flow Analysis

 

 

Last modification: March 19, 2025