RB User Guide > Receivables > Collection Forecast

Forecasting cash flow from collections

RB9 only

Based on the amounts and dates promised by clients for outstanding invoices, you can forecast cash inflow to your business. You can also monitor your collection progress with a client and make new attempts. Plus view graphs of the client’s account activity.

1. Receivables > Collection Forecast
2. In the Search By pane, you must use the date search filters:

• *Promised Date From/*Promised Date To

  Required. Default is today. Change the range, if needed. See Date Navigator.

• Collector

  Resource in charge of collecting overdue payments. To specify a resource, see Looking up resources.

3. Click . RB9 lists all of the clients with payment-promised dates for the specified period.
4. Click a hyperlinked firm to view the firm’s collection history and account overview (see Viewing entity activity).
5. If you contact the client, click Edit in the View Firm window to record your current collection effort. See Recording collections efforts.

Reference

• Collections
• Collections workflow
• Date Navigator
• Account Overview

Step-by-step instructions

• Looking up resources
• Viewing entity activity
• Recording collections efforts