Plan Types by Module
Five plan types on the New Plan screen, each with its own row source, cell mode, and source of actual figures.
The type decides three things: where rows come from, what a cell holds, and where actual figures are read from. It is chosen once, on the New Plan screen, and cannot be changed afterwards.
| Type | Rows | Cell Mode | Actual Figures Come From | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | Products and services from the item catalog | Quantity × Rate (price per unit) | Posted invoices, sales receipts, and credit notes for the item in the period | Plan to sell 120 Standard Licenses at 299 each in January. |
| Purchases | Products and services from the item catalog | Quantity × Rate (cost per unit) | Posted purchase documents against vendors for the item in the period | Plan to buy 500 sheets of aluminium at 12.40 each. |
| Expenses | Expense accounts from the chart of accounts | Amount | Posted ledger activity on the account in the period | Marketing budget is 6,000 in January and 8,000 in March. |
| Cash Flow | Cash and bank accounts from the chart of accounts | Amount | The account's net posted movement in the period, as a positive figure | Plan 22,000 of movement on the tax reserve account in March. |
| P&L | Linked sub-plans | No grid | The linked plans' own actuals | Sales income minus Expenses, Purchases, Production, and Payroll spend = Net Profit. |
Existing Production and Payroll Plans
Production and Payroll are not offered on the New Plan screen. Plans of those types that already exist still list on the Planner home, open, and track:
| Type | Rows | Cell Mode | Actual Figures Come From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Items of type Product | Quantity × Cost per unit | Quantity: production outputs for the product in the period (by-products and waste excluded). Cost: the total cost of all production runs in the period. |
| Payroll | Employees who are not terminated, grouped by department | Amount | Net pay from Approved pay schedules with a pay date in the period. |
P&L Plan (Linked)
A P&L plan has no rows of its own. When you create it you tick existing plans for that year to link as sub-plans. Sales plans count as income; Expenses, Purchases, Production, and Payroll plans count as expenses; a linked Cash Flow plan is listed but not included in either total. The P&L page shows Income, Expenses, and Net Profit — target and actual — and a list of the sub-plans, each opening its own page.