FORECAST

Look ahead at your future cash.

Build independent cash assumptions from your income items and expense categories, then see how expected movements may affect your projected cash position.

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FORECAST HELP

Build the assumptions behind your future cash.

Start with the forecast view, choose the sources you want to include and define when their expected cash movements should occur.

Understand your cash flow forecast

See how current cash, expected inflows and expected outflows build your projected cash position.

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Choose what to include

Select which income items and expense categories should contribute assumptions to your forecast.

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Set forecast amount and timing

Define the amount, frequency, start date and expected timing for a forecast source.

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Schedule future amount changes

Change a forecast amount from a future effective date without rewriting the earlier assumption.

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CASH FLOW FORECAST

See where expected cash movements could take you.

Forecast starts with your current cash position and applies the future inflows and outflows generated by the assumptions you have chosen to include.

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Forecast assumptions are planning estimates. They do not create transactions or change your current account balances.

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CURRENT CASHAED 45,000

EXPECTED INFLOWSAED 18,000

EXPECTED OUTFLOWSAED 12,500

PROJECTED CASHAED 50,500

PROJECTED CASH BALANCEAED 50,500

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PROJECTED CASH

Follow the movements behind the projection.

Expected inflows increase projected cash while expected outflows reduce it across the selected forecast period.

CURRENT CASHAED 45,000Starting position

INFLOWSAED 18,000Expected future cash in

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OUTFLOWSAED 12,500Expected future cash out

PROJECTED CASHAED 50,500Expected ending position

FORECAST SETTINGS

Start with sources already available in MoniTrak.

Forecast Settings uses your existing income items and expense categories as sources. You decide which ones should be included in the forecast.

Income itemsSources for expected cash inflows

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Expense categoriesSources for expected cash outflows

FORECAST SETTINGSSources

Included

SalaryInflow · IncludedPlanner amount · AED 15,000

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HousingOutflow · IncludedBudget reference · AED 4,000

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GroceriesOutflow · IncludedBudget reference · AED 2,000

✓

TransportOutflow · Not includedBudget reference · AED 1,500

INDEPENDENT ASSUMPTIONS

Define the amount and timing yourself.

Existing planning amounts can provide context, but the forecast amount, frequency and timing are configured separately for the forecast.

EXPENSE CATEGORYTransportBudget reference · AED 1,500

Reference only

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FORECAST ASSUMPTIONTransport

AMOUNTAED 1,200

FREQUENCYMonthly

FORECAST FROM01 Nov 2026

EXPECTED DAY25

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UPCOMING CASH FLOW

See the movements behind the forecast line.

Each included assumption creates expected future movements. The running projected cash position changes as those movements occur.

DATEITEMMOVEMENTPROJECTED CASH

01 NovSalary+ AED 15,000AED 60,000

05 NovHousing− AED 4,000AED 56,000

15 NovGroceries− AED 2,000AED 54,000

25 NovTransport− AED 1,200AED 52,800

FUTURE AMOUNT CHANGES

Change an assumption from a future date.

If an expected amount will change later, add a future change instead of replacing the earlier assumption.

BASE AMOUNTAED 1,200Until 31 Dec 2026

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NEW AMOUNTAED 1,350Effective 01 Jan 2027

TRANSPORTFuture amount changes

01 NOV 2026AED 1,200Base forecast amount

01 JAN 2027AED 1,350Future change begins

Earlier forecast periods remain unchanged.

CONNECTED INFORMATION

Sources provide context. Forecast Settings provide the assumptions.

Income items and expense categories identify what you want to forecast. The amount and timing used in the projection are configured separately in Forecast Settings.

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