POST n periods later

pmorgan

Can someone explain to me in plain English what the POST n periods later line item is doing in this screenshot?  I understand what POST to a later period does, and what POST to an earlier period does, but I don't understand how we are getting 3,000 in the yellow highlighted cell here:

 

Any explanation would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

-Paul

jackcplanning

For POST, I imagine it as posting an entry x periods before or after.

From a logic evaluation perspective, if you look at the 6,000 in Feb 15, it's comprised of ALL POSTs that would hit Feb 15.

1. Jan 15 posts 3,000 1 period later
2. Feb 15 posts 1,000 in its period
3. Mar 15 posts 2,000 1 period back

Feb 15 would then aggregate all POSTs for that period.

You wouldn't evaluate it as a siloed period - it's an amalgamation of all periods that POST to it.

If Jun 15 had a POST(1000,-4), Feb 15 would then have 7,000 in its cell.