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title: "Cash Flow Side by Side"
slug: "cash-flow-side-by-side"
description: "Compare cash flow categories across multiple years or legal entities side by side with actual cash ending balances."
updated: 2025-08-27T22:28:42Z
published: 2025-08-27T22:28:42Z
canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/cash-flow-side-by-side"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restaurant365.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cash Flow Side by Side

The Cash Flow Side by Side report is similar to the Cash Flow report but has the added benefit of listing multiple years or Legal Entities side by side for an easier comparison. Check out the pulse of your organization by running this report.

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## Navigation

The My Reports search bar can be used to search R365's entire catalog of reports.

1. Open the **Reports** app.
2. Navigate to **My Reports**.
3. Enter all or part of the report name in the **search bar**.
4. The **Results** tab will open with the list of search results.
5. From beneath the report name, click **Run** to run the report with the selected report view. -OR- Click **Customize** to adjust the report parameters and run the report.

![Overview of report options in Restaurant365 with highlighted run and customize buttons.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/report.png)

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## Report Parameters

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-O9G1SMMZ.png)

| **Field/Column** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Start** | The beginning date for the report. |
| **End** | The end date for the report. |
| **Legal Entity** | A listing of all legal entities. |
| **Fiscal Period Type** | Choose whether this report will be listed by calendar year or legal entity. |
| **Summarize By** | Choose whether this report will be summarized ('Category') or detailed ('Account'). |
| **Show Unapproved** | This will either exclude or include unapproved transactions. |
| **Rounding** | This will either round decimal values to the nearest whole number or include decimal values. |
| **Run** | This will run the report. Users can also send, export, or print the report directly from this button by clicking the down arrow portion and selecting the desired action. |

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## Report Columns

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-VUH8OD5C.png)

| **Field/Column** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Cash Flow Categories** | The categories assigned to your balance sheets. These categories can be further broken down into accounts by clicking the expand icon. |
| **Amounts Per Category** | The amounts associated with the cash flow categories by calendar year or legal entity. |
| **Actual Cash Ending Balance** | The balance of the GL accounts that have their cash flow category set as 'Cash Amount'. |

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## Email, Export, or Print the Report

This report can be emailed, exported, or printed in custom formatting directly from the reporting window. Learn more about how to [send, export, or print this report](/doc/docs/my-reports-send-export-or-print-reports).

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image-U3S8UCR9.png)