{
  "version": "1.3.0",
  "releasedAt": "2026-05-20",
  "kpi": {
    "rogueId": "finance.total_operational_inflow",
    "slug": "total_operational_inflow",
    "domain": "finance",
    "defaultLabel": "Total Operational Inflow",
    "description": "Sum of cash actually received from operating activities for the period — customer collections (subscription, services, transactional revenue), refunds claimed back from vendors, and any operating tax credits. Excludes financing activities (debt draws, equity proceeds) and investing activities (asset sales, investment income). This is the numerator-side of the net-burn equation, and the cash-basis counterpart to recognized revenue on the P&L. Common pitfall: companies sometimes book annual SaaS prepayments here as a single-month inflow, masking the underlying monthly run-rate — split lumpy items out or smooth over a trailing 3 months.",
    "fieldType": "currency",
    "unit": null,
    "maturity": "general",
    "suggestedForStages": [
      "seriesA",
      "seriesB",
      "seriesC",
      "public"
    ],
    "defaultOwningFunctions": [
      "Finance"
    ],
    "stageRelevance": {
      "seriesA": "recommended",
      "seriesB": "recommended",
      "seriesC": "recommended",
      "public": "recommended"
    },
    "definitionSource": {
      "tier": "editorial",
      "sourceName": "imboard Editorial",
      "sourceUrl": null,
      "sectionRef": null,
      "publicationDate": "2026-04-01",
      "attributionNotice": null
    },
    "formula": "Sum of operating-activity cash receipts for the period. Subtract from total_operational_outflow to get the absolute net-burn dollar value (before dividing by months to get the rate).",
    "whyItMatters": "Inputs the cash-basis revenue side of net burn. A growing inflow at flat-or-falling outflow is the textbook \"earning its runway\" trajectory; the reverse means the company is more dependent on the cash balance than on revenue.",
    "interpretationGuidance": "Reconcile against recognized revenue from `sales.arr` and bookings — a persistent gap means deferred-revenue or DSO is moving. Watch lumpy enterprise prepayments and isolate them; they distort the trailing-average net burn read.",
    "relatedKpiIds": [
      "finance.total_operational_outflow",
      "finance.net_burn_rate",
      "finance.net_working_capital_adjustment",
      "sales.arr"
    ],
    "metricBasis": {
      "timeBasis": "period_flow",
      "moneyBasis": "cash",
      "production": "primary"
    }
  }
}