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The custom index build algorithm requires a weight from the source entities. Check your uploaders and performance calculation commit rules to make sure the beginning weight is committed or loaded. The weight column is configurable but defaults to the ABAL column. The weight is required for the process, but it can be stored in a column other than and used by the custom index builder. A weight, for example, would be 100 for 100 percent or 50 for 50 percent. A market value, for example, would be 125,000.
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- From the Components tab of the PACE General Reporting module, expand the Fields folder, expand the Custom folder, select the Entity Description folder, and click New.
The Entity Description dialog box appears. See the following figure.
- Name the field and enter the appropriate information in the first few fields.
- In the Entity Name Field, specify the field that identifies the entity when the system builds the entity description. You can either:
Accept the default value of Entity Name to identify entity components by name.
Click the field to open the Entity Selector and select another field that identifies the entity. - In the Entity Description Override Field, either:
Accept the blank default value, which represents a value of NULL, and provides a component description. The report generates a description and describes underlying components.
Select an entity field to use as the description in place of the component description by clicking the field to open the Entity Selector and selecting a field that identifies the entity.
The report substitutes a description provided by this field for the standard description of the entity and its underlying components. For more information, see Build Entity Descriptions that Use Overrides. - In the Index Type field, specify the type of index you are using to describe the report profile portfolio.
The Benchmark Definitions list allows you to select a benchmark definition such as Primary Comparison Index (the default value), the profile portfolio, or a fixed entity. The system uses this value to retrieve the appropriate entity associated with the fund. - Click OK.
- You can include the Entity Description field as a column in an Entity report.