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System settings control the behavior of the Reference Data Center application, such as additional fields to use for queries and display in query results. You can view and change system settings for your environment.

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Reference Data Center analysts, managers, and administrators can view system settings in the Settings workspace.

To view system settings, click click Setup in  in the left navigation to access the Setup workspace, then click click System Settings in  in the left navigation pane. You see the current list of system settings for the environment. There are several important system settings that customize application and engine behavior.

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To change system settings:

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  1. In the Setup workspace, click System Settings in the left navigation pane.
    You see the System Settings workspace with all the available settings for the current environment.

  2. Select the setting you wish to change and double click

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  1. the Value

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  1.  field. The Value field becomes available for data entry.

  2. Enter the new value for the setting.

  3. Click anywhere on the workspace to save the change. The Last Modified On and Last Modified By fields updated to display your user ID and the current timestamp.

System Settings

The table below includes system settings by area, name and description.

SYSTEM_INST

Area

Name

Description

1

Debugging

Dump Process info for Debugging. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

This can be used to get more useful information in the log file if needed for debugging purposes.  Set to 1 and submit events at log level 10 to get the maximum amount of debugging information in the log files.

4

Engine Processing

Data Keys limit: For one rule engine process. ( values: > 0 )( default: 10,000 )

This setting determines how many data keys are handled by one event. The engine will automatically create multiple parallel processing child events if the number of items to be processed by one Data Strategy exceeds the set value.  Default value is 10,000

5

Engine Processing 

Converter Process

Use this setting to identify the Converter process.

21

Engine Processing

Enables/disables code values translations during the compositing.

Use this setting to enable/disable code values transactions during composting. 

22

Engine Processing

Commit Data Language ID. ( values: L_ID from pace_masterdbo.egl_languages )( default: 0 )

This setting is used to determine what language ID to use for _ML (multi lingual) fields during commit.

23

Engine Processing

Write Process Additional Information ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

Use this setting to write process additional information. 

 24

Engine Processing

Write Rejection Process. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 1 )

Used to enable the engine's rejection process component, which writes rejection statuses.

 26

Engine Processing

Auto fix data keys move between Data Strategies. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

When set to 0, a security that has changed criteria and now is part of a new data strategy will show the error message “MULTIPLE DATA STRATEGIES APPLY TO THE SAME KEY INSTANCE. DATA STRATEGIES" when opened in RDC.  To automatically move a security to the new data strategy and mitigate this error, this setting can be seto to 1.

 27

 Engine Processing

Check for conflicting data keys between Data Strategies. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 1 )

if set to 0, the data key (assuming there is one in conflict and falls in to multiple data strategy criteria) will simply be processed by the last data strategy to run. If set to 1, the engine will log the conflict and the data key won’t be processed.

 28

Engine Processing

Time out period in minutes for locking data keys. ( values: > 0 )( default: 10 )

Determines how long an item that is opened in RDC in edit mode is locked (to prevent two users editing the same security at the same time), before it is unlocked.  When an item is unlocked, the user who has it open will now only be in view mode and another user will be able to edit the item.

29

Engine Processing 

Data limit to enable bulk enabler (values >0) (default:10)

This sets the data limit to enable the Bulk Enabler.

 30

Engine Processing

Update underlying data release levels. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

If set to 1, any release level on linked underlying securities will also be updated.

 31

Engine Processing

Time out period in minutes for engine locked data keys. ( values: > 0 )( default: 60 )

In addition to items that are manually locked (by users opening them via the RDC screens), the engine also needs to be able to lock items while processing them. This determines how long an item is locked by the engine before being unlocked.

32

Engine Processing

New Security underlay days till expiration (default:30 days)

This sets the default value for how long the underlay values when a new security is created manually will last before expiration. The default is 30 days.

33

Engine Processing

New Security perform unique xref check (values 0 = No, 1 = Yes default:1 Yes)

This determines whether the engine should do a unique xref check when a new security is manually created.

34

Engine Processing

Maximum bulk data size of rows, for database bulk read (SELECT) operation
(values >0 and <100,000) (default = 10,000)

This sets the maximum bulk data size of rows for the database bulk read (SELECT) operation. 

35

Engine Processing

Maximum bulk data size of rows, for database bulk read (INSERT) operation
(values >0 and <100,000) (default = 10,000)

This sets the maximum bulk data size of rows for the database bulk read (INSERT) operation. 

36

Engine Processing


Entity Name Field

Use this to define the Entity Name Field.

37

Engine Processing


Issue Name Field

Use this to define the Issuer Name Field.

38

Engine Processing


Issuer Name Field

Use this to define the Issuer Name Field.

39

Summary

Number of days summary query should look back. ( default: 30 )

Sets the value of the number of days the Summary screens queries should look back for as of day results.

40

Engine Processing

The underlying type for primary relationship (default: Primary)

This setting identifies the Underlying Type for a primary Relationship.

41

Analytics

Should new analytics data create an underlay on new data creation ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )  (default: 1 )

Use this setting to determine whether new analytic data should create an underlay on new data creation.

42

Ratings 

Should new rating data create an underlay on new data creation ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )  (default: 1 )

Use this setting to determine whether new rating data should create an underlay on new data creation.

43

Variable Rates 

Should new variable rates data create an underlay on new data creation ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )  (default: 1 )

Use this setting to determine whether new variable rates data should create an underlay on new data creation.

44

Engine Processing

Delta Process: Number of days to go back historically, and go forward in future for effective dates. ( values: >= 0 )( default: 7 )

Used to determine how far back to look back and forward from the processing date, when processing in delta mode.

45

Engine Processing

Component Access: Enable Journal Write Process. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 1 )

This setting is a flag used to determine whether the journal write process is enabled. 

 46

Engine Processing

Component Access: Enable Earnings Handler Process. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

This setting is a flag used to determine whether the earnings handler process is enabled.

48

Prepayment Time Series

Should new prepayment time series data create an underlay on new data creation ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )  (default: 1 )

Use this setting to determine whether an underlay on new data creation in Prepayment Time series data.

49

Legal Entity Analytics

Should new issuer analytics data create an underlay on new data creation ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )  (default: 1 )

Use this setting to determine whether an underlay on new issuer analytics in Prepayment Time series data.

50

Engine Processing

Build data keys: Number of data strategies to be processed by one event ( values: >= 0 )( default: 20 )

Use this setting to determine the number of data strategies to be processed by one event.

51

Engine Processing

Number of days to look back for validating the data. ( values: -1: Always. 0: Never. >1: Days to validate )( default: -1 )

This is used to set the value that RDC should look back when validating data. If data is older than the date determined using this setting, historical data will be released without validation.

52

Engine Processing

Source Name field

Use this setting to define the Source Name field.

53

Third Party Cash Flow

Third Party Cash Flows: Use source data Begin & End flow dates range for Schedule Dates validation. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 1 )

This is a flag used to determine whether to use the begin and end dates data from the source data for Schedule Dates validation.

54

Schedules

New Schedule underlay days till expiration (default: 1 day)

New Schedule underlay days till expiration (default: 1 day).

55

Engine Processing

Data Keys limit: For Price asynchronous mode processing. ( values: > 0 )( default: 20 )

Use this setting to define the data keys limit for Price asynchronous mode processing.

56

Engine Processing (Schedules)

Schedule Generate Process: Process Sec Types to use. ( values: comma separated PROCESS_SEC_TYPEs )

Use this setting to define which Process Sec Types to use.

57

Engine Processing (Schedules)

Schedule Generate Process: Field Attribute ID to use for Inputs data during Indirect processing. ( value: An Eagle Analytic field based on SFIS Get Coupon & Fixing Schedule Dates )

Use this setting to define which Field Attribute ID to use for Inputs data during Indirect processing.

58

Engine Processing

Delta Process: Additional Delta processing for Pricing data. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

Use this setting to define Additional Delta processing for Pricing data.

59

Engine Processing

Delta Process: Additional Delta processing for Security Overrides that are ending. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 0 )

Use this setting to define Additional Delta processing for security overrides that are ending.

60

Engine Processing (Schedules)

Schedule types to be treated as SINK schedule types. ( values: comma separated )

This setting indicates the Schedule types to be treated as SINK schedule types.

1000

Securities

Client: Fields to display on security summary screen

This can be used to manage fields that are available as display columns in the Securities summary screen.

1001

Securities 

Client: Fields to filter on security summary screen

This can be used to manage field that are available as filters in the Securities summary screen. 

1002

Summary

Client: Show request timings in status bar

This setting determines request timing in the Status bar.

1003

Summary

Client: Virtual page size

This setting determines how many records are in one virtual page, for display purposes.

1005

Setup

Client: Default panel path location

This setting determines where panels will automatically be saved to when creating and editing Data Strategies.

1006

Setup

Client: Security fields to display during security lookup from Logic Builder

This setting determines what fields are displayed for security lookup from Logic Builder.

1007

Summary

The processing security types (PSTs) to exclude from the security summary query results

The default is SWLEAC,SWLEIF,SWLXEQ,SWLEDB.

1009

Summary

Allow case insensitive search on the summary screens. ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes) (default: 1)

Use this setting to allow case insensitive search on the summary screens.

1010

Display

Client : History results default number of days to look back

This numeric setting can be used to determine the date range used to display historical data in the detail screens.  The default is 30.

1011

Display

Column name from security_master to look for investment type value for finding underlying parent ( default: INVESTMENT_TYPE )

This setting determines the Column name from security_master to look for investment type value for finding underlying parent.

1012

Summary

Value used to derivatives that require parent to open ( default: FWD )

Use this setting to identify derivatives requiring parent to open.

1014

Variable Rates

Default gold copy for variable rates ( default: -1)

This setting indicates the Default gold copy for variable rates.

1015

Analytics

Default gold copy for analytics ( default: -1)

This setting indicates the Default gold copy for analytics.

1016

Ratings

Default gold copy for ratings ( default: -1)

This setting indicates the Default gold copy for ratings.

1017

Display

Client: Fields to filter on manage overrides screen

This can be used to create the list of available fields to use as a filter in the manage overrides screen.

1019

Display

Client: Security summary show release levels greater than this value as green (default : 3)

This setting can be used to help with RDC workflow. By default, a security's status will only show as a green circle if the release level is set to 3 or higher.  To set the value to green if release level is eg at 2 (Released for Trading and Back Office), you can change this value.

1021

Setup

The default prefix to use for migration ids of RDC metadata elements ( default: EGL_ )

The default prefix to use for migration ids of RDC metadata elements ( default: EGL_ ).

1022

Setup

Value used to identify a currency security (default: CRCRCR)

Value used to identify a currency security (default: CRCRCR).

1025

Display

Client: Fields to filter on manage released exceptions screen

This can be used to create the list of available fields to use as a filter in the manage released exceptions screens.

1026

Third Party Cash Flow

Client: Fields to display on cash flow summary screen

This is used to define what columns are available to display in the cash flow summary screen.

1027

Third Party Cash Flow

Client: Fields to filter on cash flow summary screen

This is used to define the list of available fields to use as a filter in the cash flow summary screen.

1028

Legal Entity

Default fields to show on the legal entity search page

Use this setting to manage what columns are available to display in the legal entity summary screen.

1029

Legal Entity

Default filter fields for the legal entity summary search page

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as a filter in the legal entity summary screen.

1030

Prepayment Speeds

Default fields to show on the prepayment time series search page

Use this setting to define what columns are available to display in the Prepayment Time Series search page.

1031

Prepayment Speeds

Default filter fields for the prepayment time series search page

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as filters in the Prepayment Time Series search page.

1032

Third Party Cash Flow

Default fields to show on the cash flow details screen (middle section)

This is used to define the list of field to show on the cash flow details screen.

1033

Legal Entity

Client: Issuer fields to display during issuer lookup

Use this setting to define what issuer fields are displayed as reference information during issuer lookup.

1034

Legal Entity

Client: Fields to filter on the Legal Entity manage overrides screen

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as a filter in the legal entity manage overrides screen.

1035

Legal Entity

Client: Fields to filter on the Legal Entity manage released exceptions screen

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as a filter in the legal entity manage released exceptions screen.

1036

Pricing

Client: Fields to display on pricing summary screen

Use this setting to define what columns are available to display in the Pricing summary screen.

1037

Pricing

Client: Fields to filter on pricing summary screen

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as filters in the Pricing summary screen.

1038

Pricing

Client: Fields to display on pricing summary screen (view by vendor)

Use this setting to define what columns to display in the Pricing summary screen (view by vendor).

1039

Pricing

Client: Fields to filter on pricing summary screen (view by vendor)

Use this setting to define the list of available fields to use as filters in the Pricing summary screen (view by vendor).

1040


Number of history dates

Use this setting to define History Dates.

1041

Pricing

Client: Fields to display on exchange rate summary screen

Use this setting to define what columns to display in the Exchange Rate summary screen.

1042

Pricing

Client: Fields to filter on exchange rate summary screen

Use this setting to define the list of available fields use as filters in the Exchange Rate summary screen.

 1043

Pricing

Client: Fields to display on exchange rate summary screen (view by vendor)

Use this setting to define what columns to display in the Exchange Rate summary screen (view by vendor).

1044

Pricing

Client: Fields to filter on exchange rate summary screen (view by vendor)

Use this setting to define the list of available fields use as filters in the Exchange Rate summary screen (view by vendor).

1045

Securities

Field to identify the multi listed common identifier type (e.g. SEDOL)

Use this setting to define the multi-listed Common Identifier type.

1046

Securities

Field to identify multi listed flag

Use this setting to identify multi-listed flags.

1047

Schedules

Add Sink Schedule to Corporate Actions ( values: 0: No, 1: Yes )( default: 1 )

This setting determines whether sink schedules will be added to Corporate Actions.

 1050

Setup

Allow Remove Core Validation (values: 0: No, 1: Yes)( default: 0 )

Use this setting to indicate that Remove Core Validation is allowed.

1051

Setup

Filter for RDC Error Codes

Use this setting to filter for RDC Error codes. Values are 0 and 1 (Default - 1). If 1, then use existing ES prefix and PR and XR values. ES Error Codes are historical values. If 0, then use only the categories PR for Pricing and XR for Foreign Exchange error prefix.

1052

Pricing

Client: Validation Statuses to display in prices error summary report

Use this setting to display Validation Statuses in prices error summary report (Default: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7)