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To edit reference data field settings:

  1. In the Setup workspace, in the left

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  1. navigation pane, select 

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  1. Metadata > Reference Data Field Settings
    You see the Reference data Field Settings workspace with the current list of fields.

  2. Double click on the field you would like to edit.
    You see the Edit Field wizard.

Define the Field

In the Reference Data Setting's page, you can define the field.

To define the field:

  1. Select the Release level from the drop-down list. Options include:
    –  Released with No Exceptions.
    –  Released for Trading and Back Office.
    –  Released with No Exceptions.

  2. Select the Enrichment Rule from the drop-down list.

  3. To Composite Nulls, click the corresponding checkbox.

  4. To require Authorization Required for this field, click the corresponding checkbox.

  5. To Log

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  1. Changes for accounting purposes, click the corresponding checkbox.
    –  When this is enabled, the earnings process will automatically pick up the latest security reference data any time earnings-related fields are changed.
    –  If you run standard earnings, changes will be picked up the following day. If you run exception-based earnings, changes will be picked up the same day.
    –  Accounting clients should not disable this for any earnings-related fields. Doing so will cause the earnings process to always use the original security reference data, which may become stale.

  2. To store Long description for the field, click the corresponding checkbox.

  3. To hide the field, click the Hidden checkbox. The field will not display.

  4. To lock the field, click the Locked checkbox. The field will be display-only to users.

  5. To make the field required, click the Required checkbox. A red asterisk will display next to the field indicating that is a required field.

  6. If this is a Multi-Listed Shared Field, click the corresponding check box.

  7. Click Save & Close to save your changes and return to the RDC Configuration workspace or click Next to define the field groups.

Define the Field Group

In the Field Groups page, you can select which field groups to add to the field.

To define the field group field group:

  1. Select the Field Group(s) from the drop-down list.
    You see the field groups displayed under Selected Field Groups.

  2. Under Organize Fields in Selected Field Groups, organize the fields into the order you'd like them displayed, using the up and down arrows.

  3. Click Save & Close to save your changes and return to the RDC Configuration workspace or click Next to Manage Validations.

Manage Validations

In the Validations page, you can manage validations.

To manage validations:

  1. From the list of Available validations, select a validation and then click Add to add it to the Selected Validations column.

  2. Repeat this step to add additional validations from the Available Validation column into the Selected Validation column.

  3. To remove a validation from the Selected Validation column, select the validation, and then click Remove.
    You see the field groups displayed under Selected Field Groups.

  4. Click Save & Close to save your changes and return to the RDC Configuration workspace or click Next to configure Data Strategies.

Configure Data Strategies

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To configure data strategies:

  1. Under Field Groups and Data Strategies, click on the data strategy that you would like to edit.
    You see the Data Strategy Settings for the field you selected.

  2. Update the settings, and then click Save & Close.