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1. In the Reference Desk workspace, in the left navigation pane, click Securities.
   You see the Securities workspace with all the available securities.Select

2. In the Securities pane, search for and select a security , edit the security details, then click row, and click Edit or View.
   You see the Edit Security workspace.

3. Click the Accrual Factor tab.

4. Click Add Security Data in the ribbon.
   You see the Add Accrual Factor panel.

5. Complete the options on the Add Accrual Factor panel.

6. Click Add.
   The record is saved to the database.

Add Accrual Factor Panel Options

The following are the options in the Add Accrual Factor panel.

Option

Description

Effective Date

Specifies the effective date of the accrual factor.

Source Type

Specifies where the accrual factor is loaded. Options include:
- Gold Copy: the accrual factor is loaded directly to the gold copy source. This is the default.
- Vendor: the accrual factor is loaded as vendor data that will be composited to the gold copy source. You must select the appropriate vendor Source.

Interest Accrual Factor

Specifies the accrual factor. For more information on security accrual factors, see Understand Accrual Factors for a Security.

1. You can click Details, the default view, to review the accrual factor details for a specified date range and related exceptions. Or you can click History to view a list of accrual factors for the security.

Add an Accrual Factor

You can add accrual factor information for a security when you edit security details.

To add an accrual factor:

1. Select the Accrual Factor tab.
   In the tab’s Details section, you can review the security’s accrual factor details for a specified date range and related exceptions.

2. Click Add Security Data in the ribbon.
   You see the Add Accrual Factor dialog.

3. Enter the Effective Date for the accrual factor.
   By default, you see the current date.

4. In the Source Type list, select the source type for the accrual factor.
   By default the Source Type defaults to Gold Copy, but you can create new vendor data by selecting Vendor, and then selecting the corresponding Source.

5. In the Source field, specify the source for the accrual factor.
   The Default value is available for a Source Type of Gold Copy. You can select a value when you set Source Type to Vendor.

6. Under Accrual Factors, enter the Interest Accrual Factor.

7. Click Add.
   The system saves the record to the database.

Override an Accrual Factor

You can edit security accrual factor data when you edit security details by using the override feature in Reference Data Centerin RDC.

To edit override an accrual factor:

1. In the Reference Desk workspace, click Securities in the left navigation.
   You see the Securities workspace with all the available securities.

2. Select a security, edit the security details and click the Accrual Factor tabSelect the Accrual Factor tab.
   In the tab’s Details section, you can review the security’s accrual factor details for a specified date range and related exceptions. A red square indicates a failed gold copy field. A blue arrow indicates an updated gold copy field.

3. Select the accrual factor in the As of Date column you want to edit and click Override Value in the ribbon.
   You see the Overwrite dialog.

4. Enter the updated accrual factor in New Value.

5. Confirm the values for Start Date and Expires After, or check the Do Not Expire boxOverride dialog, with the Current Value for the accrual factor displayed.

6. In the New Value field, enter the override value for the accrual factor.

7. In the Edit Type drop-down field, select one of the following options:
   –  Override.Default. The system uses the new value for the gold copy field.
   –  Default.The system uses the new value if no vendor data is received and the override date has not expired.
   –  Temporary Override.The system uses the new value until new vendor data is received. 

8. In the Start Date field, specify the start date for the override.

9. In the Expires After field, enter the expiration date of the override, or select the Do Not Expire Check box if you want the override to persist indefinitely.

10. You can select a Reason Codecode from the drop-down list, enter information about the override in the Comment field, and add a Comment or Attachmentclick Attach to add an attachment.
    You see the Update Date and Update User values for the update.

11. Update the fields as needed, then click Apply, and then click Save.
    The system saves the revised record is saved to the database.