Create Entities

In the Portfolio Desk workspace, you can create new entities.

To create a new entity:

1. With PDC open, select Portfolio Desk > Account > Entity.
2. Click Create New in the upper left corner of the page.
   You see the Create New dialog box.
3. Select a policy, or template, for an entity to provide you with a predefined set of information, which specifies its unique characteristics, relationships, financial data, and vendor data. From the Select Policy drop-down list, select the policy based on the type of entity you want to create, and then click OK.
   The Details tab opens, displaying Portfolio in the EntityType Description drop-down list.
4. If the effective date of the entity is for a date in the past or future, use the date selector to select the appropriate date. The Effective Date at the top of the panel defaults to the current date.
5. Type an Entity ID. It is a unique alphanumeric identifier of the entity, no more than eight characters.

The Details tab has five sections:

• • Identification
  • Core Details
  • Classification
  • Performance Settings
  • Relationship Information

You can use the fields in these sections to add details to the entity. However, to create an entity, the only information you must provide is an Entity ID.

Select Benchmark IDs

After you create an entity, you can select a benchmark ID. You can assign any number of benchmarks to an entity. You also can use the same benchmark for different reporting purposes.

To select a benchmark ID:

1. From the drop-down list for the appropriate benchmark in the ID column of the grid, select a benchmark ID.
2. Click Next.
   The Peer Group Association tab opens. After you select a benchmark ID, establish one or more Peer Group Associations, which enable you to link funds to the selected peer groups. You select a primary association, and you can have alternative associations based upon alternative grouping criteria.
3. From the Primary Peer Group drop-down list, select a primary peer group.
4. From the Secondary Peer Group drop-down list, select a secondary peer group.
5. Click Next.
   The Disclosures tab opens. You now assign disclosures to the entity. You can add, modify, and assign disclosures and incorporate them into a performance report, including those for Global Investment Performance Standards, or GIPS(R), compliance.

Assign Disclosures

To assign a disclosure:

1. In the Add/Update Disclosures section, from the As of Date drop-down list, select As of Date or Inception Date. The list defaults to As of Date. For this exercise, we will use the default value.
2. The displayed date is the Effective Date for the entity and defaults to the current date or the date you specified on the Details tab.

If the Effective Date, the As of Date, or the Inception Date of the disclosure is for a date in the past or future, use the date selector to select the appropriate date.

From the Disclosures drop-down list, select a Disclosure. For this exercise, we will select DISCLOSURE 1.

After selecting it, you see it on the Assigned Disclosures grid. You can assign a disclosure to one or more entities, including a LIST type entity, which aggregates a number of underlying entities.

Repeat this process for each disclosure you want to assign.

1. Click Save.
   You have created the entity.