The Issuer field is considered a special field within the Reference Data Center. To enter free-form text, or select a value other than in the drop-down box, use the Select Issuers dialog to populate the field.
To manage issuer fields in Reference Data Center:
- In the Edit Securities window, right click on the Overwrite field.
You see the Overwrite dialog. In the New Value field, to enter free-form text, or to select a value other than in the drop-down list, click the ellipses next to the drop-down.
You see the Select Issuers dialog.Enter part or all of the Issuer ID or Issuer Name in the space provided and then click Search.
If you want to use free-form text to overwrite the issuer value, then you must enter a value in the Issuer ID field.
The dialog re-displays with the results of your search.
- Select the issuer by checking on the corresponding check box.
- You can also select the Make this My Default Search by clicking the corresponding checkbox.
- Click Apply to close the window and then click Save.
You see the value displayed in the Issuer field.
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