About the Reference Data Center Pricing Workspace

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Last updated: May 24, 2024
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In RDC Prices, the workspace is the area where data is displayed and edited. A workspace has an associated ribbon with action buttons that allow you to view and manage data. RDC Prices supports the following top-level workspaces:

The Prices workspace is used to monitor the daily cycle for accuracy and completeness with security prices.

  • Pricing Analysts typically use the Prices workspace to perform the following:

    • Reviewing prices

    • Reviewing validations

    • Overriding prices

    • Releasing validation breaks

    • If needed - rolling back prices, locking prices, pushing prices to Gold Copy, auditing manual transactions, adding Gold Copy Prices, and duplicating prices from prior day to current day.

  • Pricing Supervisors typically use the Prices workspace to perform the following:

    • Reviewing status of price scrubbing

    • Releasing Exceptions

    • Authorizing prices needing a second level approval

See About Reference Data Center Configuration for Configuration Setup.

Overview of the Prices Workspace

The Prices workspace has three main sections where you can view and manage Prices data: Summary, View, and Details.

Prices workspace

The Summary section

The Summary section of the workspace allows you to search for prices and exceptions. You can search by the following options:

View Data By: Required. Allows you to search for Gold Copy Prices.

Date: Required. The date on which to filter the prices and exceptions displayed in the search results. Options included Effective (default) and Process.

Gold Copy: Required. Specifies the gold copy source for the name for the price record.

Issue Name: Specifies the issue name of the security.

Security Cross Reference ID: Specifies the security identifier for the cross reference.

Investment Type: Specifies the investment of the security.

Processing Security Type: Specifies the processing security type.

Data Strategy: Specifies the data strategy that governs the security.

Error Code: Displays the error code.

The View section

The middle section of the Prices workspace displays the results of your query. The fields that display vary depending on whether you searched by prices or exceptions.

The Details section

The Details section displays details on exceptions, vendor data and gold copy data. The tabs in the details section and their fields are described below:

The Exceptions tab

Here you can view exception details. Options on the Exceptions tab include:

Code: Displays the error code.

Severity: Indicates whether the exception is a warning or critical.

Field: Displays the name of the field in the error.

Error: Describes the error.

Business Description: Describes what caused the error.

Resolution: Explains how to resolve the error.

Source: Displays the vendor source of the field in error.

Primary Exchange: Specifies the primary exchange location.

Additional Details: Describes in detail, any additional information about the error.

The Vendor Data tab

Here you can view vendor data details. Options on the Vendor Data tab include:

Source: Displays the vendor source.

Current Value: Displays the current value of the security.

Previous Value: Indicates the previous price.

Hierarchy Level: Displays the vendor hierarchy.

Price Status: Indicates the price status.

Percentage Change: Displays the difference in value from the previous price to the current price.

Price Condition: Displays the price condition.

The Gold Copy Data tab

Here you can view  gold copy data details. Options on the Gold Copy Data tab include:

Primary Asset ID: Specifies the issue name of the security.

Vendor Source: Specifies the vendor source.

Issue Name: Specifies the issue name of the security.

Current Price: Displays the current price of the security.

Gold Copy Status: Displays the status of the gold copy.

Price Status: Indicates the price status.

Price Type: Specifies the price type.

Target Source: Specifies the target source.

Previous Price: Indicates the previous price.

Vendor Price Type: Displays the vendor price type.

Data Strategy: Specifies the data strategy that governs the security.

Override: Indicates if the security has been overridden.

For additional information on managing workspace searches, navigating in Eagle, and using the ribbon, see Getting Started with Eagle V17.