View and Edit Entities

In the Entity Details workspace, you can view and edit entity details including historic data. You can also edit the entity relationship assignment on the Entity Details, Benchmark, Peer Group Association, Disclosures, Asset Mix Policy, or Fee Schedule tabs.

View an Entity

In the Entity Details workspace, you can view an entity.

To view an entity:

  1. In Portfolio Data Center, from the left navigation, select Portfolio Desk and click the appropriate entity type.
    You see the Summary workspace with the available list of entities.

  2. Click the View By drop-down list and then select one of the following options:
    All - Displays all the available entities in the Entity Summary pane based on the entity type chosen.
    Exceptions - Displays the list of all entities that have at least one open exception.

  3. Provide the appropriate search criteria and then click Search.
    You see the list of entities as per the defined search criteria.

  4. Select the entity you want to view and click View in Home tab. 
    You see the View Entity workspace with the Details tab enabled. 

  5. You can also see the entity relationship tabs configured for the entity, such as Benchmark, Peer Group Association, Disclosures, Asset Mix Policy, Fee Schedule, Permissions, if any.

Edit an Entity

In the Entity Details workspace, you can edit an entity.

To edit an entity:

  1. In Portfolio Data Center, from the left navigation, select Portfolio Desk and click the appropriate entity type.
    You see the Summary workspace with the available list of entities.

  2. Click the View By drop-down list and then select one of the following options:
    All - Displays all the available entities in the Entity Summary pane based on the entity type chosen.
    Exceptions - Displays the list of all entities that have at least one open exception.

  3. Provide the appropriate search criteria and then click Search.
    You see the list of entities as per the defined search criteria.

  4. Select the entity you want to edit and click Edit in Home tab. Otherwise double-click the entity.
    You see the Edit Entity workspace with the Details tab enabled. You see the title bar displays the entity name along with checked out data & time and also the exception status available for the entity.

  5. Scroll to the field for which you want to edit the value in the Entity Details area.

  6. Double-click the value you want to edit.
    You see the Edit dialog box.

  7. In the Current Value box, the system displays the current value of the field.

  8. Type the appropriate new value for the field in the New Value box.

  9. Select the Make this Null check box to null out the field, if required. 

  10. Click the Type list to select the type of override. Options include:
    - Override. Select this option to override or edit the field value.
    - Default. Select this option to use the new value when no other data update is provided.

  11. Specify the Start Date for the override.
    The Start date indicates the first effective date of the edit modification. You can modify the start date to any previous existing history date within that entity. If the selected date is not present in the entity’s history, a ‘duplication of history’ record action is needed. See Create History Records in Manage History Records for more details.

  12. Specify the End Date for the override.
    The End Date indicates the latest effective date of the edit modification. If the End Date is for the latest effective date, then the override data is automatically carry forwarded when the next history date is created. This process continues until such time where another manual override is created or a new data value is populated systematically.
    You can provide a End Date for a future effective date also. This sets a specific expiration date, for a specific date range, on the override value. Once the End Date of the override passes, then the next time when a new latest history date is created, the system reverts back to any Policy specific configured overrides, if any, and apply to the incoming data value as indicated. Where another manual override is created, or a new data value is populated systematically.

  13. Select No End Date check box to perform a permanent override.

  14. Click the Reason Code list to select the type of reason for the override. Options include:
    - File based override
    - Incorrect file
    - Incorrect manual entry
    - Manage request
    Note: Reason Codes are essentially Code Values within Eagle and you can configure it according to user preferences.

  15. Specify comments for the override, if any.

  16. Click Save to save the changes.

  17. Click View & submit changes to submit the modified details.
    You see the Change Summary dialog which allows you to review all activity before submitting the change request to the PDC engine.

  18. Click Cancel to cancel the changes.

  19. Close the Edit Entity tab to return to the Portfolio Desk workspace.

To edit entity’s history data, see Manage History Records for more details.