Back Office Menu

The menu items of the Back Office menu are described below.

Menu Items

Description

BO Browser

Opens the Back Office Browser to view back office details.

See Back Office Browser for complete details.

Action

Not applicable.

Terminate

Opens the Termination window that allows terminating a trade, partially or fully.

» Click Help in the Termination window for details.

See Trade Lifecycle Scenarios for examples.

Configure Fee Columns

Opens a dialog to select what columns to display in the Fees panel.

Audit

Opens the Trade Audit Viewer.

» You can view audit information by Trade ID or by Internal Reference if applicable.
» Select "Versions" to see the different versions of the trade, or select "Field Details" to see the details of the modified fields.
» Select a version and click View Version to see the corresponding version of the trade. You can also double-click a version.
» Click Show Back Office Audit, and select the BO Audit Panel to display all elements related to the trade that have been created or modified.

» The Bundle Audit Panel displays activity related to the actual trade bundles, while the Trades Bundled Audit Panel displays activity related to all of the trades in the specified bundle.
» The Exotics Panel displays activity related to exotic structures. Select "Exotics" then select the Exotics Panel to view the details.

Note that the Audit mode must be enabled. Refer to the Calypso Security User Guide for details.

Show Generic Comment

Displays comments if any in the Generic Comments report.

Add Generic Comment

Brings up the Add Generic Comment window that allows associating comments and documents with various types of objects.

» Select a comment type and enter a comment.

Comment types are defined in the "genericCommentType" domain.

You can predefine comments in the domains "generic<object>Comment", for example "genericTradeComment". They will be available for selection from the Comment field.

» You can check URL to indicate that the comment is a URL, provided it is entered as a fully qualified URL. Example: http://www.google.com.

It appears as a link in the Generic Comment Report. You can double-click the link to bring up the URL in your default browser.

» You can also attach a document , delete an attachment , and open any existing attachment .

The types of documents available for upload can be defined in the domain “genericCommentDocumentExtensions”. Examples:

pdf
txt

If the domain is not defined, any type of document can be uploaded.

The environment property GENERIC_COMMENT_MAX_DOCUMENT_SIZE restricts the size of the document attached to a generic comment. The max size can be set in bytes, Kilos, Megas or Gigs such as 200000, 100K, 10M, 1G.

» Then click Save.

Custom Data

Opens a custom data window provided trade custom data are specified, a custom data window is implemented, and a custom trade validator is implemented for this type of trade.

Note that you can also create a custom trade panel for entering custom trade data.

Refer to the Calypso Developer’s Guide for information on handling trade custom data.

Allocate

Opens the Allocation window that allows allocating a block trade to multiple books or legal entities. When allocating a block trade, child trades are created for each book or legal entity to which the block trade is allocated. The allocation can be manual, or according to an allocation template. The allocation is performed based on a percentage of the notional amount of the block trade.

» Click Help in the Allocation window for details.

See Trade Lifecycle Scenarios for examples.

Switch Collateral

This option is available in the Advance window. Selecting this menu option displays the Switch Collateral window.

See Advance Window for details.

Historical Pricing Allows a user to bring up past trades with past data based on val date. It can be used for auditing.