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Session 13 -Objectives

At the end of this session you should be able to

Describe and use an OFS Clearing Request

Describe the parameters in AC.ENTRY.PARAM

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What is OFS Clearing?

OFS.CLEARING interface to crate accounting entries directly using

OFS
Specific message format
Uses an API called OFS.CLEARING.MANAGER to process messages
and raise appropriate accounting entries.

CLEARING,,INPUTT/123123,LCLG,10,14621~SALARY~7000~C

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OFS Clearing Message Request Syntax

CLEARING

AC.ENTRY.PARAM
id

Message
Data

Must always be CLEARING

T24 user information (id, password, company )

Transaction Id

User
Information

User Information

Operation

The id of a record in AC.ENTRY.PARAM

Message Data

Data values for the transaction alone

Structure (i.e. Field names & positions) described in AC.ENTRY.PARAM

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What is required for OFS.CLEARING?

An entry in AC.ENTRY.PARAM
A message

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OFS Clearing Message

OFS Header

OFS Data record

CLEARING,,INPUTT/123123, FTST, 10,14621~SALARY~7000~C

Transaction id

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AC.ENTRY.PARAM

A parameter file that defines the layout of the message

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AC.ENTRY.PARAM cont
Important fields
Field

Description

Field Delim

Field delimiter

Record type

Record type could be

DATA, HEADn or TRAIL

Record Id

Type of record Id

Data Item

The name of the field in

the message data part of
the OFS message

Data Start

The position of the field

within the OFS data
record

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AC.ENTRY.PARAM cont

Important fields
Field

Sample Data

Field Delim

Record type

DATA

Record Id

2N

Data Item

ACCOUNT

Data Start

CLEARING,,INPUTT/123123,FTST,10,14621~SALARY~7000~C

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AC.ENTRY.PARAM Data Items

Important values for Data Items

Account Number or P&L category.
Amount.
Sign, provided directly, or indirectly via a transaction code.
The currency code if supplied is for additional verification against the
account currency.

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Message Mapping
CLEARING,,INPUTT/123123,FTST,10,14621~SALARY~7000~C

Value

Description

Data Item

CLEARING,,
INPUTT/123123

OFS Header record

LCLG

Id of AC.ENTRY.PARAM record

10

ID for the incoming Transaction.(This

is for internal use in
OFS.CLEARING.MANAGER)

Record Id

14621

Account Number

ACCOUNT

SALARY

Reference

THEIR.REF

7000

Transaction amount

AMOUNT

Sign (it can be CR or DR or + or -)

SIGN

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Checking if it works

Input the message through any of the OFS modes.

Open AC.ENTRY.INWARD and check for the corresponding record

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Quiz Match em

Transaction id of OFS
message
Data Item 1

Position within data

record
Other way of supplying
the sign for the
transaction amoun

EB.SYSTEM.ID

Data postion

AC.ENTRY.PARAM
record id
Data Start

Transaction reference to be
used by
OFS.CLEARING.MANAGER

AC.INWARD.ENTRY

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Workshop

Setup an AC.ENTRY.PARAM for inward clearing through FT

Use this to credit as well as debit accounts through Clearing

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Summary

You should now be able to

Describe and use an OFS Clearing Request

Describe the parameters in AC.ENTRY.PARAM

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