Course Code: BMov

Course Title: Bankmaster – Management Overview

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
To provide participants with the understanding of the capabilities of the Bankmaster System and provide a preview of the functionality of the BM+ / Branchpower solution.

Audience:
This course is for Senior Managers and Heads of Business who are not directly involved with the system on a day to day basis.

Pre-Requisites:
None

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will have an understanding of the elements of the Bankmaster/Branchpower solution, their functionalities & capabilities and their relationships to each other

Course Content:

Functionalities of Bankmaster
Functionalities of Branchpower
Functionalities of TPS
Functionalities of BM+

Course Code: BMbcb3d

Course Title: Introduction to Bankmaster

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide a foundation to Bankmaster structures and usage.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the key elements of Bankmaster.

Pre-Requisites:
None

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Identify the components of the Account Number
• Name and differentiate between the different account balances
• Use all 7 functions of Easidata
• Post batches of transactions, post on-line transactions and create new transactions
• Use and navigate the suite of inquiries
• Define the configuration required for the different kinds of interest bearing accounts

Course Content:

Chart of Accounts,
Currencies,
Easidata,
Inquiry program
Postings and Transactions
Interest

Course Code: BMLANv7.mm

Course Title: Money Markets

Duration: 2.5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to give a comprehensive understanding of the money markets module

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the Money Market module of the Bankmaster System.

Pre-Requisites:
A basic knowledge of Bankmaster

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Describe the actions of the money market
• Define the characteristics of fixed deposits and fixed loans
• Define transactions for creating fixtures, breaking fixtures and reversing fixtures
• Create and maintain a maturities/rates file
  • Set up and run the auto-maturities program
• Describe the various negotiable instruments supported by the money markets module
• Define transactions for buying & selling these instruments on both primary & secondary markets
• Run the daily money market processes
• Produce and understand all the money market reports

Course Guide:

Introduction to the Money Market
Fixed Deposits & Loans
The Mat/Rate File
The Auto-Maturities Programme
Negotiable Instruments
Money Market Daily Processes
Reports

Course Code: BMfx

Course Title: Foreign Exchange

Duration: 2.5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a systematic understanding of all of the elements that comprise Foreign Exchange dealing within this module

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the Foreign Exchange module of the Bankmaster System

Pre-Requisites:
A basic knowledge of Bankmaster

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Describe the FX deal types used in the module
• Define Position Accounts, the position account balances and system accounting options available
• Describe and define Nostro Accounts and set up one Nostro to be the currency default nostro
• Describe the processing & accounting entries for each kind of deal
• Perform FX deal inquires for customers
• Know how to utilise an option deal
• Set up and maintain monitoring accounts for customer forward deals
• Set up & run the cleared and provisional P& L reports & updates
• Set up & maintain customer FX limits
• Understand the FX module reports

Course Guide:

Introduction
Deals
Position Accounts & Nostro Accounts
Deal processing & accounting
Forward Deal Monitoring
P & L
FX Diary
Settlements
Customer Limits
Inquiries & Reports

Course Code: BMLANv7.cl

Course Title: Commercial Lending

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to guide participants through the operation, set up & configuration of the lending module

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the Lending module of the Bankmaster System

Pre-Requisites:
Basic knowledge of Bankmaster

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Set up the system to support the Commercial Lending module
• Define loan products on the General Ledger
• Understand the differences between commercial loans & annuity loans
• Create Schedules of Repayments for commercial loans & annuity loans
• Understand the commercial lending reports

Course Guide:

Introduction
System set up & set up considerations
Account set up considerations
Automated lending
Schedules of Repayment
Reporting

Course Code: BMLANv7.lmt

Course Title: Limits Monitoring

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the concepts of a limit & the areas within the system where limits can be monitored

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the Limits functionality of the Bankmaster System

Pre-Requisites: A basic knowledge of Bankmaster

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Explain what is a limit, what is an exposure, levels at which limits can be monitored, Limits Revaluation, review & expiry dates
• Set up the system to support the Limits Monitoring module
• Define the difference between debit & credit limits
• Set up and apply Individual Account Limits, Group Account Limits (or Lines), Customer Limits, Group Customer Limits, Customer Time Limits
• Create tables in Bankmaster for Revolving Credit which can be used for setting up revolving credit facilities in Branchpower
• Use & understand the system inquiries & reports from the limits module

Course Guide:

Introduction
System Set Up requirements
Individual Account Limits
Group Account Limits (or Lines)
Customer Limits
Group Customer Limits
Customer Time Limits
Inquiries & Reports

Course Code: BMLANv7.bpw

Course Title: Branchpower for Windows

Duration: 3 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide a detailed examination of the configuration of the retail front end system.

Audience:
Technical members of the System team supporting Bankmaster
New system configuration staff

Pre-Requisites:
Working knowledge of Bankmaster would be an advantage

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Create & amend user profiles, menu structures & currencies
• Create a new branch system
• Describe & configure teller facilities
• Use & navigate the Inquiry Suite
• Create new financial transactions, transaction chains & transaction receipts; defining default & dependent fields on transaction screens
• Create new static transactions and host records
• Define & configure the transaction referrals system
• Operate the End of Day & Start of Day routines

Course Guide:

Introduction
Security
Currencies
Branch Maintenance
Teller Facilities
Financial Transaction
Receipts & Other posting Facilities
Static Transactions
Referrals
User defined files
System Maintenance
End & Start of Day

Course Code: BMbct

Course Title: Bankmaster Core (Technical)

Duration: 5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide detailed examination of the technical elements of the Bankmaster solution

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the technical elements of the Bankmaster System

Pre-Requisites:
Working knowledge of Bankmaster would be an Advantage,

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Define the security environment of Bankmaster including users and menu structures
• Amend existing and create new jobstream files
• Create new user defined indexed files and add indices to existing files
• Describe the key programmes running in the Overnight run and understand their report output
• Describe all system flags & switches

Course Content: Menus & Security
Jobstreaming
Overnight Run
User Defined Fields & Files
System Parameters
Transaction History Stripping

Course Code: BMLANv7.tps

Course Title: Transaction Processing System

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to give an overview of the structure of the TPS, together with the functions and configurations files for each element.

Audience:
New System Administration staff members

Pre-Requisites:

An understanding of the Bankmaster – Branchpower
System Architecture
Some knowledge of UNIX syntax & basic commands

Objectives: Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Describe the components of the TPS
• Define the function of each component in the TPS
• Name the configuration file for each component

Course Guide:

Introduction
Starting & Stopping the TPS
TPS configuration
Data Manager Configuration
Bankmaster set up requirements

Course Code: MPCULT3

Course Title: Customer Lending

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Customer Lending, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
All project teams involved with implementing Midas Plus Customer Lending.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3
Business knowledge of lending is assumed

• Set up Standing Data for lending
• Use enquiries
• Input and maintain facilities and loans
• Set up repayment schedules
• Discuss interest payment methods
• Input manual payments
• Define fee structures
• Recognise profitability reporting options
• Discuss Customer Lending Account Keys

Course Content:

Standing Data Setup
Facilities structures and setup
Loans Input and processing
Repayment schedule maintenance
Manual Payments
Fees
Profitability
Account Keys overview
Key reports & enquiries
Summary

Course Code: BM+CRM   

Course Title: BM+ Customer Relationship Management (CRM)  

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ CRM module.This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require ndepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of BM+ Core Course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Create Types of Relationships the bank may use
• Establish Relationships between Customers, persons and entities
• Use the CRM Enquiry function

Course Content:

Relationship Enquiry
Relationship Maintenamce
Category,Person,Entity Maintenance

Course Code: BM+DY   

Course Title: BM+ Diary   

Duration: 0.5 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Diary module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of BM+ Core Course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Create Categories for Diary items
• Establish Diary records
• View Diary items in public and private views

Course Content:

Defining Subjects
Defining Diary Items
Using the BM+ Diary

Course Code: BM+AML   

Course Title: BM+ Anti Money Laundering   

Duration: 0.5 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Anti Money Laundering module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of BM+ Core or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Import the AML database, create new entries and maintain existing records,
• Use the Enquiry and compare functions
• Configure transactions for Source of funds record keeping
• Generate Enquiry information from Source of funds data.

Course Content:

AML Database Import
AML Maintenance
AML Enquiry
AML Compare
Matching Process
Source of Funds

Course Code: BM+MM

Course Title: BM+ Money Market Module

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Money Market module. This will include how the functionality of this module may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Knoweldge of banking, including Money Market and completion of BM+ Core course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Describe the nature of fixtures and enter new fixed deposits and loans into the BM+ system
• Configure BM+ menu, transaction control records and configuration file settings relating to the Money market module
• Enquire upon and process existing money market fixtures
• Use the functionality for Auto Rollovers

Course Content:

New Fixtures
Maturities processing
Rollover processing
Reversals
Breakages

Auto Rollovers:-

Period Maintenance
Margin Maintenance
Accounts Maintenance
Rates Update

Course Code: BM+FX

Course Title: BM+ Foreign Exchange Module

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Foreign Exchange module. This will include how the functionality of this module may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of banking, including foreign exchange and completion of BM+ Core Course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Input new Foreign Exchange deals within BM+
• Enquire upon outstanding and historic deals
• View FX Positions Enquiry
• Define and update Exchange Rates
• Configure, as appropriate, the settings,
     FX.ini
     Menu
     Transaction control records

Course Content:

FX Postings
FX Enquiries
Exchange Rates
FX Positions - Monitoring Forward Positions
BM+ Configuration
   Menus
   Transactions
   Currency Records

Course Code:BM+SWIFT

Course Title: BM+ SWIFT Module

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ SWIFT module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of Banking, including SWIFT and completion of BM+ Core or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Create outbound payment instructions
• Process outbound and inbound messages through BM+ SWIFT gateway
• Create Standard Settlement Instructions and use for Money Market & FX settlement
• Configure the SWIFT.INI, BM+ Menu and other relevant settings to make BM+ SWIFT module functionality available to users

Course Content:

Outbound payments

• Clean Payments
• Standard Settlement Instructions
• FX & MM settlement/payment message
• Correspondents records

Inbound payments

• Messages held queue
• Routing Rules

Configuration & Maintenance

• Menu, transactions and SWIFT.IN
• Message types
• BM+ SWIFT Gateway

Course Code: BM+CI

Course Title:BM+ Clearing Interface

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Clearing Interface module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of BM+ Core Course or relevant experience

Objectives:

Upon successful completion delegates will be able to:
- Identify the stages of the inward clearing process
- Know how to sanction or return items that may cause accounts to be overdrawn without arrangement/in excess of limits.
- Complete the configuration for Cheque and Credit book types and identify the tasks for maintain the Cheque/Credit book ordering system

Course Content:

Clearing interface
Debit Card Interface
Overdrawn Account processing
Cheque Scanning
Cheque/Credit book ordering

Course Code: BM+LEN

Course Title: BM+ Lending Module

Duration: 5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Lending module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of banking, including Credit and completion of BM+ Core course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

Create new, and maintain existing, Lending product, facilities, lending accounts and repayment schedules

Undertake the repayment processing

Be familiar with the Arrears management features and how they operate

Configure BM+ menu and transaction control records for the functionality of Lending module.

Course Content:

Defining new and maintaining existing Lending Products
Create and maintain Facilities
Open new loan and arrears accounts
Drawdown loan proceeds
Creation of Repayment schedules
Seasonal repayments
Repayment processing, including accounting entries
Delinquency and arrears management
Early repayment of loan

Course Code: BM+SC

Course Title: BM+ Collateral (Safe Custody) Module

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the functionality provided by the BM+ Safe Custody module. This will include how the functionality may be configured to reflect the requirements of the Bank.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of this module.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of BM+ Core Course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Define Safe Custody Item types
• Record collateral records, including lien over balances held on Accounts
• Define and process charges for Customer access to items held in Safe Custody and for items held in Safe Custody.

Course Content:

Safe Custody / Collateral Item maintenance
Custody Entry
Collateral items
Defining and processing charges for Safe Custody items

Course Code: BM+LT

Course Title: BM+ Limits

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the Limits functionality provided by the BM+

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of Limits.

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of banking, including Credit and completion of BM+ Core course or relevant experience

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Define Accounts limits (debit or credit limits)
• Establish and monitor Customer Limits
• Create Line Limits
  View Limits Enquiry

Course Content:

Account Limits
Customer Limits
Line Limits
Scheduling Limit increases/decreases
Limits Enquiry

Course Code: BM+

Course Title: BM+ Utilities Suite

Duration: 5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to give participants in-depth knowledge of and practice in the features and functionality provided by the Data Manager tool, BM+ Report Writer, Global Change program and the BM+ Scheduler

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or system support team members, who require indepth knowledge of the configuration and functionality of these features of BM+.

Pre-Requisites:
Attendance on BM+ Core course or similar experience. Knowledge of Windows based Operating Systems is assumed.

Objectives:
Upon successful completion delegates will be able to:

• Identify key Tables and Fields used within BM+ system
• Classify the location and name of tables and fields used within (their own) BM+ system
• Competently navigate and understand the Report Writer application
• Construct a custom report
• Amend and enhance an existing report template
• Define jobs and tasks to be run in the BM+ Scheduler

Data Manager
BM+ tables, fields and files
Report Writer
SQL Concepts
GUI Toolbar
Data Fields (Properties)
Tree Nodes (MasterData / SubData)
Expression Builder
Global Change
Set up of Global Change
Insert Library screen
Creation/amendment/deletion of Global Update Library
BM+ Scheduler
Setting up the Scheduler
Defining jobs and tasks
Running the scheduler

Course Code: EBS-INTRO

Course Title: Equation Introduction

Duration: 5 Days

Aim:
The aim of this Course is to provide an in-depth knowledge of the Fundamentals of the Equation System

Audience: Management/Business Team/Technical Team

Pre-Requisites:
None

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion participants will be able to:

• Describe & Recognise the Structure of Equation and the Main Functions & Applications
• Navigate the System
• Input Basic Customer and Account Information & Deals
• Produce Reports and Tailor Standard Reports

Course Content:

Introduction
Basic Structure of Equation
Parameters
Customers & Accounts
Basic Deal Input
Report Tailoring

Course Code: ebs-3.8upgr

Course Title: EBS 3.6 to 3.8 Upgrade

Duration: 2.5 days

Aim:
This course will lead the participants through the main changes to EBS in version 3.8. Changes to standard applications will be demonstrated together with a summary of the ‘optional enhancement’ functionality.

Audience:

Managers and System administrators
EBS Implementation and support staff

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of existing applications in EBS

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

Parameterise and apply the new 3.8 features to the following:
Core Management
Account Services
Extended Cheques Processing
Equation Lending
Retail Deposits
Collateral and account holds

Course Guide:

Changes in EBS Core
Changes to Major Applications –
Account Services
Extended Cheque Processing
Equation Lending
Retail Deposits
Clean Payments
Collateral and account Holds
Operational Changes
Optional Enhancements –
Continuous Linked Settlement
24*7 processing
Generic Deals
Enhanced Fees and Charges
Transaction Queuing

Course Code: ebs-3.8ov

Course Title: What’s new in Equation 3.8 - Management Overview

Duration: 0.5 day

Aim:
This course is intended as an overview of the new functionality arising from EBS 3.8. Changes to standard applications will be demonstrated together with a summary of the ‘optional enhancement’ functionality.

Audience:
Managers / System Administrators wishing to upgrade from previous versions

Pre-Requisites:
Knowledge of existing applications in EBS

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will understand the new features in 3.8 in the following areas:

Core Management
Account Services
Extended Cheques Processing
Equation Lending
Retail Deposits
Collateral and account holds
End of Day processing

Course Guide:

Changes in EBS Core
Changes to Major Applications –
Account Services
Extended Cheque Processing
Equation Lending
Retail Deposits
Clean Payments
Collateral and account Holds
Operational Changes
Optional Enhancements –
Continuous Linked Settlement
24*7 processing
Generic Deals
Enhanced Fees and Charges
Transaction Queuing

Course Code: EBS-AP

Course Title: Accounting Principles

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a clear & structured overview of accounting in Equation

Audience:

Senior Managers with an interest in Accounting
System Administrators
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion participants will be able to:

• Fully Describe Equations Accounting Principles
• Draw & Describe Accounting Entries for Basic Transactions
• Configure & Design System Parameters and Deal Types
• Open, Maintain & Close Accounts
• Describe the Types of Account, Program Reports & Enquiries Availabl

Course Content:

Account Applications & Structures
Accounting Entries
Interest Processing
P & L
Reports & Enquiries

Course Code: EBS-FX/MM

Course Title: Foreign Exchange & Money Markets

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to explore the Money Markets and FX Modules’ Capabilities, Configuration & Processing

Audience:
Dealers
Treasury Back office staff
System Administrators
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion participants will be able to:

• Configure the FX/MM Parameters to Process Deals
• Post Deals
• Set up FX & MM Limits
• Create Nostros
• Describe the FX Accounting Entries
• Describe the MM Accounting Entries

Course Content:

FX/MM Parameters
Limits
FX Deals
MM Deals
Nostros & Settlement Instructions
FX Accounting
MM Accounting
Reports & Enquiries

Course Code: EBS-CP

Course Title: Clean Payments

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
This course covers inward & outward payments for customer & inter-bank transfers

Audience:
System Administrators
Settlements Staff
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion participants will be able to:

• Describe the ‘Life Cycle’ of a Clean Payment
• Define Types of Payment
• Process Inward & Outward Payments
• Authorise & Review Payments
• Process Inward Clearing Cheques
• Define Accounting Rules for Payments
• Print Bank Cheques

Course Guide:

Defining Clean Payments
Payment Lifecycle
Security
Processing Inward & Outward Payments
Authorising & Reviewing Payments
Payment Types
Accounting Rules
Bank Cheques

Course Code: EBS-EL

Course Title: Equation Lending

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
The aim of this course is to explore the details of Lending, Repaying and Charges

Audience:
Credit Department
Product Manager
Business Analysts
System Administrators
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-Intro) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the Loan Lifecycle
• Configure the Lending Parameters
• Add Commitments
• Enter & Maintain a Loan
• Generate Repayment Schedules
• Make Repayments
• Describe the Delinquency Process

Course Content:

Lending Parameters
Commitments
Entering Loans
Repayment Schedules
Repayments
Direct Debit Processing
Delinquency Processing
Customer Documents
Reports & Enquiries

Course Code: EBS-CR

Course Title: Collateral Recording

Duration: 0.5 Day

Aim:
This course enables participants to define & categorise collateral and manage the collateral system in line with the banks lending policy

Audience:
Credit Department
Product Managers/Business Analysts
System Administrators
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion, participants will be able to:

• Define Types of Collateral
• Set up Collateral Locations
• Enter New Collateral Items
• Recognise the Collateral Assignment Rules
• Assign Collateral to Overdrafts, Commitments & Loans

Course Content:

Management Overview
Collateral Types
Collateral Locations
Entering Collateral Items
Assigning Collateral Items
Reports & Enquiries

Course Code: EBS-CRM

Course Title: Credit Risk Management

Duration: 1.5 Days

Aim:
This course introduces Credit Risk Management functionality and provides configuration for customising the system in line with business needs

Audience:

Product Managers
Business Analysts
System Administrators
Credit and Internal Audit
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful course completion participants will be able to:

• Define Limit Structures on the System
• Set up Limits & Reservations for Customers, Groups & Countries
• Add Guarantees
• Describe ‘Borrow Limits’

Course Content:

Credit Risk Parameters
Limit Structures
Limit Values
Limit Checking
Guarantees
Limit Borrowing
Reports & Enquiries

Course Code: EBS-EFC

Course Title: Enhanced Fees and Charges

Duration: 1 day

Aim: This course will enable participants to implement the enhanced fees and charges functionality in EBS 3.8

Audience:

Senior Managers with an interest in Accounting
System Administrators
Credit Department
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites: Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) and Equation Implementation (EBS-IMPLMNT) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives: Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Set-up Charge Components and Events
• Set-up Currency Based Charge Structures
• Set-up Account/Deal Type Structures
• Recall/Amend Standard Charges in a Transaction
• Recognise the new End of Day Processes and Reports

Course Content:

Charge Components, Events and Structures
Setting up Components, Events and Structures
Assigning Structures to Channel Codes
Creating Charge Structures by Account Type and Deal Type
Creating Structures for Specific Accounts and Commitments
Applying Charges in a Transaction
Maintaining Charges
Maintaining Queued Charges
Examining new EOD Processes and Reports

Course Code: EBS-OPS

Course Title: Systems Administration & Support

Duration: 4 Days

Audience:

Back Office Staff
System Administrators
Project Implementation Team

Pre-Requisites:
Equation Introduction (EBS-INTRO) or Equivalent Knowledge

Objectives:

Upon successful completion participants will be able to support the
operations of Equation Banking System, through Error Handling,
Recognising Status Information and Reporting.

Course Guide:

Environment and Library Structure
Processing Controls
Status Information
Reporting
Making Backups
Restore & Recovery
Error Handling

Course Code: MPCST3

Course Title: Core Services with Global Processing for New Midas Plus Customers

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Core Services with Global Processing, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus with Global Processing.

Pre-Requisites:

Business and operational knowledge of banking

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Describe key concepts of Midas Plus
• Navigate around and find data within Midas Plus
• Recognize the Midas Plus zone structure and global
• Identify local and global data
• Create customer records
• Customise a user enquiry
• Recognize accounting principles and transaction processing
• Discuss reporting and close of business processes

Course Content:

Key concepts
User interface
Key parameters and data
Customer data
Security features
Customisation
Principles of accounting and transaction processing
Reporting
Close of business processes

Course Code: MPFXMMT3

Course Title: Dealing – Foreign Exchange and Money Market

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Dealing (FX and MM), equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus Dealing.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3
Business knowledge of Treasury is assumed

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Define the key concepts and functionality of the module
• Navigate around Midas Plus finding and entering data
• Parameterise module components to suit requirements
• Enter, authorise, amend and process transactions
• Perform MM deal rollovers
• Generate reports and enquiries

Course Content:

System Configuration and Installation Control Data
FX & MM transaction input and processing
Settlement methods
Deal authorisation, amendments and rollovers
Limits
FX Netting (not including CLS netting)
Accounting
Messaging
Enquiries & Reports

Course Code: MPFRAT3

Course Title: Forward Rate Agreements and Interest Rate Swaps

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus FRAs and IRS, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus FRAs/IRS.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3
Midas Plus Dealing (FX and MM)
Business knowledge of IRS/FRAs is assumed

Objectives:
Upon successful completion delegates will be able to:

• Define the key concepts and functionality of the module
• Implement the module components to suit requirements
• Navigate around Midas Plus finding and entering data
• Enter, authorise, amend and process transactions
• Generate reports and enquiries

Course Content:

Module Overview
Standing data and Installation Control Data setup
Transaction Processing:

• Forward Rate Agreements
• Interest Rate Swaps
• Overnight Index Swaps
• Caps, Floors & Collars
• Adjustment to Interest Accruals

Enquires and Reports

Course Code: MPFOT3

Course Title: Future and Options

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Futures and Options, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus Futures and Options.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3
Business knowledge of Futures and Options is assumed

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Define the key concepts and functionality of the module
• Implement the module components to suit requirements
• Navigate around Midas Plus finding and entering data
• Enter and process transactions
• Generate reports and enquiries

Course Content:

Standing and non standing data setup
Processing types
Setting up instruments
OTC and exchange traded options
Closing out contracts
Exercising options
End of Centre processing
Messaging
Enquiries and Reports

Course Code: MPCULT3

Course Title: Customer Lending

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
To provide full and detailed practical training in the parameterisation and functions of the Customer Lending module.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or business and system support team members involved with this Midas Plus module.

Pre-Requisites:

Completion of Midas Plus Core Services course
Business knowledge of lending is assumed

• Navigate throughout Midas Plus finding relevant data
• Set up module standing data
• Perform data enquiries
• Input and maintain facilities and loans
• Set up repayment schedules
• Discuss interest payment methods
• Input manual repayments
• Define and setup fee structures
• Recognise past due processing

Course Content:

Standing Data Setup
Facilities structures and setup
Loans Input and processing
Repayment schedule maintenance
Manual Payments
‘Past Due’ processing
Fees structure setup
Key reports & Enquiries
Summary

Course Code: MPCOLT3

Course Title: Collateralised Lending

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Collateralised Lending, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus Collateralised Lending.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3
Midas Plus Customer Lending – MPCULT3

Objectives:
Upon successful completion delegates will be able to:

• Set up multi-option facilities
• Define the collateral register
• Identify loan-to-value processing
• Setup the collateral register
• Discuss FX margin trades
• Use enquiries
• Set up Installation Control Data and system values
• Generate reports

Course Content:

Setup and use of multi-option facilities (credit lines)
The collateral register, including valuation and allocation options
Loan-to-value requirements, setup and processing
FX margin trading input, calculations and processing
Standing Data setup
Reports and enquiries
Installation Control Data and system values

Course Code: MPMLT3

Course Title: Management Limits

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
To provide fully detailed training in the setup and functions of Midas Plus Management Limits, equipping delegates with the skills and knowledge to participate in an implementation.

Audience:
Project teams implementing Midas Plus Management Limits.

Pre-Requisites:
Midas Plus Core Services – MPCST3 or MPCSET3

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Set up and authorise user defined hierarchies
• Create tenor tables
• Create and authorise limits
• Input Management Limit transactions
• Monitor exposure
• State the pre-deal checking process
• View/Create enquiries and reports
• Discuss close of business processing

Course Content:

Standing Data setup
Global control data setup
Setup of hierachies
Exposure calculation methods
Tenor table setup
Limit setup and excess handling
Transactions
Pre-deal checking
Close of business processing
Enquiries and reports

Course Code: MPSAT4   

Course Title: System Administration and Support for upgrading Midas Customers   

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
To provide technical training in the day-to-day system administration and support of Midas Plus.

Audience:
IT Support and Helpdesk personnel already familiar with supporting Midas.

Pre-Requisites:

Midas Plus Core Services
Knowledge of the following is assumed:

• IT support processes for Midas
• Midas Plus installation and configuration
• OS/400, Windows operating system
• WebSphere application server

For those who do not this knowledge, the following e-learning courses are available from Misys:

J2EE   ASP.NET
J2SE   XML
i.NET   HTML

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Recognise Midas Plus architecture
• Administer Midas Plus including Close of Business, web and application servers.
• Identify Midas Plus problems and the correct resolution path

Course Content:

Technical architecture overview
Review of setup and installation
Setup of security infrastructure
System administration

• Close of business and log files
• Administration GUIs and files

Problem determination

• RPG/Database components
• Web/Java components

Midas Plus problem analysis and escalation process

Recommended technical courses for System Administration & Support course

• HTML for Developers (9 hours)
• XML for Developers (15 hours)
• J2SE for Developers (24 hours)
• J2EE for Developers (15 hours)
• I-Net Certification training (15 hours)
• ASP.NET Web Services (15 hours)

A package of all six Midasplus eLearning courses can be purchased.   This package is valid for three months 

£2000 or USD $3670 per user

Course Code: TIITT3

Course Title: Introduction to Trade Innovation

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
To provide an introduction to Trade Innovation and its functionality. for participants who directly involved in the implementation of the product and ongoing use / support of the system.

Audience:
This course is for implementation project team members, and end users system support team members.

Pre-Requisites:
Trade finance knowledge

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Know how to navigate around the system
• Identify Security requirements
• Recognise the Accounting principles used

Course Content:
Introduction of Trade Innovation and modules

• Navigation
• Security
• Accounting Principles

Course Code: TISDT3

Course Title: Static Data

Duration: 1 Days

Aim:
Provide participants with an in-depth understanding of Trade Innovation static data requirements and its set up.

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or system support team members.

Pre-Requisites:
Introduction to Trade Innovation course

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Identify what static data requirements are needed for the core system
• Know how to input and define this static data

Course Content:

Customer related information and parameters
Account related information and parameters
Currencies, base rates, differential rates, foreign exchange rates and calendars
Countries and languages
Standard Settlement Instructions
Branch Hierarchy

Course Code: TISTDCT3

Course Title: System Tailoring

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
To provide participants with the ability to define within Trade Innovation system default options for Charges, Clause and Tracer, document templates and product defaults

Audience:
This course is for staff, either implementation project team members or system support team members.

Pre-Requisites:
Completion of the Introduction to Trade Innovation and Static Data courses

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• list the different types of charges that are supported
• create Charge Types to match the banks published tariff schedule
• use clauses in product events
• create tracer events with the associated documents, charges, and postings
• design a Microsoft Word template
• attach templates to Trade Innovation events
• define and assign values for parameters shared within the back office system and those specific to trade finance
• define and assign values of printers and fax machines your system will use

Course Content:

Charges

• Defining charge types
• Creation of default, customer, charge group and branch specific schedules
• Mapping charge types to product events
• Adding rules to product events to ensure generation when criteria are met

Definition of clauses

• Define clause types and their contents
• Mapping clause types to fields in product events
• Adding rules to product events
• Defining tracers, their schedules and defaults
• Mapping documents, charges, postings to tracer events created

Documents

• User defined templates
• Defining document types and attaching templates
• Mapping document types to the product events and adding rules

Product Defaults

• Product options
• Back office system options
• Trade Finance system options
• Departmental system options
• Event Mapping, authorise and availability
• Reference definition
• Product types
• Inward Swift mapping

Course Code: TIL002

Course Title: Import Letter of Credit

Duration: 1.5 Days

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding of the functionality of the Import Letter of Credit module.

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:

Trade Finance including Import Letters of Credit is assumed. Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation course.

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Understand the workflow process within Trade Innovation for handling of Import Letters of Credit
• Input data to any event type
• Generate Import Letters of Credit output – documents, charges and postings

Course Content:

How to access the Import Letter of Credit module
Input of data and familiarisation with fields and functionality of the processing application
Issuing and amending an Import Letter of Credit
Handling claims against an Import Letter of Credit

Course Code: TISLC002

Course Title: Standby Letters of Credit

Duration: 0.5 Day

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding of the functionality of the Standby Letters of Credit module.

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:
Trade Finance including Standby Letters of Credit is assumed. Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation course.

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

Input new Standby Letters of Credit
Process reductions and increases to Standby Letters of Credit
Extend Standby Letters of Credit

Course Content:

How to access the Standby Letters of Credits module
Input of data and familiarisation with fields and functionality of the
processing application.
Issuing and amending Standby Letters of Credit
Processing Correspondence – acknowledgements and general correspondence
Handling claims under a Standby Letter of Credit
Financing against a Standby Letter of Credit
Handling reductions and increases
Extending Standby Letters of Credit

Course Code: TIELT2

Course Title: Export Letters of Credit

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding to the Export Letter of Credit module and its functionality including financing

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:

Business knowledge in Export Letters of Credits is assumed.
Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation Course

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Understand the workflow process within Trade Innovation for handling of Export Letters of Credit.
• Input data to any event type
• Generate Export Letters of Credit output – documents, charges and postings
• Run reports and enquiries
• Authorise transactions

Course Content:

How to access the Export Letter of Credit module
Input of data and familiarisation with fields and functionality of the processing application
Advising and amending Letter of Credit
Handling of document presentations
Initial and continued presentation and payment
Handling transferable Letters of Credit
Handling of Assignments
Financing against Export Letters of Credit

Course Code: TICO002

Course Title: Collections

Duration: 1 Day

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding of the functionality of the Collections module.

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:

Business knowledge in Collections is assumed.
Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation Course

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Understand the workflow process within Trade Innovation for handling of inward/outward Collection
• Input data to any event type
• Generate Collections output – documents, charges and postings
• Run reports and enquiries
• Authorise transactions

Course Content:

How to access the Collections module
Creating and amending inward and outward Collection Orders
Processing Correspondence – Acknowledgements, Acceptance Advices, Non Payment Advices
Processing payments against inward and outward Collation Orders
Handling Financing/Discounting against Collection Orders

Course Code: TIP002

Course Title: Participations

Duration: 0.5 Day

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding of the functionality of the Participations module.

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:
Business knowledge in Participations is assumed. Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation Course

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

Input new and amend existing Participation deals
Process revenue / charges to Participants
Link/Create a participation form within a transaction

Course Content:
How to access the Participations module
Creating and amending Participation deals
Participating revenue/charges to participants
Participation in a transaction
Cancelling a Participation deal

Course Code: TIPO002

Course Title: Purchase Orders

Duration: 0.5 Day

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:

Business knowledge in Purchase Orders is assumed.
Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation Course

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Understand the workflow process within Trade Innovation for handling of Purchase Orders
• Input data to any event type
• Generate Purchase Order output – documents, charges and postings
• Run reports and enquiries
• Authorise transactions

Course Content:

How to access the Purchase Order module
Input of data and familiarisation with fields and functionality of the processing application
Creating and amending a Purchase Order
Recording line details
Handling a drawdown

Course Code: TISLC002NY

Course Title: Standby Letters of Credit, Participations & Billing

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
Provide participants with an understanding of the functionality of the Standby Letters of Credit module, the Participations module and Customer Billing functionality.

Audience:
End Users

Pre-Requisites:
Trade Finance including Standby Letters of Credit is assumed. Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation course.

Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to:-

• Identify the workflow process within Trade Innovation for handling Standby’s, Participations, and Billing 
• Input new transactions for Standby’s and Participations 
• Create Customer Billing details 
• Generate output – documents, charges and postings

Course Content:

How to access the Standby Letters of Credits module
Input of data and familiarisation with fields and
functionality of the processing application.
Issuing and amending Standby Letters of Credit
Processing Correspondence – acknowledgements and general correspondence
Handling claims under a Standby Letter of Credit
Financing against a Standby Letter of Credit
Handling reductions and increases
Extending Standby Letters of Credit
How to access the Participations module
Creating and amending Participation deals
Participating revenue/charges to participants
Participation in a transaction
Cancelling a Participation deal
Creating Customer Billing details
The events used for processing Customer Billing
Periodic Accounting for Customer Billing

Course Code: TISAT4

Course Title: Maintenance & Support

Duration: 2 Days

Aim:
Provide in-depth knowledge of the general day to day operational issues to support Misys Trade Innovation

Audience:
System Support team members

Pre-Requisites:

Completion of Introduction to Trade Innovation
Familiarity with Trade Innovation, Interfaces and DB2 / Oracle.
General Windows Communications

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Have an understanding of the TI architecture and how the system is integrated together
• Be able to perform necessary housekeeping and maintenance tasks
• Handle the End of Day processing
• Be able to perform basic trouble shooting

  Course Content:

  Overview of TI History – Current architecture options available and development roadmap
  How TI works – hierarchical view of the key TI software components, communication paths and concepts
  Databases – Structure and layout, development methods, upgrade processes and utilities
  Using Misys logging mechanisms & control tools.
  How to use tracing and debugging facilities and common errors
  Housekeeping tasks – Managing database backups & general daily operational procedures
  Overnight processing
  DB2 Outline of client server environment, the TI schema, IBM Utility software ODBC and SQL features
  Interface Management

Course Code: TICUT3

Course Title: Customisation

Duration: 3 Days

Aim:
Provide participants with the knowledge on how to locally customise Trade Innovation.

Audience:
System Support team members

Pre-Requisites:

Introduction to Trade Innovation (Implementation)
VB Programming skills

Objectives:
Upon successful completion participants will be able to:

• Use the Customisation Editor
• Extend customer, master and event details
• Customise postings
• Enhance validation

Course Content:

Overview of customisation including:

• Existing customisation facilities
• Scope of customisation
• Customisation components
• Key functionalities covered by customisation

How to use the Customisation facilities
Introduction to VB programming- Enhancing validation and extending postings
VB functions and features
Customisation and Branches
Upgrading TI and Customisation
Workshop exercises spread throughout the course

Course Code: TIDMT3

Course Title: Data Modelling and Reporting

Duration: 5 Days

Aim:
To provide in-depth knowledge to technical staff on how to develop your own reports on Trade Innovation.

Audience:
System Support team members

Pre-Requisites:

Familiarity with Windows and MS Office including Access
Introduction to Trade Innovation (Implementation)
Preferred:
Installed Crystal Development
Understand relational database
Ability to produce simple reports from joined tables

Objectives:

Upon successful completion participants will be able to participants will know how to create reports in Misys Trade Innovation

Course Content:

Introduction to relational database
Accessing data using SQL
Misys Trade Innovation Hierarchy
DB/2 Introduction and vocabulary
Trade Innovation Application and database Introduction
ODBC
MS Query or MS Access – Viewing, extracting and counting data
Misys Trade Innovation Data Model- Master/Event/Step Module
Misys Trade Innovation Database Model- Business Activity
Introduction to Crystal Reports
User Report Development and Design
Formatting and Running Reports
Batch reports
Error handling
Advanced Crystal Reports