7.16. Accounting Order Monitor

Accounting Order Monitor #

To make it easier to manage a high number of accounting orders in the monthly closing process, there is an option to create templates. The template holds general information which makes the regular recurring creation of the scheduled jobs easier. Accounting orders must first be flagged as ‘Batch Templates’ to activate the possibility to use them as templates for scheduled jobs.

The Job Template is created by selecting ‘Request Scheduled Job Templates’ from the pop-up menu. Some orders are Group orders which create Group Templates, others are ‘single’ accounting orders.

Group Templates #

The following accounting group orders can be flagged as ‘Batch Template’:

1. Retrocession Calculation Order Group
2. Retrocession Account Order Group
3. Recovery Calculation Group Order

‘Single’ Templates #

The following accounting orders can be flagged as ‘Batch Template’:

1. Recovery Calculation for Protection Program
2. Recovery Calculation for single OCC
3. Recovery Calculation per Base Company for Protection Program
4. Recovery Calculation per Base Company for single OCC
5. Reinstatement Premium order for Protection Program
6. Reinstatement Premium order for single OCC

For both Group Orders and ‘single’ orders, the Job Template window appears and you may change the Identifier, Job Activation, Priority (the job with the highest priority is the job with the highest number), Desired Scheduler and Job Steps (refer to Job Templates in the System Administration Guide)

When the option ‘Request Scheduled Job Templates’ is selected from a group order/ single order, a Job Template will be shown in the Accounting Order Monitor. The Job Templates can be monitored from the Accounting Order Monitor;

1. Select Periodic Functions from SICS Workstation Desktop
2. Double-click on the Accounting Order Monitor
3. You can see the Accounting Order Monitor

Copy to Actual Job #

1. Mark an order from the list in the Accounting Order Monitor window
2. Select ‘Copy to Actual Job’ from the pop-up menu to copy to Actual Job
3. Actual Job is created, and if the actual Job is created from a Group template; both a group order and single orders are automatically created from the Job Template.
4. The Job Template is shown in the Accounting Order Monitor after the list has been refreshed - refer to pop-up menu ‘Refresh List’
5. The actual order/s are copied to the Scheduler/Scheduled Jobs/Pending Actual Jobs tab

View Job Template #

1. Select an order from the list in the Accounting Order Monitor window
2. Select ‘View Job Template’ from the pop-up.
3. The Job Template window appears
4. You may edit Job Template information

Edit Order Template #

1. Mark an order from the list in the Accounting Order Monitor window
2. Select ‘Edit Order Template’ from the pop-up.
3. The order window appears (i.e. order flagged ‘Batch Template’)
4. You may edit information on the Order Template. Edited information regarding Accounting Year/Period and Acc. As Of Date From - To and/or Booking Year information will be updated in the Accounting Order Monitor for the selected Job Template (when refreshed)

Note: The Order Template must be edited before creating the group order and the single orders for the next account.

Refresh List #

1. Right mouse click in the Accounting Order Monitor window
2. Select ‘Refresh List’ from the pop-up.
3. Information is refreshed

View Last Order #

1. Higlight a Job Template and right mouse click in the Accounting Order Monitor window
2. Select ‘View Last Order’ from the pop-up.
3. Last Actual order (group or ‘single’) is opened.

Process Schedules Jobs #

1. Access the Scheduled Jobs (System Administration Utility/Scheduler)
2. Press the ‘Scheduling’ and then ‘Process Scheduled Jobs’
3. The Scheduler Selection window appears
4. Select a Scheduler and press OK
5. Job is processed
6. Access the Accounting Order Monitor
7. The Actual Job Status and Run are updated for the last Order

Accounting Order Monitor #

Accounting Order Monitor gives an overview of all existing templates and there is also an option to inspect a specific Accounting Order Type by making a selection in the Accounting Order Type dropdown.

The Accounting Order Monitor shows the following information from the Job Template and the Order;

Note: Information shown in the columns varies depending on the Accounting Order Type.