/categories/SysAdmin/ Recent content in SysAdmin on Hugo -- gohugo.io /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/background/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/background/ A Business in SICS can be divided into Sections. The term “Section” is synonymous to Scope of Cover. Each Section has a Section Classification, consisting of various Reference Data items (for example, Main Class of Business and Origin of Business) and Legal Areas (Country, State, Country Group, State Group). For each Reference Data Type (for example, Main Class of Business) the user can select many values. Some search functions in SICS are restricted to considering only one of these values, namely the selected searchable value. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/functional_currency_revaluation_update/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/functional_currency_revaluation_update/ Functional Currency Revaluation # To be able to perform the functional currency revaluation the system parameter Allow Functional Currency Revaluation must be activated. When this parameter is activated you have access to the Functional Currency Revaluation Order. You have two options for how the bookings are revalued; Either with the system parameter Include Realized Gain/Loss In FC Revaluation NOT selected: The Functional Currency Revaluation order is used to revalue the Functional Currency 1 and 2 Amounts for all details included in Unsettled Balances, Settled/Partially Settled Balances still in Pending status, all unreleased Deposit details (and partially released deposit unless this is switched off by system parameter), all Reserve details not amounting to zero and Unallocated Remittance balances, according to new exchange rates. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/setting_up_sics/getting_started_after_installation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/setting_up_sics/getting_started_after_installation/ After you have installed SICS (see the SICS Installation/Configuration document for more information), you will want to organise and set up data. SICS contains base data that can be used to run the system, but you will want to customise data to the needs of your company. As the SICS System Administrator, you will be setting up all the important components and parameters of the system. This can be a big job, and there are a lot of things that must be considered. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/installation_overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/installation_overview/ The installation of the SICS software is done in three stages: Installation/configuration of the DBMS. Installation of the SICS System Administration Utility. Installation of each SICS client. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/introduction/ Integration between ’external’ applications and SICS can be done in a non-User-Interface style through SICS API Server and various batch interfaces (MTK, General Interface, etc.). Integration can also be done in a User-Interface style through SICS Live Desktop. When SICS Live Desktop is enabled, external applications may use Web Service technology to ‘call into’ a SICS Workstation in order to open specific screens (Business, Claim, eMessaging, etc.). This can facilitate a tighter integration between SICS and supporting, client-specific applications. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/introduction/ This document describes the steps that must be followed to update a SICS schema of a previous version to version 26.1. The procedure requires a SICS System Administration Utility where the user is logged in as the owner of the database schema to be updated. It is highly recommended that you take a backup of the database before you run the update. If the update should fail it may be necessary to revert to this backup. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/introduction/ The Life MTK CSV File Utilities consist of two parts, the export utility and the helper utility. The export utility is meant as an aid in the migration process. A domain object (business, business partner, bank, etc.) can be exported from the SICS system to a CSV file. This file can then be used as an example of how a CSV file should be constructed. The helper utility can be used to view the structure of the parts of a domain object. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/introduction/ In this document the term "MTK" will be an alias for "Migration Tool Kit". This document explains the concepts of the MTK and how to load data from a CSV file into SICS. Performance # It is possible to execute data migrations on more than one machine at a time; however, each set of data has to be independent of any other migration. e.g. Split the input file containing business partners into several files where all information related to one single business partner is gathered in one file. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/introduction/ Purpose # MTK Splitter tool is a utility to split large CSV migration upload files into a set of smaller files of manageable size which can be easily uploaded by the MTK loader. Abbreviation # In this document the term "MTK" will be an alias for "Migration Tool Kit". This document explains the concepts of the MTK Splitter and how to load data and Split Files from a CSV file into SICS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/introduction/ Companies normally carry out their functions in relatively the same way, however there are some functions that typically vary from company to company. The reason might be variations in local legislation, internal company guidelines or individual business practises. For these functions, SICS offers alternative options by use of the system parameters. The system parameters contain options of SICS behaviour that will affect the majority of the users in a company. For settings that typically affect only parts of the user group and that are more restrictive in nature, refer the Security Handling chapter. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/introduction/ A Task Management Template defines a blueprint for a work Process with one or more Tasks. Templates are maintained from the Task Management Maintenance function. A process template defines a flow of work to be done. Similar to document production, where a document template is used to create many documents with different data, a process template is used to create many processes with different data. A process template, or template for short, is a tree of template activities. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/introduction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/introduction/ SICS offers a variety of business data logging facilities, which are described elsewhere. This chapter describes options for technical logging, which can be used for problem solving and performance monitoring. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/introduction_to_access_codes/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/introduction_to_access_codes/ This section describes the SICS “Segregate Data by Access Code” feature. This feature allows data to be segregated between different legal entities sharing the same SICS installation. Usually, these entities will be recorded as different Base Companies in SICS. However, there is also a business requirement that several Base Companies should share the same Access Code. This chapter describes segregating data per Access Code, instead of segregating data per Base Company. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_bp_roles/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_bp_roles/ In case of mergers and acquisitions, transfers from one business partner to another are likely to happen on several businesses in your portfolio, and all affected businesses will need to be updated. Your business partner may be assigned to different business partner roles on your businesses. Instead of manually modifying contract by contract (which might be a very time-consuming process), you can update all businesses in one go by using the Mass Update function. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/new_universe_service_pack_release/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/new_universe_service_pack_release/ Upgrading a Universe Version # Copy the new universe and the folder containing LOV files named the same as the universe to your universes directory. Overwrite file if older version exists. Note: Do NOT delete the universe from the repository. Remember: Do not update the Log universe if that has been customised and is in use in deployment. The Log universe delivered is only an example universe, which has to be customised to be able to be used efficiently. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/outbound_interface_facility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/outbound_interface_facility/ Overview # The SICS Outbound General Interface Facility (or Outbound Interface) handles the transfer of data from SICS to an external system. The use of the Interface requires in-depth knowledge of SICS data structures. Therefore we recommend users to contact DXC before attempting to use the facility. Only certain functional areas of SICS are adapted for use of the outbound interface. These are: Business Partner Business, Accounting Payment Balance Pairing, Claim (not for Life) and Insurable Object (not for Life). /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/overview/ This chapter explains how to manage reference items including maintenance of: currency, locations, reporting units, entry codes,reference data, and, for SICS Life, lookup tables.The Reference Items folder, in which all of these icons are found, is located on the SICS Desktop. In some cases an end-user may have access to Reference Items, but in most cases only the System Administrator needs access to Reference Item maintenance. The folder is password protected, so that only those with the correct password will have access to it. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/overview/ This chapter explains functionality in the System Administration folder. Some of the icons that appear in the System Administration folder have been explained in their own chapters in this guide, and are therefore not explained in this section. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reinsurance_data_model/rdm/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reinsurance_data_model/rdm/ Objective # To design and implement a database schema optimized for efficient data storage and organization. This schema will act as the backbone for generating reports and creating interactive dashboards with any Business Intelligence (BI) tool. It should be tailored to align with the functionalities of the SICS system, ensuring that all essential data points are readily accessible for analytical purposes. ETL Process (Extract, Transform, Load) # Develop an ETL pipeline to move data from the SICS system into the database and ensure it is transformed for analytics. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/publishing_universes_via_informational_design_tool/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/publishing_universes_via_informational_design_tool/ SAP BI - Publishing universes via Informational Design Tool # How to open and publish a local UNX in Information Design Tool # First change the name of the files delivered Delivered Name Change Name to Cede Cede Light SICS eMessaging SICS eMessaging SICS GLI GL Interface SICS LIFE Life Main SICS LOG Log SICS PAR Partner SICS PC Main PC Main SICS REF Ref Data SICS TaskMan Task Manager SICS Login to Information Design Tool (IDT). /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/database_connections/sap_boe/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/database_connections/sap_boe/ This section describes to setup database connections to various database systems for SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. Note: The SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise install directory is referred to as <install directory>. Microsoft SQL Server # Note: The newest possible version of Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver that can be used by SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise is 6.4 because JRE 7 support was dropped in version 7.0. Download the Microsoft JDBC Driver Version 6.4 from: Release Notes for the JDBC Driver: 6. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/set_up_base_company/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/set_up_base_company/ One of the first things you need to do is to set up Base Companies. Out of several companies, a base company is a company’s ‘own’ company. If this is part of a company group, there might be several base companies. Base Companies are set up under the Business Partners icon of the desktop. When you create the business partner representing the base company, select the flag Base Company. For important information about base currencies, refer to Select Base Currency in the System Parameter Maintenance chapter of this guide. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/setting_up_documents_in_sics/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/setting_up_documents_in_sics/ This chapter should be used as a kind of tutorial to help you gain familiarity with the procedure required to fully set up a functioning document in SICS. Setting up documents in SICS is a four-step procedure, and is done once only in a document’s life. The process can be repeated for each document, or several documents can be set up simultaneously. Below are some points to consider before beginning with the procedure: /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/sics_access_security_overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/sics_access_security_overview/ The SICS access security facility provides the capability to allow or deny users from performing various business functions. SICS has two main techniques for controlling security: business process security and data-sensitive security. Business process security answers the general question, “Can the user perform this business function?” It restricts the functions in the program the user can see and execute. Access to business processes is controlled through the combination of user roles, use cases and the identity of the logged-on user. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/desktop_utility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/desktop_utility/ The System Administration desktop in SICS is where the software is customised to individual company needs, and where security measures are set. System Administration functionality is divided into two sections on the SICS desktop: The System Administration folder, and the System Administration Utility. The System Administration utility does not appear on the user’s desktop. Both sections require passwords to access. System Administration Utility # Only a user with system administrator rights can access the System Administration Utility. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/introduction/welcome/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/introduction/welcome/ Welcome to DXC SICS version 26.1. The contents of this guide are based solely on DXC SICS 26.1 and are subject to change in future releases. System Administration in SICS is intended for the SICS System Administrator, not the end-user, which is why this section is only accessible to those with the correct password. The System Administration Utility is also part of System Administration, but is not accessible from and end-user’s desktop. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/introduction/about_this_release/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/introduction/about_this_release/ DXC reserves the right to alter the product architecture described in this guide for subsequent releases of the DXC SICS product. Comments, suggestions, problems, or other support-related issues should be submitted in writing to your local DXC SICS sales representative /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/access_security_manager_window/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/access_security_manager_window/ Security icon When you double-click the Security icon in the System Administration folder, you see the Access Security Manager window, which allows you to turn security on or off, create users and user roles, and view the system-defined use cases. Activate/Deactivate Security # At the top of the Access Security Manager window is the Options menu. When you click this menu, you will see the Access Security option. You can select to Activate or Deactivate to turn security on or off for the entire system. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/accounting/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/accounting/ Worksheet # The worksheet system parameters determine how the Worksheet Identifiers are allocated and also affect the way worksheets behave. Select System Administrators from SICS Workstation desktop. Open System Parameter Maintenance. Select the Accounting tab. Select the Worksheet tab. Create New Worksheet Identifier Series # If a Worksheet Identifier Series is not defined for a worksheet type and you want to book on the worksheet type, a new series has to be created. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/business_objects_in_a_sics_universe/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/business_objects_in_a_sics_universe/ Install BusinessObjects on the server/client. Business Objects Repository # What is a Repository? # To be able to create a repository you need to create database/database account that BusinessObjects can use when creating the repository. The person creating the Repository should be the system administrator in the deployment; he should work in co-operation with a DBA or person responsible for the database. A Repository contains three elements: A security domain. A universe domain. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/complience_check_list/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/complience_check_list/ It is important to make sure that an assumed agreement has sufficient information before it is accepted by all parties. To ensure that the agreement fulfill all criteria, you can register a number of check items. The system may also be set up so that a completed (all items checked) Compliance Check List is required before an assumed agreement can be set to definite. Items to be checked are set up for the entire system and are confirmed on each separate business. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/configure_mandatory_items/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/configure_mandatory_items/ To ensure that necessary details are entered on a contract, before it can be regarded as complete, you can define a set of information to be shown in a different color on the contract. If your company also has activated the Registration Complete functionality, the colored items become mandatory. The following applies to the level of business Assumed Business and Outward Cedent Contract only. This configuration comes in addition to other configurable settings, (for example, system parameter Business - Conditions - Required Conditions) as well as hardcoded rules in SICS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_browser/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_browser/ Checking a template for errors can be a cumbersome task, in order to help the template creator the document browser can be used. This functionality will list template errors found in a specific template and allow you to edit, remove and replace tags with errors. The tool can only detect if tags are valid and that template has correct structure, eventual tag code errors are not traced by the tool. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/export_utility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/export_utility/ The following actions are required to export a domain object: Choose the type of domain object to export in the root objects drop-down list. You must provide the object ID unless the unique criteria of the record are unique in the database. Select a filename to export to. Press Start Export. A file with the name that was designated in the field Output file will be generated. Figure 2 - Migration Manager Window /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/generate_preliminary_bookings/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/generate_preliminary_bookings/ Generate Preliminary Bookings icon This affects Retrocession accounting. When you click the Generate Preliminary Bookings icon in the Periodic Functions folder on the SICS workstation desktop, you see the following question dialog box. If data has been loaded through the Migration Tool Kit, worksheets are closed automatically without being retroceded. Click Yes to generate bookings on the Outward Cedents Contract from those closed worksheets on Assumed Business that have not been retroceded. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/how_the_system_chooses_the_searchable_classification_values/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/how_the_system_chooses_the_searchable_classification_values/ The system chooses one searchable value per Reference Data Type. If the user selects one Main Class of Business value and one Class of Business value, both of these values will be searchable. If you select more than one value for a given Reference Data Type, the system will select the value having the highest search priority as the searchable value. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/inbound_interface_facility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/inbound_interface_facility/ Overview # The SICS General Inbound Interface Facility (or Inbound Interface) handles the transfer of data from an external system to SICS. The use of the Interface requires in-depth knowledge of SICS data structures. Therefore we recommended users to contact DXC before attempting to use the facility. Only certain functional areas of SICS are adapted for use of the Inbound interface. These are: Payment Exchange Rates Business Partner Index data Reporting Unit and Global Event (headline loss, not for Life). /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/installation_of_dbms/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/installation_of_dbms/ The Database Management System (DBMS) must be installed and configured by your Database Administrator (DBA) before any SICS software is set up. Please refer to the documentation for your particular DBMS for this process. The requisite components for the subsequent SICS installation are as follows: The DBMS should be properly installed, configured, and tested according to the vendor’s specifications. Since operating environments, network transports, and physical hardware vary from site to site, it is the responsibility of your database and network support organisations to verify the installation and configuration of the DBMS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/log4j_logging/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/log4j_logging/ Log4j Logging # Technical logging is primarily done using the common log4j logging framework. The log4j configuration file for SICS Workstation and SICS System Administration Utility, is found in: <installation path>\runtime\conf\log4j2.xml The configuration for SICS API Server products is stored in: WEB-INF/classes/log4j2.xml Both files contain comments explaining the use of the various logging possibilities. Please refer to those files for details. Asynchronous logging # Asyncouneous logging is per default disabled. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/process_templates/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/process_templates/ Templates are maintained from the Template List, which is found by starting the Task Management function. The template list shows active templates by default. Popup menu options allow to show active, inactive or all templates. Pre-programmed logic in SICS Workstation SICS supports the following pre-programmed logic: Claim Notification - please see the detailed description in P&C User Guide, section “Handle Clause Condition” LIMNET remittance pairing failure - will create a process when the processing of a LIMNET remittance fails pairing if there is a corresponding Process Trigger Event defined Web Services /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_responsible_person/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_responsible_person/ If you want to change the responsible person for several businesses in one go, you may run the Mass Update Responsible Person. For example, if a new person should have the responsibility for the claims handling, which earlier another person had, you may mass update the relevant businesses with this replacement. This function allows you to: Change the responsible person of assumed businesses. Add a responsible person to business with a particular main class of business. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/overview/ SICS Live Workstation has four main parts: SICS Naming Service (SNS) web application Web Service support in SICS Workstation Auto-registration of SICS Workstation with SNS Web Service Endpoints (WSE) in SICS Workstation Upon startup, the SICS Workstation will find an available TCP/IP port and start listening for incoming Web Service calls on this port. Then, it will register its SICS user name, database name, database schema, OS user name, and port number with SNS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/procedure/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/procedure/ Enable database optimizations (optional) # When upgrading it is possible to automatically apply database optimizations to a database through a patch. This can be achieved by turning on optimized mode before applying database patches. Please refer to the comments in conf/sics-database-sources.xml for a description on how to enable the optimized mode for a specific datasource. Optimizing an existing database through database patch requires time and space and should be considered as an option only when dealing with small databases. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/restrict_underwriting_by_cob/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/restrict_underwriting_by_cob/ Your company may have several base companies in different countries around the world. These base companies may operate in different markets and underwrite different classes of business. In this case, it is not convenient for an underwriter, that only has 10 classes of business, to search through all 200 classes of business defined for the entire organisation. By defining relevant classifications per base company, only the selected classifications are available when setting up new contracts. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/running_the_mtk_loader/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/running_the_mtk_loader/ Start the MTK Loader # Start the SICS Life Administration Utility as explained in the installation procedure. Open the Inbound Interfaces Folder and Migration Toolkit Folder and double click on the Migration Utility icon. This procedure will then start the Migration Manager. Figure 1 - Life System Admin Desktop SICS Migration Manager # Figure 2 - SICS Migration Manager Input File The name of the file containing the data that you want to migrate into SICS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/running_the_mtk_splitter_tool/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/running_the_mtk_splitter_tool/ Starting the Tool # Start the SICS P&C Administration Utility as explained in the installation procedure. Open the Inbound Interfaces Folder and Migration Toolkit Folder and double click on the Split Input File Utility icon. This starts the Migration Toolkit File Splitter. Figure 1 - SICS System Admin Desktop /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/database_connections/sap_bo_bi_43/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/database_connections/sap_bo_bi_43/ This section describes to setup database connections to various database systems for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3. Note: The SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 install directory is referred to as <install directory>. Microsoft SQL Server # Note: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 is using JRE 8, therefore, the JRE 8 version of the Microsoft JDBC Driver need to be used. Download the Microsoft JDBC Driver from: Download Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_utility_desktop/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_utility_desktop/ The System Administration Utility desktop has six different folders. Database Setup Folder # The Database Setup folder includes functions that help you whensetting up a database for the first time. There are functions for managing environments, the process if setting up the SICS database portion and creating data and sample reference data. Refer to later sections in the chapter for details on all of the icons in the Database Setup folder. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/unv_to_unx_universe_upgrade/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/unv_to_unx_universe_upgrade/ Customizing a UNX - Logging in # Log on to Information Design Tool Import/Retrive a published universe Double click on the data foundation (.dfx) to open it up Click on MASTER view in order to see the universe structure Refresh the structure by right clickin in the white space and selecting the option REFRESH STRUCTURE. You can define which tables you want to refresh, I have selected them all as I want to refresh all values in the database tables in the universe. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/using_access_codes/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/using_access_codes/ This section explains the functionality of the Access Code feature. For information on how to set up the Access Codes, explained later in this chapter. Most SICS users will be assigned to one Access Code. This Access Code will typically correspond to a Base Company, or a group of Base Companies. If your company uses a combined P&C and Life environment, users will be assigned to one Access Code for P&C and one for Life. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/access_to_user_preferences_for_selected_users/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/access_to_user_preferences_for_selected_users/ This option is intended for system administrators, in order to enable them to change certain settings of User Preferences for other users where required. Within security for User Preferences there are separate Use Cases for the editing of user preferences details per tab. Most clients may give all their users full access to their own User Preferences. However, if the client decides that access to some of the tabs should be limited to the general user, such details can then be set and/or changed by the person having a User Role which includes the Use Case User Preferences View Selected User. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/accounting_classification/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/accounting_classification/ Accounting Classification # You can define how the system behaves when it automatically assigns the name to an Accounting Classification. Accounting Classifications are created from a business or a worksheet. (Refer to the User’s Guide for further information about creation of Accounting Classifications). Double-click the System Administrator folder from the SICS Workstation desktop. Double-click the System Parameter Maintenance icon. You see the System Parameters window. Click the Accounting Classification. Click Edit to open the Edit System Parameter window where you can edit and maintain the parameters of the Accounting Classification. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/advanced_system_log_configuration/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/advanced_system_log_configuration/ The logging options set in log4j.properties take effect from the moment SICS Workstation or SICS System Administration Utility starts. Once started, it is possible to modify the log4j configuration at runtime thus: Select from the menu, Help - About SICS - System Info… - Logging - Advanced System Log Configuration. This will open a window showing the contents of the log4j.properties file. Make the desired changes and select File - Save, or hit Ctrl-S. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/commute_multiple_business_in_one_go/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/commute_multiple_business_in_one_go/ For various reasons, you may need to commute all or some of the contracts with a particular business partner. For example, a cedent might have exit a certain class of business, there are credit concerns regarding a reinsurer, or there are tax advantages with commutation. SICS allows you to commute a large number of contracts with the same business partner in one go. Mark Multiple Contracts as To Be Commuted # When you are under a commutation discussion with a business partner, indicate that commutation is in progress and record relevant information for multiple businesses in one go. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/create_user_defined_fields/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/create_user_defined_fields/ User Defined Fields Administration Tool icon The User Defined Fields Maintenance window is accessed by clicking the User Defined Fields Administration Tool icon. The User Defined Fields module allows you to add user-defined fields to some of the SICS business object s. This enables you to attach specific details to various object types. User defined fields can be defined for the following objects types: Bank Business Partner Person Cession Benefit Business Insurable Object Claim Claim to Section link Marine Claim Headline Loss Ledger Detail Light Claim (SICS Cede only) For each business object type, one or more user defined field layouts can be defined. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/currency_management/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/currency_management/ Once installed, SICS is automatically set up with currencies. As System Administrator, however, you will want to customize currency information to the needs of your company. You do this in the Currency window. Before getting started managing currencies, it is important to understand the different terms used in Currency Maintenance in SICS. Primary Currency: A primary currency is a currency which acts as the “base currency” or the “against currency” when storing exchange rates. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_setup/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_setup/ In the Database Setup folder you find functions helping you to set up a database for the first time. This section gives an overview of the different icons in the folder. For more detailed information about the database setup, refer to the SICS Installation Guide. Configuration Overview # Each SICS Database has a number of object types to consider. The Database Instance contains the SICS environments, which contain the SICS tables. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_rep_unit_on_bc/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_rep_unit_on_bc/ Set up default Reporting Units based on Base Company # Set up the reporting units that should be defaulted on an Intra Group Contract, depending on the cedent and the reinsurer of the contract. Find and open a base company Select the Details tab Select Defaulting Rules Selct the Reporting Units tab Select New from the pop-up menu. You see the Create IGC Reporting Unit Default Setting window Select a Cedent Select a Reporting Unit Category and a Reporting Unit Select OK /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/dynamic_sql_tag_facility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/dynamic_sql_tag_facility/ When creating a template you may find that there are SICS data fields that you want to include in your document, but no relevant tag exists. If the data you wish to include can be expressed as a SQL SELECT statement against the SICS database, then you can yourself define a tag corresponding to this SELECT statement. Such a tag is called a Dynamic SQL Tag. New Tag # You create new Dynamic SQL Tag(s) by loading the definition for the tag(s) from a comma-delimited text file. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/helper_utility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_csv_file_utilities/helper_utility/ The helper utility can be used to view the structure of the CSV definitions. It is possible to navigate down from a root object and view its parts. When an object is selected in the tree view the row definition is displayed in the Details view at the bottom. It is also possible to view a sample output line for the row definition by selecting the Example Line page. Figure 3 - Helper Utility Tab /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/search_priority/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/section_classif_searchable_values/search_priority/ To view and modify the search priority for a Reference Data value, you must open the property window of the value in the Reference Data Maintenance window. For each Reference Data value that can be used in Section Classifications, you see a field at the bottom of the window, labelled Section Classification Searchable Item Priority. Note! It is only relevant to set the Search Priority for those reference data types that are used in Section- and Accounting Classification. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/input_files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/input_files/ The Input File # The input file is a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file and can be created by an extraction program or through standard Windows utilities (e.g. Windows Notepad or Excel). Restrictions to the format of the CSV input file Each field must be separated by comma. , Strings, if the field data contains a comma the whole field must be enclosed in double quotes. " Decimal points must be period. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/installing_reporting_universes/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/installing_reporting_universes/ Installing Reporting Universes # Download SICSBIReporting.zip from DXC ReInsurance eDelivery. Export Universes to the Repository # Start the designer module and login as a user modified to act as a designer. Open the universe and change the connection name by accessing Parameter from the File menu. From the File menu, select Export The designer module shows you all available universe domains. Select the target universe domain and click OK. A message will appear when the universes are successfully exported. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/interface_facility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/general_interface/interface_facility/ Technical Information Interface Control Using the Batch Scheduler # A common SICS framework has been developed for the inbound/outbound interface packages, driven by the standard SICS Batch Scheduler. (You can access the batch scheduler by clicking the Scheduled Jobs icon in the Periodic Functions folder of the System Administration folder on the SICS Desktop.) The Batch Scheduler has been extended to allow the administrator to define a batch process for an interface main type. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/retro_accounting_run_due_orders/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/retro_accounting_run_due_orders/ Proportional Treaty Retrocession Accounting Orders can be set to run in the future. Retrocession Accounting Run Due Orders icon Click the Retrocession Accounting Run Due Orders icon in the Periodic Functions folder on the SICS workstation desktop to access the Run Orders window. Retrocession Orders are created on a business, but batches are processed from the Run Orders Due At Date and Time window. Enter the date at which you want to run the due orders and click the Find Now button. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/setting_up_multiple_connections_for_one_universe/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/setting_up_multiple_connections_for_one_universe/ SAP BI - Setting up multiple connections for one universe via Informational Design Tool # How to do it in 3.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 - for UDT universes # Import the universe. Go to Tools, select Manage Security. Then select Manage Access Restrictions. In the Available Restrictions you need to set up new connections. Then select Add Users or Groups and add in either user or groups. For Instance: In this case, have added users, assign the connection to the user, then click on preview to confirm that the overwrite connection will work. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/sics_installation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_software_installation/sics_installation/ The SICS installation process is described in document SICS Installation Guide. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/split_input_file_utility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/pc/mtk_split_file_utility/split_input_file_utility/ Figure 2 - File Splitter Window File To Split The path of the csv file containing the data that you want to split Split Record Identifier This is the record identifier to be used to mark a split boundary Records Per file User input "Not Mandatory" can select the number of records needed in one file and system would calculate the number of files to be created based on number of records in input file. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/system_setup/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/system_setup/ This section describes what the SICS System Administrator has to do in order to activate the Access Code features. Note! It is important that these steps are carefully reviewed and executed before allowing users to enter data into the system. Main System Parameter (Enable/Disable Access Code Option) # On the System Parameters, Global Defaults window, you decide whether or not to use data segregation, by selecting or de-selecting the Segregate Data by Access Code check box. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/updating_access_security/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/updating_access_security/ If there are changes in use cases, these will need manual updating of the security settings. Updates of Use Cases # Changes in Security use cases should be updated on the SICS database using the “Update Security” function on the System Administrator console. The “Update Security” process will: Delete use cases that have been removed. Add new use cases to the database. Update changed use cases. Note: The modified and added use cases have notes added to each access right. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/expression_editor/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/expression_editor/ To make the task management system more dynamic expressions, you can select to use expressions instead of hard-coded values for some of fields in activitiy templates. The following activity template fields can be set using expressions: Potential owners Recipients, display name and description in a start or completion notification escalation The “Reassign to” user/user group in a start or completion reassignment escalation Value rule in for input data The expressions can be viewed as rules for setting values so “Rule” is in this context a synonym for “Expression”. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/web_services_endpoints/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/web_services_endpoints/ Currently, SICS Workstation implements these endpoints: openClaim SICS will open the claim screen for the requested claim (identified by claim identifier or OBJECT_ID), as if the claim was opened from the Find Claim screen. openBusiness SICS will open the business screen for the requested business (identified by business identifier or OBJECT_ID), as if the business was opened from the Find Business screen. Optionally, you can also refer to a specific insured period on the business, identified by the insured period’s OBJECT_ID or start date. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/refresh_database_views_after_database_upgrade/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/refresh_database_views_after_database_upgrade/ The below mentioned steps are applicable for SQL server database : FIRST PART RUN THE BELOW SQL THIS WILL GENERATE A NEW SCRIPT WHICH WILL UPDATE THE REPORTING VIEWS WITH NEW DATABASE TABLE DEFINITIONS SELECT 'exec sp_refreshview ' + TABLE_NAME + ';' FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'SICS_PC' ; SECOND PART, COPY THE RESULT FROM THE FIRST SELECT PART AND RUN IT - THIS WILL REFRESH THE DATABASE VIEW DEFINITOINS. BELOW IS A SHORT EXAMPLE OF THE RESULT FROM THE 1ST QUERY exec sp_refreshview V_SJ_BC_ADJUST_DER; exec sp_refreshview V_SJ_BC_INSTAL0_DER; exec sp_refreshview V_SJ_REF_CHILD; /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/additional_information/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/database_updating/additional_information/ Using Schema Browser as a QA tool # Optional - After the database upgrade is completed use the Database Schema Browser to verify the structure on the upgraded database. Please remember to take a backup before removing database objects and use SICS Database Schema Browser to verify database after changes. The usage of SICS Database Schema Browser is described in DXC SICS Database Schema Browser. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/base_company_specific_settings/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/base_company_specific_settings/ The Base Company Specific Settings are the system parameters that can be defined per Base Company. If your company have more than one Base Company, these system parameters can be set individually (for each separate Base Company) or if Default Settings are selected, settings can be the same for all Base Companies. System Parameters Type - Claim Headline Loss Assignment # For each Base Company, the link to Headline Loss should be made mandatory for selected Main Classes of Business(es). /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/currency_transformation_terms/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/currency_transformation_terms/ Currency Transformation Terms icon When you click the Currency Transformation Terms icon, you see the Currency Transformation Terms window where you can define original booking currencies for payments and accounting. The terms you define here are seen on the Currency tab of the Administration Conditions window. (Refer to Administration Conditions in the Business Conditions Handling chapter of the SICS User’s Guide for more information on this window.) The Currency Transformation Terms window lets you create and define terms for exchanging currencies. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_additional_classification/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_additional_classification/ Set up default Additional Classifications based on Base Company # Set up the additional classifications that should be defaulted on an Intra Group Contract, depending on the cedent and the reinsurer of the contract Find and open a base company Select the Details tab Select Defaulting Rules Select the Additional Classifications tab Select New from the pop-up menu. You see the Create IGC Additional Classification Default Setting window Select Cedent Select Additional Classification category and Additional Classification Select OK /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_handling_management_system_interface/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_handling_management_system_interface/ Introduction # This section describes how to set up an interface between SICS and a Document Management System (DMS). Document Management System Interface # The SICS Document Management System Interface (DMSI) enables attachments, produced documents and document production templates to be stored in a DMS instead of the ordinary file system of the operating system (e.g. Microsoft Windows). The DMSI is defined as an API of 9 operations that must be available to SICS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/maintaining_user_properties_view_user_window/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/maintaining_user_properties_view_user_window/ During system installation, all users are defined in the SICS database and associated with one or more user roles. When a user starts the system and connects to the database, the system validates that he or she is defined to the system and retrieves the user’s associated user roles. If the user is not defined in the database, he/she will not be allowed to access the system. When you select a user from the list in the Access Security Manager window, and select View from the pop-up menu (or double-click the name of the user), you see the View User window. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_amendment_link/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/mass_update_amendment_link/ Most companies need a contract amendment to be linked only to those terms and conditions that changed as part of the amendment. Some companies have however other applications that work with complete versions after each amendment. To make the interface to these easier, SICS offers a facility that automatically links all existing conditions to an amendment upon creation of this amendment. Please refer to the description of the system parameter Automatically Amend Condition for more details. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/output_files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/output_files/ The Rejected Records File # This file contains all records that were rejected by the migration process. The records written to this file are an exact copy of the rejected records from the input file. After the error that generated the rejected records has been corrected the file of rejected records can be used as the input file for processing. The Error Message File # In this file you will get an explanation as to why your records were rejected. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/physical_implementation_dba_info/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/physical_implementation_dba_info/ General # Physically, the Access Codes are stored as instances of SicsRefAccessCode (SicsReferenceData subclass 260), in the REFERENCE_DATA table. Each table affected by the Access Code segregationhas a new Access Code foreign key: FRK_ACCESS_CODE FSK_ACCESS_CODE The FSK_ACCESS_CODE column always contains the value (subclass number) 260. The FRK_ACCESS_CODE column contains one of the CODE values defined for the “Access Code” reference data type (see Reference Data Maintenance window). The value in the FRK_ACCESS_CODE column decides which Access Code each row belongs to. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/preparation_of_tables_used_by_reporting/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/preparation_of_tables_used_by_reporting/ Getting Started # NB! When working against the reporting tables using SICS, it has to be logged in as table owner. Here is a complete guide and document references for initial setup for SICS BO reporting tables, views, stored procedures and stored functions. For huge data volume or large number of users , the replicated reporting database is a better option from the database performance point of view. For small and mid size database the production database can be used for the reporting purpose. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/user_groups/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/user_groups/ SICS Task Management has its own User Groups, separate from the SICS Security User Role groups. Task Management User Groups are maintained from the Task Management Maintenance function. Create User Group Link a group of users and / or security user roles together in a User group: Open Task Management from SICS Desktop Select Task Management Maintenance / User Groups tab Select New from pop-up menu Enter a User Group Name Select a Language, if wanted Assigned wanted Users Assign wanted Security User Roles Press OK Edit User Group /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/sql_logging/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/sql_logging/ Logging of SQL statement can be activated by modifying the log4j configuration, as mentioned in the preceding sections. For SICS Workstation and SICS System Administration Utility it is also possible to enable SQL logging or tracing by selecting from the menu, Help - About SICS - System Info… - Logging. This will open a window where SQL logging can be directly configured. The SQL Log Analyzer button will open a file selection window so you can select a log file. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/technical_implementation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sics_live_desktop/technical_implementation/ For details on how to utilize SICS Live Desktop, please refer to the document ‘SICS Live Desktop Setup and Configuration.pdf’ which is part of the SICS installation package. The following diagram shows how communication takes place between the external application, SNS and SICS Workstation. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/unv_to_unx_report_upgrade/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/unv_to_unx_report_upgrade/ Upgrade Path for IDT # UDT - Universe Design Tool Using .UNV file universe # IDT - Information Design Tool Using .UNX file universe # Add all the customizations in to the 25.1 UNV/UDT version and then Upgrade from which ever version you are on up to 25.1 UNV version universe. Overwrite your version of the universe with the 25.1 UNV universe as normal. This will upgrade all reports to use the latest 25. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/update_retro_pairing_table/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/update_retro_pairing_table/ Update RetroPairing Table icon When you click the Update Retro Pairing Table icon in the Periodic Functions Folder in the System Administration Utility, you see a message asking you whether or not you want to update the table. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/user_preferences/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/user_preferences/ User Preferences icon You can change some default settings in SICS. When you click the User Preferences icon in the System Administration folder on the SICS desktop, you see the User Preferences window. You can also access this window by selecting User Preferences from the File menu on the desktop. Information about this window is explained in the Getting Started chapter of the User’s Guide. Refer to Setting User Preferences in the Getting Started section of the User’s Guide for more information. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/access_codes_app_env_pc_life_split/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/access_codes_app_env_pc_life_split/ This section is for information only. It explains briefly the differences and similarities between Access Code data segregation, segregation by Application Environment, and segregation of data between P&C and SICS Life (if running both systems against a combined database schema). Access Code vs. Application Environment # When logging into SICS, the user must choose which Environment(schema) to log on to. An “environment” is a set of database tables. The tables in one environment are physically separated from the tables in another environment. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/business/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/business/ As companies have different underwriting practices, the needed business validations and behaviours vary from company to company. The following describes the options that your company has to influence the business functionality throughout the system. You find these options under the Business tab within your system parameters. Miscellaneous # The parameter choices listed on the Miscellaneous tab include a variety of options mainly affecting the business functional areas in SICS. Select the System Administration icon from the SICS Workstation desktop. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_entry_code_trans_terms_on_bc/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/default_entry_code_trans_terms_on_bc/ Set up default Entry Code Transformation Terms based on Base Company # Set up the Entry Code Transformation Terms that should be defaulted on an Intra Group Contract, depending on the cedent and the reinsurer of the contract Find and open a base company Select the Details tab Select Defaulting Rules Select the Entry Code Transformtaion Terms tab Select New from the pop-up menu. You see the Create IGC Entry Code Transform Term Default Setting window Select Cedent Select Entry Code Transform Term Select OK /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_user_group/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/document_user_group/ The Document User Group functionality allows the default destination file path (for produced documents) to be overridden for a single user or group(s) of users. This makes it easier for a group of people working with the same thing to find their produced documents. Create a document user group Open System Parameter Maintenance and select the document-handling tab. Ask for edit mode in document user group box. Select create from the right mouse button pop-up menu in the left hand pane of the GUI. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/entry_code_maintenance/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/entry_code_maintenance/ Entry Code Maintenance icon Entry Code Maintenance is used to register and inspect entry codes that are used for accounting. For example, in order to manually book or automatically calculate various premium reserves, you must define the necessary booking codes for these premium reserves, e.g. Original Reserves, Financial Premium Reserves and Unearned Premiums. For automatically calculation of these premium reserves you must also define the necessary entry code groups needed as basis for these calculations. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/escalate_process/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/escalate_process/ Tasks and Processes do not automatically escalate even if the activity is “overdue” according to the escalation rule. In order to process escalations, a batch job must be set up and run through the SICS Scheduler. The escalation may also be initiated from the Task Management Maintenance / Escalation tab Escalation Batch Job Create a new batch job or batch job template with a job step of type ‘Task Escalation’. Set the schedule as appropriate. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/migrate_data_into_loader_files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/migrate_data_into_loader_files/ Introduction # One of the main performance problems with migration of data has to do with large number of inserts of new objects into the database using the SQL command interface. The database engine must parse each SQL insert statement. A significant portion (approximately 60%) of the data passed between the client and the server is information to help the parser figure out what kind of data it is, what format it is in, and where it goes. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/notification_interface/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/technical_logging/notification_interface/ The Notification Interface is an extension point for sending event notifications from SICS to external systems. A custom Java implementation of the interface must implement com.csc.cnu.base.domain.SicsNotificationInterface. SICS will acquire an instance of the implementation by invoking the no-argument constructor of the class specified in the configuration file. The constructor can throw any kind of checked and non-checked exception. Any exception when invoking the constructor is a sign of mis-configuration. It will be logged in the walkback file and will cause the termination of SICS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/resource_registry_maintenance/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/resource_registry_maintenance/ Setting up Window Positioning in SICS 2.7 and 3.0 # This feature is primarily intended for SICS end-users who have a physical set-up with two screens (monitors) while at the same time using Citrix in seamless mode to launch SICS. Using dual screens requires a special video card in the PC. The Matrox DualHead video card is one example. Although the Matrox DualHead video card comes with software that allows the end-user to select that windows should be opened in either the left-hand or right-hand screen, this feature does not work as intended when running an application such as SICS through Citrix in seamless mode. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/revised_epi_mass_update/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/mass_update_functions/revised_epi_mass_update/ If you want the Revised EPI in the Limit & Premium conditions to reflect the actual booked premium, you can run the Revised EPI Mass Update. The Revised EPI Mass Update is available in the Mass Update Functions folder on the SICS Desktop. The Mass Update will update Revised EPI on a business section with the total booked premium, if a specified Estimated Item in Period Estimates is set to Complete. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/sap_bi_bundled_tomcat_upgrade_process/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sics_unx_universe_and_reports/sap_bi_bundled_tomcat_upgrade_process/ SAP BI - Bundled Tomcat Upgrade Process # –Global replace E:\TEMP\Install-Files with the correct path on the server. –Global replace apache-tomcat-9.0.100-windows-x64 and apache-tomcat-9.0.100 as applicable. –Global replace BOEXI40Tomcat with the Tomcat service name as applicable. –Global replace E:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Tomcat with the correct Tomcat folder as applicable. THIS IS NOT NEEDED FOR BI TOMCAT: Remember to copy sqljdbc jar files in lib folder. IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need to add the following Java 9 Options if the new Tomcat version gives the error “class org. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/scheduler/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/scheduler/ The SICS Scheduler is where you define batch jobs and the schedules to which they run. A batch job is a sequence of commands submitted for execution as a single unit. In many cases, batch jobs accumulate during working hours and are then executed during the evening or another time the computer is idle, as batch jobs often requirelarge resources. Scheduler Setup # The SICS Scheduler allows you to have multiple running batch schedulers with inclusion /exclusion of jobs based on Job Step Type, e. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/stored_procedures_for_exchange_rate_conversion/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/stored_procedures_for_exchange_rate_conversion/ As a result of the introduction of the Euro on 1.1.1999 any conversions involving currencies in the Euro Zone need to be based on their relative value to the Euro. The exchange rate between the Euro and the member currencies is fixed from the introduction date, however the value of the Euro (EUR) fluctuates against other currencies. In the event of other countries joining the Euro they will also be subjected to the same requirements, meaning that a triangulation needs to be done from the day they join the Euro to an infinite year. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/use_cases/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/use_cases/ To access Use Case information, click the Use Cases tab in the Access Security Manager window. A use case defines a particular business function. It can be a single, unique business function or a collection of several business functions grouped into a high-level representation of a business area. Use cases are delivered with the system, are system-defined and may not be changed. The following chart shows a few use case examples. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/access_codes_for_migrated_data/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/access_codes_for_migrated_data/ When Migrating data from other systems using the SICS Migration Tool Kit Loader, the Access Code for the migrated data will be set according to the Active Access Code of the current SICS User. WARNING! All data created in one MTK Loader run will be associated with the same Access Code. Before processing a file with the MTK Loader, you must make sure that the Active Access Code is the one you actually intend to migrate to. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/booking_terms_maintenance/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/booking_terms_maintenance/ To see and to get access to the Booking Terms Maintenance under System Administration you must have the security Use Case System Administration Maintain Booking Term Periods with Read access assigned to your user role, else this option will not be visible on the desktop of SICS. The Booking Terms can be defined per Base Company. If your company have more than one Base Company, these settings can be set individually (for each separate Base Company) or if Default Settings are selected, settings can be the same for all Base Companies. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/business_partner/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/business_partner/ The System Parameters under this tab allows the system administrator to create global standards for use in the business partner, person and bank areas. General # Field Description Enable Extended Validation of Bank Selected:* Bank Address can not be made Active unless City has been entered* Bank Completeness Status can not be set to Approved unless the Bank has an Active Address* Deactivating a Bank will trigger a warning if an Approved Business Partner Bank Account exists with this Bank* Business Partner IBAN/Bank Account number is restricted to alphanumeric characters - unless the account is intermediaryCleared: No extended validationRelevant when: Your company prefers extended validation to ensure proper identification of banks and execution of paymentsApplicable for: P&C, Cede, Life Enable Business Partner Name Mass Update by Branded Product Name Mass Update Selected: When the Branded Product functionality is in use and the branded product name is updated the change will be automatically reflected on the business sections that use the names of the branded product. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/edi_batch_processing/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/edi_batch_processing/ Note! In release 23.1 and forward, the EDI component will no longer be a part of DXC SICS. # EDI batches can be imported and processed on a regular basis using the Job Scheduler. This particularly useful when batches arrive overnight as the scheduler can import and process them before work starts next morning. The EDI batch job has two modes: Import and process new batches only Import, process new and reprocess existing batches In the first mode, only new batches are handled. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/entry_code_transformation_terms/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/entry_code_transformation_terms/ Entry Code Transformation Terms icon When you click the Entry Code Transformation Terms icon in the Reference Items folder on the SICS desktop, you see the Entry Code Transformation Terms window where you can define entry code information for retrocession accounting. Entry codes booked on the Business Ledger for the Assumed Business can be converted to another entry code to be used for the Outward Cedent’s Contract and the Retrocessionaires. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/exporting_and_importing_a_template/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/exporting_and_importing_a_template/ Exporting a Template # Any Task Management Template can be exported to file in XML format. From the list view of all templates, select the desired template and choose ‘Export…’ from the context menu. Select path and file name. Importing a Template # A Task Management Template can be imported from a previously exported file in XML format. The export file may have been created from the current database or another database. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/link_base_companies/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/link_base_companies/ It may be necessary to allow balance pairing as well as Annulling of settled balances across a few base companies even though balance pairing/annulling across base companies in general is prevented. Which Base Companies that are linked can be viewed/maintained from the Business Partner properties. To link a base company: Open and view the Base Company from Find Business Partner window. Select the Details tab. Select Linked Base Companies from the Properties list. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/user_roles/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/user_roles/ User roles define the responsibilities of typical system users, such as underwriters or accountants. Each user role contains one or more use cases that define its allowable business function. Users are in turn assigned to one or many user roles. SICS is delivered with the predefined System Administrator role, which contains all cases. The User Role tab of the Access Security Manager window displays all user roles defined in the system. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/entry_code_groups/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/entry_code_groups/ From a reporting perspective it is best to set up Entry Code Groups in SICS with unique names, otherwise,if there are two with the same name (for example where they relate to different Entry Code Group Categories) then the value reported of any measure objects (e.g. the premium) will be multiplied by 2. If for some reason, two entry code groups in SICS are required to have the same name, then to avoid getting incorrect results when using measure objects there are two options: /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_administration/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_administration/ The System Administration section is where SICS can be customized to the specific needs of your company. It is here that you can set up restrictions (like access restrictions) and add basic system values (like reference data). You can, for example, add options to those that SICS has provided in a particular drop-down list or, you may want to change a calculation method or add a category other than Calendar and Fiscal to a Year Rate category. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/tag_value_inspection/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/tag_value_inspection/ This is a functionality that aids in the building of document templates. In the External Interface GUI it is possible to select a business or a claim and see list of the available tags including the value that would be returned from the respective claim/business. This can make it much easier to find a field you are looking to add to your document template. The values are even searchable so you can quickly locate the relevant tag /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/db_specific_loaders/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/db_specific_loaders/ The Oracle Loader # Oracle has a utility for doing bulk-inserts that is called SQLLOAD. If you are connected to an Oracle database server while doing migration, the data files that are output will be in the format required by the Oracle loader. Each file has two sections, the header section and the data section. The header section gives information about the format and destination of the data, including the table, column names, types, order, and format information. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/data_protection_country_groups/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/data_protection_country_groups/ Maintain Data Protection Country Groups # The Data Protection Country Group tab is only available if Claim System Parameter Data Protection Is In Use is activated. The group itself is only used when defining the Claim Data Protection domain restriction, and in the application of this. Create a Data Protection Country Group Open The Data Protection Country Group window, and select New from popup menu Define a Country Group Name. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/batch_billing/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/batch_billing/ This function enables you to create billing statements and reminder statements for all billable clients as opposed to billing each one individually. In order for the query to run, the business partner, insured period and the balance itself must have the Include in Billing Statement check box selected. Batch Billing icon Click the Batch Billing icon on the Periodic Function folder on the SICS workstation desktop to open the Batch Billing - Balance Selection window. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/ceded/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/ceded/ The system parameters for Ceded are only available if your company uses the specific Ceded functionalities in SICS. Field Description Automatic Update of Headline Loss Location Selected: System allows automatic update of headline loss location when processing claims through Ceded Interface.Cleared: System does not allow for automatic update of headline loss location when processing claims through Ceded Interface.Relevant when: You want the system to accept ceded claims processed thro Automatic Update of Headline Loss Dates Selected: System allows automatic update of headline loss period when processing claims through Ceded Interface. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/data_loader_utilities/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/data_loader_utilities/ The Data Loader Utilities folder gives you access to the icons that let you to access the batch booking and exchange rate loaderutilities. Exchange Rate Loader # The SICS Currency Exchange Rate loader allows you to load Day Rates from an external file into the SICS Database, thus ensuring the most recent rates available. The loader is based on the same principles as the SICS Migration Tool Kit. Enable/Disable Message Logging # When you load data into SICS using any of the other data loader facilities, for example, Exchange Rate Loader and Batch Booking Loader, a message file is created. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/defining_tags_in_the_external_template_files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/defining_tags_in_the_external_template_files/ The external template files contain tags that are either placeholders for substitution data from SICS, or commands to the document production facility. All tags are surrounded by the symbols ‘<‘and ‘>’. The first character after the opening tag bracket must be one of these: ‘#’ Meaning that this tag identifies a SICS data field which is to be substituted into the text. ‘@’ Meaning that this tag identifies a command. Data field tags # SICS data fields’ tags are identified in dot-notation. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/life_bus_calc_rules/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin/life_bus_calc_rules/ The following rules for Life Businesses can be configured within the Life Business Calculation Rules module. These rules apply to Life business and can be configured either at the Assumed Business level or on the Outward Cedent’s Contract, where relevant. Access to administering these rules is governed by the ‘Life Business Calculation Rules’ security use case. Field Description SAR Calculation Basis Rule Values: When the system parameter Activate SAR Calculation Basis is selected, you may set up the SAR Calculation Basis Rules. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/life_calculation_model_entry_code_maintenance/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/life_calculation_model_entry_code_maintenance/ Calculation Model Entry Code Maintenance icon. In order to perform the calculations on an Individual cession, mappings must be provided that link calculation names to entry codes. This will allow SICS to automatically calculate the accounting items on cessions, either to generate the items initially, or so that entered accounting values may be validated against the calculation rules specified on the business to which the cession is attached. Note! Calculation Model Entry Code Maintenance applies to SICS Life only. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/link_business_partners/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/base_company/link_business_partners/ Organizations sharing the same SICS installation may consist of several legal entities, where each entity has its own business partners. In this case, it may be beneficial to link the Business Partners to the Base Company they belong. Open the Base Company Select Details Tab From the pop-up menu, select Add Business Partners Find the wanted Business Partner, transfer Select OK Linked Business Partners: # The business partners linked to this Base Company. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/reporting/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/segregating_data_by_access_code/reporting/ When creating Reports using Business Objects, you can decide whether the report should extract data for a specific Access Code by defining selection criteria on the appropriate Access Code object. For example, for Business reports, you must use the Access Code reportable object, located on the Business Reporting Table. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/reporting/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/reporting/ Database Structure Templates, Processes, Tasks, User Groups, etc are stored in the SICS database, in tables prefixed with ‘TM_’. In addition, there is a table named LOCALIZED_TEXT. Clients who are interested in reporting directly from these tables should contact their DXC Reinsurance representative. Business Objects A reporting ‘universe’ for Task Management data is available. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/load_sequence/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/migration_toolkit/life/mtk_loader/load_sequence/ Joint Life Cession with retrocessions attached # Load sequence: Load Joint Life Individual Cession (ex: AIC743). Load Individual Retrocession (ex: AIC743-0). Load OCC retrocession (ex: AIC743 and OUT10). It has a link to both the inward cession and the retrocessionaire retrocession Similar logic is used for Individual cessions with retrocessions linked. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/universe_customization/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/universe_customization/ Import the “old” universe version to the machine and open up the new universe which is stored outside the repository on your machine. Saving the new universe on desktop makes it easy to find. In the old universe, open up the universe parameters and add something so it can be apart from the new universe, for example the universe version or like it has been done above and click OK. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/using_domain_restrictions/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/using_domain_restrictions/ Domain Restrictions (also referred to as data-sensitive security) are mainly used to control values users enter into the system. Some of the restrictions ensure that certain criteria are met before letting users execute business functions. Domain restrictions are, like use cases, added to user roles. To add a domain restriction to a user role: Double-click the Security icon on the SICS desktop. Select the User Role tab in the Access Security Manager window. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/brokerage_booking_handling/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/brokerage_booking_handling/ SICS allows you to mark many Brokerage Details in one go by using the Brokerage Booking Handling feature. Note! This feature is only available if the system parameter Enable Broker Settings on the Business, Specific sub tab has been selected. This feature is relevant to use if your ‘Own Brokerage’ must be treated in a special way and has to be moved to the General Ledger. The Brokerage Details are only retrieved if the associated premium is settled, or if the brokerage itself is settled and if no associated premium transactions exists. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/claims/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/claims/ System Setup # Claim Identifiers # Claim identifiers are unique identifiers that are used to identify a claim and are generated automatically by the system. The claim identifier can then be used to quickly search for claim details. Inward Claims Identifier Assignment Description U/W Year and Sequential Number Selected: Inwards Claim identifier generated using UW Year as first four digits; followed by a sequential number.Cleared: If no option is selected; identifiers are generated as if Sequential Numbers only. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/customization_of_claim_reference_class_of_objects/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/customization_of_claim_reference_class_of_objects/ Introduction # This chapter covers the operations that need to be carried out in order to adjust the Claim References class of objects to reflect implementation of SICS. It covers: Editing the existing structure to reflect your implementation. Adding to the existing structure to reflect your implementation. The Claim References class depends on the reference data set up during the implementation of SICS. Figure 1 shows an example set of values. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/examples/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/task_management/examples/ Sequential Process # A sequential process means that when one activity is completed the next activity becomes available. In this example, we have a process with two tasks. The first task is to create a new bank account. The second task is to approve the new bank account. The Activity Tree may look like this: A bank account is created on a Business Partner, so the first task’s Start Action must be ‘Open Business Partner’. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/filters/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/filters/ Filters are only used in some of the security domain restrictions. Then filters are used to filter businesses. Depending on whether the business was selected or rejected, user is granted access rights to perform business functions. Filters let users specify a criterion which business objects are filtered by. When a business object is filtered, it is either selected or rejected by the filter. Filters are used by other business objects to let user specify criteria to which data is filtered. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/country_and_state_info/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/country_and_state_info/ Locations icon Click the Locations icon to see the Location window. Here you can maintain information about countries and states, and create country groups (also known as areas) and state groups. SICS uses ISO information standards for countries, and lists all countries in the world according to ISO 3166. The official English name is listed next to the ISO code. For each country you can register the currencies used, market interest rates, ratings, indexes and tax information. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/using_the_pdf_format/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/document_production/using_the_pdf_format/ Overview # This chapter describes how to configure and use the PDF format in SICS Document Production, as an alternative to the traditional rtf (rich text file) format. PDF support in SICS Document Production is based on, XSL Formatting Objects, or XSL-FO, a markup language for XML document formatting which is most often used to generate PDFs Apache FOP Version 1.1, which implements a substantial subset of the W3C XSL-FO 1. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/bo_support_applications/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/bo_support_applications/ Error Help # Errors when Defining Objects to be Deleted # When you define objects or classes that you want to delete, you can receive error messages. This is because an object or class cannot be deleted if it is referred to by an object in the universe. The class will stay in the universe as other objects are dependent upon these the objects in the class. When these messages appear, it is better to define the objects that should be deleted instead of a whole class. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/database_and_system/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/database_and_system/ The System Parameter Maintenance window is organised as a notebook where one of the tabs is the Database tab. Here you can maintain general database functionality. Combined P&C and Life Database Background: SICS P&C and SICS Life are two different products. The products are designed to allow for sharing of “infrastructure” data. That is, if your company uses both products, it is possible to let the two products share the same database schema. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/domain_restrictions/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/domain_restrictions/ Accounting Balance Pairing Exchange Amount Limit # When pairing, the specified amount will be the maximum difference allowed forWrite-Off and Exchange difference respectively. Accounting Claim and Technical Worksheet Status with Liquid and None Liquid Amount # Controls creation of, or change to, the listed claim/technical worksheet status pairs. Each item gives the user access to set a claim/technical worksheet to the specified status pair. The user will be blocked from setting a claim/technical worksheet to a status pair not listed. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/event_log/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/event_log/ The Event Log records significant events that occur in the system, for example, user login and logout, objects written to the database and changes made to the database. It is used, when necessary, to review the activities of users in the system. Icon Contents Description Event Log icon When you double-click the Event Log icon, you see the Find: Events Log Records window. Find Event Logs Records, Properties Tab # This tab allows you to filter the find so that only certain records are displayed. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/general_ledger/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/general_ledger/ The General Ledger is the book of accounts summarising all of a company’s financial transactions. From the System Administration Utility in SICS you can create tables for transfer of data to General Ledger. Only bookings with a value in Accounting Classification can be transferred. Refer to Base Company Specific Settings in System Parameter Maintenance chapter for more information about Accounting Classification. Execute a General Ledger Transfer # To execute an immediate transfer, double-click the General Ledger Transfer icon in the Periodic Functions Folder. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/lookup_tables/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/lookup_tables/ SICS makes it possible to work with lookup tables that define premium, limits, deductions or any financial measure that can be defined in a table. The tables can be defined outside of SICS and imported into SICS, or they can be defined and edited within SICS. SICS imports lookup tables using a CSV (comma separated variables) format with column headings in the first row. This format of file can easily be created from most popular PC packages such as Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123 or SAS. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/calculation_of_balances/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/calculation_of_balances/ Important information! The Balance Revaluation function will not produce valid data unless the system parameter ‘Functional Currency 1 in use’ is in use. (You find this parameter on the Currency sub tab on the Accounting tab in the System Parameter Maintenance folder currency tab) Request a Balance Revaluation # General LedgerBalance Revaluation icon Click the General Ledger Balance Revaluation icon in the Period Functions folder on the System Utility desktop to see the Balance Revaluation window. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/document_handling/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/document_handling/ Document Production # The templates used to produce documents and the produced documents have to be stored somewhere. Here you set up the default paths. Field Description Default document template path: Enter the path to the folder where you store your document production templates.Mandatory: YesApplicable for: P&C, Life Default document path: Enter the path to the folder where you store your produced documents. The path can contain substitution variables.If the path contains %userId% (exact case) it will be replaced with the SICS ID of the logged in user. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/lookup_tables_allowable_column_definition/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/lookup_tables_allowable_column_definition/ Before you can import or define lookup tablesin SICS, the allowable column types must be defined to the system. When you define or import a Lookup Table, you must tell SICS what the columns in the table represent. This enables SICS to use the tables more intelligently in the system. It is also used to provide validation on the tables as they are imported. You define the columns types for a table in a step in the Define or Import Lookup Table Wizard, where you select the Table Type from a drop-down list that appears. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_messages/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/system_messages/ The System Messages facility enables you to view and edit validation, error and warning messages generated by SICS. Using this function, you can adapt the system messages to meet the needs of your company’s business. Messages icon Double-click the Messages icon to see the Find: System Messages window. This window provides system message display and modification capability. Find System Messages # The Properties tab in the System Messages window lets you filter the find so that only certain records are displayed. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/user_uathorization_interface/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/user_uathorization_interface/ UAI Plug-in # SICS has an extension point called the User Authorization Interface (UAI). This is a Java interface which by default is deactivated. The client may create a Java implementation for the interface, add (plug in) the implementation to the installed SICS runtime and enable the UAI. Hereafter, the client-specific implementation of the UAI is referred to as the plug-in. By installing a UAI plug-in and enabling the UAI, SICS will offload some of the user authorization work to the plug-in. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/user_custom_object_migration_utility/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/user_custom_object_migration_utility/ User Custom Objects # In order to help the customers who create their own objects in our main universes it is decided to create a class called ‘User Custom Objects’, this class can be found under the ‘Support’ class. These objects can be used if customisation of the universe is necessary. These objects will work ’through’ the versions delivered by DXC. Clients are advised to use the next available Custom Object. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/edi/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/edi/ Note! The EDI component of SICS will no longer supported in 23.2 and higher. # The EDI component of SICS will no longer supported in 23.2 and higher. The EDI component will continue to be functional in older versions for as long as they are contractually supported. The functionality is still present for viewing historical data. It will not be supported in DXC Assure Reinsurance. The Reinsurance industry relies increasingly on EDI to transmit data and update information. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/find_lookup_tables/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/find_lookup_tables/ Lookup Table icon Click the Lookup Table icon in the Reference Items folder on the SICS desktop to see the Find: Lookup Table window. Here you can import tables, define tables and search on tables that already exist. Main Search Criteria # Table Type: Use the drop-down list to select the table type that defines where in SICS the table may be used and for what purpose. Select None to search for any table type. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/single_sign_on/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/security_handling/single_sign_on/ Overall description # The Single Sign On functionality in SICS consists of these components: A startup parameter which will instruct SICS to run in Single Sign On mode. A ’technical user’ which is used to establish a connection with the database. This user will be provided through the existing facilities, see details below. A ‘real user’ which is used to establish access rights (authorization to do things in SICS). In Single Sign On mode, the real user will be identical to, and will be retrieved from, the Windows login. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/universes_are_not_visible/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/universes_are_not_visible/ The user (modified to act as a designer), who exported the universes belongs to the group Designer. Exported universes are only linked to the group to which the user belongs. To View Exported Universes: # Log on as supervisor and open the universe window: Click the Designer group to see exported universes. Delete the shown link, using Delete key. Delete only the view and not the universe. Click now on the group labelled Example and select Resource -> Assign -> Universe from the taskbar. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/sql_script_manager/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/sql_script_manager/ The SQL Script Manager covers three main areas: Scripts that check the consistency of the SICS database, with the option to take corrective action. Scripts to update the Business Objects reporting tables (BOAC tables). Functionality to check for, and optionally correct, Note field references. The setup and use of Business Objects reporting table scripts are described in the SICS documentation included with the Business Objects setup. Please see ‘SICS BO Quick Guide. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/find/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/find/ Some of the searches in SICS have options for modification. These are available within the business, claims and accounting area. You modify the searches on the Find Tab of the system parameters. Business # The Business subtab includes the parameters that affect the Find Business facility. Field Description Cursor Page Amount (Rows in Find) Indicates how many rows (businesses) that appear at a time when the user searches in the Find Business. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/import_lookup_tables/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/import_lookup_tables/ To import a table: Click the display list in the Find: Lookup Tables window. Select Import from the pop-up menu. You see the Import Table wizard that guides you through the steps for importing a lookup table. Import Table Wizard # Ellipses button The first page of the wizard is where you specify the CSV file to import the lookup table. Click the Ellipses button to find the file to import. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/sics_performance_manager/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/sics_performance_manager/ Performance Monitoring Overview # This function allows for monitoring of selected User Interface button clicks, menu item clicks and table row double clicks. SICS will measure and log the time from when the user clicks a configured option, to when SICS has completed processing. SICS API Server web service calls can be monitored as well. SICS will measure and log the time from when the SOAP request arrives, to when SICS API Server has completed processing and returns a SOAP response. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/troubleshooting/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/troubleshooting/ Timeout # Timeout expired State: # Solution 1 # HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6332Node\Business Objects\Suite 12.0\CER Change the ConnectionTimout value to 3600000 in place of 600000 Solution 2 # Center Management Console Configurations: Login to CMC and click Servers Click on the ‘Connection Server’. There are 2 properties that need to be changed: Idle Transient Object Timeout and Idle Connection Timeout Idle Transient Object Timeout (minutes): Specifies how many minutes to keep unused temporary objects. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/creating_lcmbiar_files/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/creating_lcmbiar_files/ LCMBiar File # LCMBIAR stands for Lifecycle Management Business Intelligence Archive (file type). This LCMBiar file in the scenarios is used where the source and destination systems are not on the same network, the promotion management tool supports the promotion of jobs to the destination system by enabling you to export the job in the source system to an LCMBIAR file and import the job from the BIAR file to the destination system. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/define_lookup_tables/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/define_lookup_tables/ Defining Lookup Tables can only be done in SICS Life. To define a table: Click the display list in the Find: Lookup Tables window. Select Define from the pop-up menu. You see the Define Table wizard that guides you through the steps for defining a lookup table. The first page of the wizard is where you specify the initial properties of the table. Table Type: Use the drop-down list to select the table type for this table. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/field_help/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/sys_admin_utility/field_help/ The Help Text facility makes it possible to create context-sensitive field-help to guide non-expert users in the usage of SICS. It is a ‘Mouse over field’ pop up to show business definition of the respective field. DXC will not deliver any default help text. All help text must be added and maintained by the client. Create Help text # Select menu option ‘Help Text Editing’in the ‘Help’ menu. This option is not available from SICS desktop GUI immediately after login. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/identifiers/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/identifiers/ The Identifiers tab is used for creating Automatic Identifier series for different kinds of objects in SICS e.g. Business Partners, Banks, Documents, etc. This enables the system to generate a unique Identifier when these objects are created, according to the rules set up by you. Note! That definition of the following identifiers are handled in separate chapters: Business Identifiers Ref: System Administration Guide, Business Identifiers Claim Identifiers (P&C and GR) /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/module_key/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/module_key/ On this tab, you enter keys to activate different SICS modules. If your company wants to take a module into use, contact your SICS account manager to obtain the key for that particular module. Field Description Enable Broker Settings Selected:* The naming convention of the system will change for the most crucial terms, to reflect that the base company is a broker. For example, the system will show the role Base Broker instead of Reinsurer for assumed business and Base Broker instead of Cedent for outward business. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/view_and_edit_lookup_table_properties/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/view_and_edit_lookup_table_properties/ To view lookup table properties from the Find: Lookup Table window: Select the table name from the display list. Select View Properties from the pop-up menu. You see the properties window for the selected table. This window is divided into four tabs: Properties, Relationships, Information and Column Descriptions. Properties: You see the business properties of the table, such as the table name, table description and table type. Click the Edit button to edit these details. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sap_relevant_documents_for_sics_bo_universes/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/business_objects/sap_relevant_documents_for_sics_bo_universes/ The following files are available under this path: <Sics_Releasefolder>/<SICS_BI_Reporting>/<SICS_BI_Reporting>. Preparation of Tables used by Reporting Information Design Tool and UNX version of universes Upgrading Your Current Universes SAP BOBI Platform - LDAP - SSL and TLS SAP BOBI Platform - Missing Authentication Check SAP BOBI Platform - Setup Database Connection SAP BOBI Platform 4.x - Bundled Tomcat and JVM versions How to update Web Intelligence reports from unv to unx universes using Workflow Assistant - Automation Framework /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/reporting_units/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/reporting_units/ Most companies are divided into several sections. It is likely, for example, that one company has more than one unit or department bringing revenue into the company. In that case, the company will have several “profit centers,” each of which has its own reporting unit. Reporting units reflect how the business is divided internally according to reporting structure. In SICS, all businesses may be assigned to one or more reporting units, or leaves. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/multi_gaap/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/multi_gaap/ General # In the General tab of the Multi GAAP System Parameters, you define the general setup of Multi GAAP, such as Estimation Frequency, Estimation Basis and which Booking Years to estimate. Multi GAAP P&C System Parameters Multi GAAP Life System Parameters Field Description Estimation Basis The Estimation Basis determines how the estimations are booked to the ledger and how the sum up on the Portfolio Program is done. Accounting Year and Booking Year are the options available from the drop-down list. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/policy_ceded_booking_generation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/policy_ceded_booking_generation/ The transfer of accounting information from primary into SICS is done through Policy Ceded Accounting Order. Premium and deduction entries are booked once on technical worksheets while claims are booked twice, first on technical worksheets and secondly on claim worksheet. Note! Policy Ceded Accounting Order is only available if your company uses the specific Ceded functionalities in SICS. Create a Policy Ceded Accounting Order # The Policy Ceded Accounting Order is set up in SICS from the Find Accounting Order window. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/risk_zones/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/risk_zones/ Risk zone icon Click the Risk Zone Management icon to see the Risk Zone Management window. You can register, update, and find registered information about which risk zones are used for accumulation control. The main function of this window is to divide countries into risk zone section s. A risk zone system (like CRESTA or NUTS) is at the top of the hierarchy, and it is then broken down by country, and then zones within that country. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/notes/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/notes/ On this parameter you may enter any information you like regarding the system parameters. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/preliminary_bookings_order_preliminary_bookings_correction_order/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/preliminary_bookings_order_preliminary_bookings_correction_order/ These orders are used to calculate and book the reinsurance cession on all the proportional treaties and proportional facultative certificates. Preliminary Bookings Order should be used when you create the reinsurance bookings for the first time for a worksheet created on the Policy Ceded. These worksheets are marked as Not yet Retroceded. Preliminary Bookings Correction Order should be used when corrections have been done either on the Policy Ceded or on the Outward Treaty that will trigger that already reinsured figures needs to be recalculated. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/business_stamps/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/business_stamps/ This is where you register the pre agreed apportionment between entities/ syndicates owned/ managed by the same company. The same Business Stamp can be assigned to multiple Joint Contracts. Create a new Business Stamp: Register the pre agreed apportionment between entities/ syndicates: From SICS desktop select Reference Items Select Business Stamps and open in edit mode Select Add Stamp from the pop-up menu Enter Stamp Identifier and Valid Period Select Add from the pop-up menu to register insurer/ reinsurer Enter business partner ID or use the Find facility to select wanted insurer/ reinsurer Tick off Administrator if selected business partner is the insurer/ reinsurer of the lead contract Enter insurer’s/ reinsurer’s Share Press Save Repeat points 5-9 to add more insurers/ reinsurers When Total share is 100%, press Save to save the new Business Stamp Press OK Change Business Stamp Details /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/mass_update_personal_data/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/mass_update_personal_data/ Anonymize Mass Update periodic function # Here you can search for orders that have been created to do mass anonymization of personal data for Insurable Objects Type Person or Third Parties (Insurable Object for Life). When you press List you will list all orders created up to now. You can search the order by ID or title into Properties Tab while Advance allows you to search by Creation date time stamp and the use who has created it. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/task_management/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/task_management/ Before the task management functionality can be used, there are a number of setup tasks to be performed. General Settings # Field Description Default language All descriptions and names on Task Management templates are displayed in the language selected.Values: Customized by your company, e.g.:EnglishFrenchGermanItalianNorwegianSpanishDefault: EnglishRelevant when: Your company wants to show the Reference Data values (dropdown lists) in some language other than the default language. Applicable for P&C, Cede, Life Open list of claim TM templates after closing claim worksheet Selected: Upon closing a claim worksheet on a claim where ‘Transfer to Ledger’ is not selected, system automatically opens Task Management / Start Process for the current claimNot selected: Task management is not opened upon saving claim worksheetRelevant when: You want to make sure e. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/process_ids/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/process_ids/ SICS makes it possible to find, create and update Process ID in a Process ID Table. The Process ID is used to identify balances, and can be linked to both Technical and Claim Balances. Find Process ID # Click the Process ID icon to open the Find Process ID window. The Find Process ID window has 2 sub tabs, and from the Properties tab, you can perform searches based on the following search criteria: /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/sics_distributed_processing/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/sics_distributed_processing/ Overview # SICS Distributed Processing is a form of parallel processing, allowing multiple instances of SICS to execute a function in parallel with the aim of completing that function in a shorter time than if it was only executed on one instance. Each instance may be running on the same or separate machines, regardless of whether those machines are physical or virtual. The first step in designing a process for parallel execution is process decomposition - breaking a process down into separate steps that can be executed in parallel. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/underwriters_estimates/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/underwriters_estimates/ The parameters under this tab are used to maintain the user defined items and calculations for the underwriter’s estimations of a business. Estimation Item # This is where the names of items that are used as Pricing and Adjusted or Projection Estimates are maintained. Create Estimation Item # Open system parameter maintenance from SICS desktop. Select Underwriters Estimates tab. Click the edit button Click right-mouse button and select new in the menu. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/uw_estimates_supporting_figs_import/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/uw_estimates_supporting_figs_import/ Values to be used in the calculation of Underwriters Estimates can be imported from an external file. The upload can be executed from the Periodic Functions folder on the SICS Desktop. The file to be imported should have a specific syntax as shown below and can be CSV (comma separated variable file) or Excel spreedsheet or text file or any other format as supported by tabular frame work:: For P&C: Data Type Code, Business ID, Insured Period Start Date, Section Name, Currency, Value /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/accounting_order_monitor/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/periodic_functions/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. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/emessaging/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/emessaging/ This section describes the system parameters used by the eMessaging module to import and process ACORD RLC xml messages. Before using the eMessaging module, it is necessary to have the database configured correctly, and the eMessaging unlock key entered in the module unlock key window. See SICS eMessaging Setup within the Technical Documentation for full instructions. The eMessaging System Parameters are accessed from the System parameter maintenance option within the System Administration menu. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/ref_data_maintenance_handling/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/ref_data_maintenance_handling/ Reference Data can be thought of as enumerated data types, for which it is possible to define a set of valid values. A typical example of a Reference Data type is “Type of Business”, with values “Proportional Treaty”, “Non-proportional Treaty”, etc. Each Reference Data value is stored in only one place, but can be referenced from several sources. This means that if, for example, the name of a Reference Data value is changed, the change will be reflected everywhere the value is used (referenced). /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/configure_reference_data/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/reference_items/configure_reference_data/ SICS functionality may be adjusted to meet your company guidelines by use of the reference data. The following gives some examples of commonly used reference data set ups. Configure Create Business Partner Wizards # You can set up tailor-made wizards for the Types: Business Partner, Bank, Third Party and Person. All pages found under the tab Details of a business partner are available for the wizards. In addition, the user defined page is avaiable. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/desktop_announcements/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/desktop_announcements/ Introduction # Desktop Banner Announcement is a system-level announcement message system. When Desktop Banner Announcement is enabled, a pre-configured custom message is shown on the Workstation desktop, at logon and refresh, on all desktops logged on to this database environment. The configuration of Desktop Banner Announcement can be found in the section “Maintain System Parameters” -> “Desktop Administration” -> “Banner Announcement Message”. Example # Workstation displaying an announcement message # Configuration # Using SysAdmin Utility # Option Name Description Enable Banner Announcement Message This option will enable or disable the Desktop Banner Announcement. /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/desktop_help_menu_link/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /sicsdocs/sys_admin_guide/system_parameters/desktop_help_menu_link/ Introduction # The Help Menu Link is a page where we can add configurable links that will appear in SICS desktop as a menu item in the Help Menu. Select System Administration from SICS desktop. Open System Parameter Maintenance. Go to the Desktop Administration page. Select the Help Menu Links. In the Help Menu Link page there will be a table with 2 columns: Menu Text and URL. The user will be able to create, delete, edit, view entries in the table.