Available User Rights

ArcReporting > “Edit Closed Period Financial Balances”

ArcReporting

The “History” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page allows you to review and edit historical data (i.e., data associated with closed prior periods) for financial statements.

• Review/Update data for closed prior period financial statements

ArcReporting > Make General Ledger Journal Entries

ArcReporting

Adjustments to general ledger accounts are effected by clicking the “Make Manual Journal Entries” link in the upper-right of the “Financial Workbook” page.

• Effect adjustments to general ledger accounts for a given fund and account period

ArcReporting > Make General Ledger Journal Entries > “Save Unbalanced Transactions”

ArcReporting

Adjustments to general ledger accounts are effected by clicking the “Make Manual Journal Entries” link in the upper-right of the “Financial Workbook” page.

Users with appropriate rights can save unbalanced transactions, as necessary.

• Save an unbalanced general ledger transaction (i.e., debits do not equal credits)

ArcReporting > “Open Abbreviation Libraries Page”

ArcReporting

Abbreviation libraries hold abbreviations commonly found in security caption and other description fields in a portfolio statement. Each library is associated with a specific complex and fund. You can add an abbreviation to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing abbreviations libraries via the “Abbreviation Libraries” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing abbreviations in a given library
• Create new abbreviations in library
• Delete existing abbreviations
• Assign description and language(s) for abbreviation captions in library
• Define abbreviation legend search logic/rules

ArcReporting > “Open Account Types Page”

ArcReporting

Account types are associated with general ledger accounts utilized for financial reporting. You can create the types of accounts you want to incorporate into the chart of accounts for general ledger processing and transactions via the “Account Types” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing account type records and related settings
• Create new account types in library
• Delete existing account types

ArcReporting > “Open Accountants Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about independent public accountants is stored the Accountants library of Arc Suite and is accessed via the “Accountants” page. You can assign each accountant in the library to one or more funds via the “Accountants” tab of the “Funds” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing accountant records
• Create new accountants in library
• Delete existing accountants

ArcReporting > “Open Adjustment Types Page”

ArcReporting

Adjustment types provide a user-defined label or identifier for assignment to general ledger transactions. These adjustment types can be used to filter and sort the transactions for reports and on-screen review. You can create and maintain any number of adjustment types via the “Adjustment Types” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing adjustment type records and related settings
• Create new adjustment types in library
• Delete existing adjustment types

ArcReporting > “Open Administrators Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about administrators is stored in the Administrators library of Arc Suite and is accessed via the “Administrators” page. You can assign any number of administrators in the library to one or more funds via the “Administrators” tab of the “Funds” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing administrator records
• Create new administrators in library
• Delete existing administrators

ArcReporting > “Open Advisers Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about investment advisers and sub-advisers is stored in the Advisers library of Arc Suite and is accessed via the “Advisers” page. You can assign any number of advisers/sub-advisers in the library to one or more funds via the “Advisers” and “Sub-Advisers” tabs, respectively, of the “Funds” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing adviser records
• Create new advisers in library
• Delete existing advisers

ArcReporting > “Open Agents Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about transfer agents is stored in the Agents library of Arc Suite and is accessed via the “Agents” page. You can assign any number of agents in the library to one or more funds via the “Agents” tab of the “Funds” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing agent records
• Create new agents in library
• Delete existing agents

ArcReporting > “Open Attribute Usage Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can produce a listing of the fund(s), fund group(s) or complex(es) with which attributes in the system are assigned by running the Attribute Usage Report.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, attribute type level and/or attribute name filters

ArcReporting > “Open Batch N-SAR Output Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate Excel output for multiple N-SAR calculation sheets at once for a specified account period via the “Batch N-SAR Output” page. The output file can subsequently be imported into the FundSuite ComFiler application.

• Generate output based on specified complex, financial workbook, calculation sheet and account period

ArcReporting > “Open Batch Project Output Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate output for multiple Arc Suite projects at once for a specified account period via the “Batch Project Output” page.

• Generate output based on account period, output type and available projects

ArcReporting > “Open Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can export the calculations sheet(s) in a given financial workbook to Excel format and see the direct link whereby each line item is mapped, up to 5 levels, by running the Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, reporting period, financial workbook, rounding level, balance type, value type, fund and/or calculation sheet
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Calculation Sheet Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to calculation sheets associated with a given complex or a specific workbook template by running the Calculation Sheet Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, workbook template, calculation sheet, audit type, action type and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Calculation Sheet Circular Reference Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can export the details and location of any circular reference that may exist in the calculation sheet(s) of a given financial workbook to Excel format by running the Calculation Sheet Circular Reference Audit Report. Ideally, this report will not return any results.

• Run report based on complex, reporting period, financial workbook, balance type and fund
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Calculation Sheet Structure Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can export a listing of all elements that exist in all calculation sheets associated with a given financial workbook to Excel format by running the Calculation Sheet Structure Report. This report differs from the Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report in that the report does not contain fund values; it is used to check the setup of the calculation sheets.

• Run report based on complex and financial workbook
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Calendars Page”

ArcReporting

On the “Calendars” page, you can define which days in a given month are business days and which are non-business days. Calendars can be associated with financial workbook templates to allow for the calculation of certain statement values (e.g., “Number of days - Prior 6 months”, “Number of business days - Account Period (Fund)”, etc.).

• Review/Maintain/Update existing calendars and related settings
• Create new calendars
• Delete existing calendars

ArcReporting > “Open Category Libraries Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

The Category Library holds the listing of categories for a given category type, as defined by users in the current Arc Suite environment. These categories are assigned to the securities included in portfolio statements for a given fund.

• Review existing category’s code and caption for a given account period
• Create new category in library for a given account period

ArcReporting > “Open Category Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Categories”

ArcReporting

The Category Library holds the listing of categories for a given category type, as defined by users in the current Arc Suite environment. These categories are assigned to the securities included in portfolio statements for a given fund.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing categories’ codes and captions for a given account period
• Create new categories in library for a given account period
• Delete categories in library for a given account period

ArcReporting > “Open Category Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Category Languages”

ArcReporting

The Category Library holds the listing of categories for a given category type, as defined by users in the current Arc Suite environment. These categories are assigned to the securities included in portfolio statements for a given fund.

The “Languages” tab provides the ability to have a separate, unique listing of captions and total captions for the categories included in a given library.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing languages associated with categories in a given library
• Create new languages for categories in library
• Delete languages for categories in library

ArcReporting > “Open Category Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Category Libraries”

ArcReporting

The Category Library holds the listing of categories for a given category type, as defined by users in the current Arc Suite environment. These categories are assigned to the securities included in portfolio statements for a given fund.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing category library’s name, description and category type
• Create new category libraries in library
• Delete existing category libraries

ArcReporting > “Open Category Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

ArcReporting

The Category Library holds the listing of categories for a given category type, as defined by users in the current Arc Suite environment. These categories are assigned to the securities included in portfolio statements for a given fund.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Category Types Page”

ArcReporting

Category types are associated with portfolio statement categories utilized for financial reporting. You can create the types of categories you want to incorporate into your respective portfolio statement templates via the “Category Types” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing category type records and related settings
• Create new category types in library
• Delete existing category types

ArcReporting > “Open Cell Styles Assignment Page”

ArcReporting

The cell styles library contains all cell styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which cell styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a cell style and review/edit existing cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit cell style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Cell Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing cell style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Cell Styles Assignment Page” > “Edit Cell Style Assignment”

ArcReporting

The cell styles library contains all cell styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which cell styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a cell style and review/edit existing cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit cell style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Cell Styles Assignment” page.

• Edit cell style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Cell Styles Page”

ArcReporting

The cell styles library contains all cell styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which cell styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a cell style and review/edit existing cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit cell style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Cell Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing cell styles and related complex-level settings

ArcReporting > “Open Cell Styles Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Cell Styles”

ArcReporting

The cell styles library contains all cell styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which cell styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a cell style and review/edit existing cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for cell styles on the “Cell Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit cell style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Cell Styles Assignment” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing cell styles and related complex-level settings
• Create new cell styles in library
• Delete existing cell styles

ArcReporting > “Open Chart Templates Page”

ArcReporting

Chart templates define the source of data (e.g., financial or portfolio statements, tables, etc.) for charts that will display in your project.

On the “Chart Templates” page, you can specify chart data settings and enter the values for various chart parameters (e.g., chart color, font, axis step values, etc.).

• Review/Maintain/Update existing chart templates and related settings
• Create new chart templates

ArcReporting > “Open Chart Templates Page” > “Delete Chart Templates”

ArcReporting

Chart templates define the source of data (e.g., financial or portfolio statements, tables, etc.) for charts that will display in your project.

On the “Chart Templates” page, you can specify chart data settings and enter the values for various chart parameters (e.g., chart color, font, axis step values, etc.).

• Delete existing chart templates

ArcReporting > “Open Charts of Accounts Page”

ArcReporting

The chart of accounts is a master listing of all general ledger accounts utilized for financial reporting in Arc Suite. Supplemental data items (line items that do not draw their value from regular general ledger accounts) are also housed in the chart of accounts.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing chart of account records and related settings
• Create new charts of accounts in library
• Delete existing charts of accounts
• Review/Maintain/Update/Create/Delete general ledger accounts associated with a given chart of accounts

ArcReporting > “Open Class Balances Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to values in the “Class Balances” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page by running the Class Balances Audit Report. The report displays the beginning and ending balance of each field, the date/time of the change and user that made the change. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying output that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, class, account period, editing user and/or date range filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Class Information Load Options Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Arc Suite supports automated loading of class information from a data source file that you deliver via secure FTP. You specify property overwrite options for a given complex through various settings on the “Class Information Load Options” page. The delivered data source file will be automatically processed by the system, according to the options you’ve set.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing class information load overwrite options (per complex) for data included in source file

ArcReporting > “Open Currency Caption Libraries Page”

ArcReporting

The currency caption library allows you to designate language-specific captions for any given currency to display in document output. For example, a report produced in the English language might have a caption of “Dollar” for the U.S. Dollar currency, while the same report produced in the Spanish language might have a caption of “Dólar” for that currency.

• Review existing currency caption libraries for complexes you have access to
• Edit currency caption libraries for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Custom Data Point Libraries Page”

ArcReporting

Custom data point libraries contain conditional text definitions that can be referenced in other areas of Arc Suite (e.g., text snippets, footnote text, tables, portfolio and financial statement line item content, etc.). Each custom data point library is identified with a specific complex.

You can add a custom data point library and review/edit existing libraries and their associated data point definitions on the “Custom Data Point Libraries” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing custom data point libraries
• Create new custom data point libraries
• Delete existing custom data point libraries
• Review/Maintain/Update existing data points in a given custom data point library for a given complex
• Create data points in a given custom data point library for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Custom Tags Assignment Page”

ArcReporting

The custom tag library contains codes that can alter the display of PDF output in ways not attainable through standard text editing. These codes can be applied amongst existing text in any text editor or Output Settings interface within ArcReporting.

You can add a custom tag and review/edit existing tags and their associated definitions on the “Custom Tags” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit custom tag availability with respect to a given complex on the “Custom Tags Assignment” page.

• Review existing custom tag assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Custom Tags Assignment Page” > “Edit Custom Tag Assignment”

ArcReporting

The custom tag library contains codes that can alter the display of PDF output in ways not attainable through standard text editing. These codes can be applied amongst existing text in any text editor or Output Settings interface within ArcReporting.

You can add a custom tag and review/edit existing tags and their associated definitions on the “Custom Tags” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit custom tag availability with respect to a given complex on the “Custom Tags Assignment” page.

• Edit custom tag assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Custom Tags Page”

ArcReporting

The custom tag library contains codes that can alter the display of PDF output in ways not attainable through standard text editing. These codes can be applied amongst existing text in any text editor or Output Settings interface within ArcReporting.

You can add a custom tag and review/edit existing tags and their associated definitions on the “Custom Tags” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit custom tag availability with respect to a given complex on the “Custom Tags Assignment” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing custom tags
• Create new custom tags
• Delete existing custom tags
• Review/Maintain/Update existing complex-level settings for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Data Purge Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Users with appropriate rights can purge portfolio and financial data from the Arc Suite database for a specified complex and account period (optional) via the “Data Purge” page.

• Purge data for specified fund(s) and account period(s)

ArcReporting > “Open Dataload Archive Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can view the details of data that has been imported to Arc Suite on some previous date via the “Archive” page. Such data will have been imported either via secure FTP as part of an automated dataload operation or through a manual data import from various application pages. The type of load, date/time and details of files are all available in the archive record.

• Search for and review previous dataload files and related details

ArcReporting > “Open Dataload Archive Page (ArcReporting)” > “Open File Server Page”

ArcReporting

You can view the details of data that has been imported to Arc Suite on some previous date via the “Archive” page. Such data will have been imported either via secure FTP as part of an automated dataload operation or through a manual data import from various application pages. The type of load, date/time and details of files are all available in the archive record.

• Review files associated with specific dataload profiles, for troubleshooting purposes

ArcReporting > “Open Dataload Status Widget (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Clients need to know the load status of each data file required in order to begin the production process in a timely manner. The “Dataload Status” dashboard provides users a visual status of each individual load/import for each fund assigned to a given project.

• Review the current status of data required for specific load types (Holdings, Fund, Class, etc.)
• Export results of search grid to specified format

ArcReporting > “Open Demand Feature Issuers Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about demand feature issuers is stored in the Demand Feature Issuers library of Arc Suite. You can assign demand feature issuers to fund holdings records via the “Fund Holdings” page.

You can also specify credit ratings for each demand feature issuer on the “Demand Feature Issuers” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing demand feature issuer records
• Create new demand feature issuers in library
• Delete existing demand feature issuers

ArcReporting > “Open Document Structure Templates Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Document structure templates define what sorts of items will display in your project (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.), and in what order.

On the “Document Structure Templates” page, you can organize project content within “chapters” and specify whether any given chapter will display just once in your output, or repeat for each fund associated with the project.

• Review existing document structure templates and related settings

ArcReporting > “Open Document Structure Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Document Structure Templates”

ArcReporting

Document structure templates define what sorts of items will display in your project (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.), and in what order.

On the “Document Structure Templates” page, you can organize project content within “chapters” and specify whether any given chapter will display just once in your output, or repeat for each fund associated with the project.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing document structure templates and related settings
• Create new document structure templates

ArcReporting > “Open Document Structure Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Document Structure Templates”

ArcReporting

Document structure templates define what sorts of items will display in your project (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.), and in what order.

On the “Document Structure Templates” page, you can organize project content within “chapters” and specify whether any given chapter will display just once in your output, or repeat for each fund associated with the project.

• Delete existing document structure templates

ArcReporting > “Open Enhancement Providers Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Information about enhancement providers is stored in the Enhancement Providers library of Arc Suite. You can assign enhancement providers to fund holdings records via the “Fund Holdings” page.

You can also specify credit ratings for each enhancement provider on the “Enhancement Providers” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing enhancement provider records
• Create new enhancement providers in library
• Delete existing enhancement providers

ArcReporting > “Open Fair Value Reports Page”

ArcReporting

The “Fair Value Reports” page is used to simplify the setup of a fair value disclosure table typically found within the semi-annual or annual reports. The disclosure builder assists you in setting up the basics. From there, you can opt to edit the template’s settings in an advanced mode to more specifically adhere to your output style needs.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing fair value report templates
• Create new enhancement fair value report templates in library
• Convert existing fair value report templates to standard portfolio statement templates (enabling advanced setup/maintenance for the template)
• Delete existing fair value report templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Footnote Assignment Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to financial statement footnote assignments associated with a given fund group and financial workbook template by running the Financial Statement Footnote Assignment Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, workbook template, financial statement and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Mapping Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can export financial statements to Excel format and see the direct link whereby each line item is mapped by running the Financial Statement Mapping Audit Report. The report looks through the calculation sheet(s) and trial balance and displays the underlying values that created an ending balance on a given statement.

• Run report based on complex, reporting period, financial workbook, rounding level, balance type, fund and statement
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Template Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to financial statement templates associated with a given complex or a specific workbook template by running the Financial Statement Template Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, workbook template, financial statement template, audit type, item type and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Template Output Settings Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to the output settings a given financial statement by running the Financial Statement Template Output Settings Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, financial statement template, and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Template Output Settings Page”

ArcReporting

You can specify what information displays in generated output for various types of financial statement line items on the “Financial Statement Template Output Settings” page.

After mapping literal values (“$”, “€”, “%”, “‡”, etc.) and financial, fund, class, period, exchange rate and footnote data points to each line item type, you can define how each bit of information is to be formatted (date/time display, negative and zero value display, number of decimals, text casing, etc.). You can also control when certain line items should be suppressed (hidden) in project output.

• Review all output settings for financial statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Template Output Settings Page” > “Edit Financial Statement Template Output Settings”

ArcReporting

You can specify what information displays in generated output for various types of financial statement line items on the “Financial Statement Template Output Settings” page.

After mapping literal values (“$”, “€”, “%”, “‡”, etc.) and financial, fund, class, period, exchange rate and footnote data points to each line item type, you can define how each bit of information is to be formatted (date/time display, negative and zero value display, number of decimals, text casing, etc.). You can also control when certain line items should be suppressed (hidden) in project output.

• Review/Maintain/Update all output settings for financial statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Statement Template Usage Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can produce a listing of the fund(s) and project(s) in which financial statement templates meeting specified criteria are included by running the Financial Statement Template Usage Report. This report allows you to determine any projects that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, workbook template, financial statement template and/or account period
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Consolidation Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of the underlying details of calculation sheet line items that consolidate values in a parent/child relationship by running the Financial Workbook Consolidation Report.

• Run report based on complex, reporting period, financial workbook, rounding level, balance type, fund and worksheet
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Custom Sort Profiles Page”

ArcReporting

Financial workbook custom sort profiles define the order in which calculation sheets display on the “Calculation Sheets” tab of the “Financial Workbook Templates” page. You can create and maintain sort profile definitions via the “Financial Workbook Custom Sort Profiles” page.

• Review existing financial workbook custom sort profiles and related settings

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Custom Sort Profiles Page” > “Edit Financial Workbook Custom Sort Profiles”

ArcReporting

Financial workbook custom sort profiles define the order in which calculation sheets display on the “Calculation Sheets” tab of the “Financial Workbook Templates” page. You can create and maintain sort profile definitions via the “Financial Workbook Custom Sort Profiles” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing financial workbook custom sort profiles and related settings
• Create new financial workbook custom sort profiles
• Delete existing financial workbook custom sort profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Export Page”

ArcReporting

You can extract a list of financial workbook sheets for a given financial workbook and funds by running the Financial Workbook Export.

• Run report based on complex, reporting period, financial workbook, balance type, fund and statement
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook” page displays the financial workbook associated with the currently-selected account period and fund. From this page, you can make journal entries to accounts and manage associated trial balance data, calculation information, etc.

• Review trial balance(s) associated with a given financial workbook
• Effect journal entries for a given workbook
• Calculate workbook values
• Review the General Ledger Transaction Report for a given workbook
• Review/Update/Import values for fund data points
• Review/Update/Import class balances
• Review/Update/Export supplemental data values
• Review calculation sheet(s) associated with a given financial workbook
• Preview financial statement(s) associated with a given financial workbook

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Footnotes”

ArcReporting

The “Footnotes” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page allows you to review, assign or update footnotes for a line item of a financial statement associated with the workbook for a given account period and fund.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing footnotes assigned to a given financial statement
• Assign/Delete Footnotes to the “Caption” or “Value” of financial statement line items

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report Export Profiles”

ArcReporting

In the old user interface, you can create new calculation sheet account mapping audit report export profiles or manage existing profiles via the “Export Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report” dialogue invoked from the “Financial Workbook” page.

In the new user interface, you can create new profiles or manage existing profiles via the associated controls on the “Calculation Sheet Account Mapping Audit Report” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing calculation sheet account mapping audit report export profiles
• Create new calculation sheet account mapping audit report export profiles
• Delete existing calculation sheet account mapping audit report export profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Financial Statement Mapping Audit Report Export Profiles”

ArcReporting

In the old user interface, you can create new financial statement mapping audit report export profiles or manage existing profiles via the “Export Financial Statement Mapping Audit Report” dialogue invoked from the “Financial Workbook” page.

In the new user interface, you can create new profiles or manage existing profiles via the associated controls on the “Financial Statement Mapping Audit Report” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing financial statement mapping audit report export profiles
• Create new financial statement mapping audit report export profiles
• Delete existing financial statement mapping audit report export profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Financial Workbook Export Profiles”

ArcReporting

In the old user interface, you can create new financial workbook export profiles or manage existing profiles via the “Export Financial Workbook” dialogue invoked from the “Financial Workbook” page.

In the new user interface, you can create new profiles or manage existing profiles via the associated controls on the “Financial Workbook Export” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing workbook export profiles
• Create new workbook export profiles
• Delete existing workbook export profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Adjust Horizontal Totals”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook” page displays the financial workbook associated with the currently-selected account period and fund. From this page, you can make journal entries to accounts and manage associated trial balance data, calculation information, etc.

• Update horizontal total adjustment values and associated memos

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Change Account Balance Level”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook” page displays the financial workbook associated with the currently-selected account period and fund. From this page, you can make journal entries to accounts and manage associated trial balance data, calculation information, etc.

• Reclass general ledger balances from fund-level to class-/currency-level, or from class-/currency-level to fund-level

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Lock/Unlock Fund Calculations”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook” page displays the financial workbook associated with the currently-selected account period and fund. From this page, you can make journal entries to accounts and manage associated trial balance data, calculation information, etc.

• Lock or unlock calculations for a given fund, account period and balance type

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Page” > “Mark Reasonability Checks as Reviewed”

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The “Financial Workbook” page displays the financial workbook associated with the currently-selected account period and fund. From this page, you can make journal entries to accounts and manage associated trial balance data, calculation information, etc.

• Flag/Unflag any defined reasonability check as having been reviewed

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page”

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The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Review existing trial balance definitions and related settings
• Review existing calculation sheet definitions and related settings
• Review existing financial statement template definitions and related settings
• Review existing proofing groups and reasonability checks for financial workbook templates
• Review existing general settings for financial workbook templates
• Review existing horizontal totaling settings for financial workbook templates
• Review existing trial balance year to date totaling settings for financial workbook templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates”

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The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing trial balance definitions and related settings
• Create new trial balance definitions
• Delete existing trial balance definition sections, sub-sections and items
• Review/Maintain/Update existing calculation sheet definitions and related settings
• Create new calculation sheet definitions
• Delete existing calculation sheet definition sections, items and labels
• Review/Maintain/Update existing financial statement template definitions and related settings
• Create new financial statement template definitions
• Review/Maintain/Update existing proofing groups and reasonability checks for financial workbook templates
• Create new proofing groups and reasonability checks for financial workbook templates
• Delete existing proofing groups and reasonability checks for financial workbook templates
• Review/Maintain/Update existing general settings for financial workbook templates
• Review/Maintain/Update existing horizontal totaling settings for financial workbook templates
• Review/Maintain/Update existing trial balance year to date totaling settings for financial workbook templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Adjust Absolute Value Settings”

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You can specify that the absolute value of a given calculation sheet formula item be used in the calculation by selecting the absolute value check box (“|x|”) for that element on the “Add/Edit Calculation Sheet Item” dialogue.

• Designate calculation sheet item formula elements as returning an absolute value

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Apply Associated Classes”

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You can specify that the absolute value of a given calculation sheet formula item be used in the calculation by selecting the absolute value check box (“|x|”) for that element on the “Add/Edit Calculation Sheet Item” dialogue.

• Apply class associations and class order for a given statement template to other statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Calculation Sheet Items”

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The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing calculation sheet items

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Calculation Sheet Sections”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing calculation sheet sections

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Calculation Sheets”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing calculation sheets

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Financial Statement Templates”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing financial statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Trial Balance Definitions”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing trial balance definitions

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Trial Balance Items”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing trial balance items

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Trial Balance Sections”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing trial balance sections

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Delete Trial Balance Sub-sections”

ArcReporting

The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Delete existing trial balance sub-sections

ArcReporting > “Open Financial Workbook Templates Page” > “Add/Edit Financial Workbook Templates” > “Rename Multi-column Calculation Sheet Columns”

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The “Financial Workbook Templates” page allows you to manage all aspects of the trial balance definition(s), calculation sheet(s) and financial statement template(s) you create in association with a particular financial workbook.

• Rename columns in calculation sheets of type “Multiple Columns”

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - General Ledger Page”

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General Ledger/Financial footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a financial footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - General Ledger” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Preview and update existing financial footnotes for a given account period
• Create new financial footnote in library for a given account period
• Delete existing financial footnotes

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - General Ledger Page” > “Activate Fund-specific General Ledger Footnote Text”

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General Ledger/Financial footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a financial footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - General Ledger” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Enable/Disable the ability to specify fund-specific footnote text

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - General Ledger Page” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

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General Ledger/Financial footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a financial footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - General Ledger” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - Holdings Page”

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Portfolio footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a portfolio footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - Holdings” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Preview and update existing portfolio footnotes for a given account period
• Create new portfolio footnote in library for a given account period
• Delete existing portfolio footnotes

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - Holdings Page” > “Activate Fund-specific Holdings Footnote Text”

ArcReporting

Portfolio footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a portfolio footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - Holdings” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Enable/Disable the ability to specify fund-specific footnote text

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries - Holdings Page” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

ArcReporting

Portfolio footnote libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a portfolio footnote library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing footnote libraries on the “Footnote Libraries - Holdings” page.

A listing of footnote snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Libraries Audit Report Page”

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You can generate a listing of all additions and changes associated with financial or portfolio footnote text meeting specified criteria (e.g., complex, account period, footnote name, etc.) by running the Footnote Libraries Audit Report. The report displays the date/time of edits, the name of the editing user, and the before and after text. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying output that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, account period, language, library type, library and/or footnote name filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Pattern Libraries Page”

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Footnote pattern libraries hold auto-symbol patterns (e.g., “*, **, ***” or “^, ^^, ^^^”, etc.) that can be used when setting up a portfolio or financial statement template footnote legend. You can add a footnote pattern library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing pattern libraries on the “Footnote Pattern Libraries” page.

A listing of custom footnote symbols contained in a given pattern library can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing footnote pattern libraries’ names and descriptions
• Create new footnote pattern libraries
• Delete existing footnote pattern libraries
• Review/Maintain/Update existing custom footnote symbols in a given footnote pattern library
• Create new custom footnote symbols in a given footnote pattern library
• Delete existing custom footnote symbols in a given footnote pattern library

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Preview and Assignment Page (Financial)”

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You can assign footnotes to financial statement line items for specified reporting periods, funds and/or base classes on the “Financial Footnote Assignment” page. You can also export a listing of footnote assignments for a given statement in various file formats from the page.

• Preview and update existing footnotes associated with financial statement line items
• Export footnote assignment listing for a given statement to a file of CSV, Excel (XLSX) or Excel (XML) format

ArcReporting > “Open Footnote Preview and Assignment Page (Holdings)”

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You can assign footnotes to portfolio statement line items (i.e., category headers and associated total lines, Total Investments, Other Assets, Net Assets, formulas and column headers) on the “Footnote Preview and Assignment” page (old user interface) or the “Holdings Footnote Assignment” page (new user interface). You can also export a listing of footnote assignments for a given statement in Excel (XLS) format from the page.

• Preview and update existing footnotes associated with portfolio statement line items
• Export footnote assignment listing for a given statement to a file of Excel (XLS) format (old user interface)
• Export footnote assignment listing for a given statement to a file of CSV, Excel (XLSX) or Excel (XML) format (new user interface)

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Billing Page”

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DFIN staff with appropriate rights can access the “Fund Billing” page in order to manage information for funds implemented in ArcReporting.

• Review existing billing information for funds implemented in ArcReporting

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Billing Page” > “Edit Fund Billing”

ArcReporting

DFIN staff with appropriate rights can access the “Fund Billing” page in order to manage information for funds implemented in ArcReporting.

• Edit billing information for funds implemented in ArcReporting

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Data Points Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can generate a listing of all changes made to values via the “Fund Data Points” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page by running the Fund Data Points Audit Report. The report displays the beginning and ending balance of each field, the date/time of the change and user that made the change. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying output that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, editing user and/or date range filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Holdings Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can review and edit financial data relevant to each security held by any given fund for a specific account period via the “Fund Holdings” page.

Securities’ captions, values, categorization information, currency and other settings are displayed in a grid. You may enter data directly into the grid and/or click the various links therein to update holdings information.

• Review all data points associated with a security’s caption and category assignment
• Review financial/balance items
• Review abbreviations applicable to securities listed

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Holdings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit/Delete Fund Holdings”

ArcReporting

You can review and edit financial data relevant to each security held by any given fund for a specific account period via the “Fund Holdings” page.

Securities’ captions, values, categorization information, currency and other settings are displayed in a grid. You may enter data directly into the grid and/or click the various links therein to update holdings information.

• Review/Maintain/Update all data points associated with an existing security’s caption and category assignment
• Review/Maintain/Update existing financial/balance items
• Add new securities for a given fund and account period
• Delete existing securities in association with a given fund and account period

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Holdings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit/Delete Fund Holdings” > “Add/Remove Category Library Exceptions”

ArcReporting

You can review and edit financial data relevant to each security held by any given fund for a specific account period via the “Fund Holdings” page.

Securities’ captions, values, categorization information, currency and other settings are displayed in a grid. You may enter data directly into the grid and/or click the various links therein to update holdings information.

• Create new category library exceptions
• Remove existing category library exceptions

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Holdings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit/Delete Fund Holdings” > “Add/Remove Security Library Exceptions”

ArcReporting

You can review and edit financial data relevant to each security held by any given fund for a specific account period via the “Fund Holdings” page.

Securities’ captions, values, categorization information, currency and other settings are displayed in a grid. You may enter data directly into the grid and/or click the various links therein to update holdings information.

• Create new security library exceptions
• Remove existing security library exceptions

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Holdings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit/Delete Global Fund Holdings Views”

ArcReporting

You can review and edit financial data relevant to each security held by any given fund for a specific account period via the “Fund Holdings” page.

Securities’ captions, values, categorization information, currency and other settings are displayed in a grid. You may enter data directly into the grid and/or click the various links therein to update holdings information.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing global-level “Fund Holdings” page views
• Create new global-level “Fund Holdings” page views
• Delete existing global-level “Fund Holdings” page views

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Report Settings Page (ArcReporting)”

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The “Fund Report Settings” page allows you to manage account periods associated with the complexes in your database (i.e., view or adjust their open/closed status and specify the day after which they should auto-close), and also specify the various libraries that each fund in a given complex will utilize for captioning, footnotes, currencies, etc.

A listing of the account periods associated with a given complex, together with their corresponding open/close statuses, can also be exported to various file formats from this page.

• Review settings for existing complexes, fund groups, funds and classes to which the current user has access

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Report Settings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Edit Fund Report Settings”

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The “Fund Report Settings” page allows you to manage account periods associated with the complexes in your database (i.e., view or adjust their open/closed status and specify the day after which they should auto-close), and also specify the various libraries that each fund in a given complex will utilize for captioning, footnotes, currencies, etc.

A listing of the account periods associated with a given complex, together with their corresponding open/close statuses, can also be exported to various file formats from this page.

• Define auto-close period for preliminary account periods for complex
• Define auto-close period for account periods for complex
• Re-open closed account period for complex
• Close account period for complex
• Define default settings used for new funds created within a complex
• Define settings for fund within a complex (Primary Portfolio Statement, Security Library, Issuer Library, Abbreviation Library, Portfolio Footnote Library, Currency Caption Library)
• Define category library utilized by a fund for each category type
• Assign attributes to fund

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Report Settings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Edit Fund Report Settings” > “Add/Edit/Delete Output Rules”

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You can define output rules for use with statements of a given complex on the “Output Rules” and “Global Parameters” tabs of the “Fund Report Settings” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing output rule and global parameter records
• Create new output rules and global parameters
• Delete existing output rules and global parameters

ArcReporting > “Open Fund Report Settings Page (ArcReporting)” > “Edit Fund Report Settings” > “Reopen Closed Account Periods”

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In order to review or update previous account period filings for projects, you may need to re-open the account period. You can re-open an account period by selecting the appropriate complex on the “Fund Report Settings” page and adjusting there period’s status there.

• Change “Closed” status of account periods to “Re-Opened”

ArcReporting > “Open Fund/Category Exception Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can generate a listing of fund exceptions that have been created for one or more holdings records in a given complex, fund group, fund and/or account period by running the Fund/Category Exception Report. The report displays the aggregated allotment of fund exceptions that meet the specified report criteria.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund and/or account period for one or more holdings
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open General Ledger Load Preview Page”

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You can import general ledger data via secure FTP as part of an automated dataload operation. Inbound data is placed in a temporary “staging” area, where you can review information for each fund included in the load (i.e., how many balances will be imported, how many new accounts will be loaded, etc. and the number of errors/warnings, if any). You can then decide to either accept the staged data (load it into the database) or reject it (remove it from the load queue, such that it cannot enter the database) via the “General Ledger Load Preview” page.

• Preview details of dataload files queued for further processing in ArcReporting
• Accept or reject pending dataload files

ArcReporting > “Open General Ledger Transactions Page”

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The “General Ledger Transactions” page displays transactions made against general ledger accounts, as determined by user-specified search criteria. Transactional information such as the before and after account balance, editing user, memo, date/time, etc. is shown in the report. Transactions are sorted by date/time by default, but you can group, sort or filter search results by any field in the results grid.

You can also reverse selected account adjustments using the “Reverse Batch” functionality also available on this page.

• Review general ledger transactions for a given fund, account period and date range
• Reverse general ledger transaction batches

ArcReporting > “Open Global Holdings Review Page (ArcReporting)”

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The “Global Holdings Review” page allows you to easily view the funds that hold a security record within the current or other complexes in your Arc Suite environment.

• Review/Maintain/Update data for securities held in one or more funds/complexes
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Guarantors Page (ArcReporting)”

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Information about guarantors is stored in the Guarantors library of Arc Suite. You can assign guarantors to fund holdings records via the “Fund Holdings” page.

You can also specify credit ratings for each guarantor on the “Guarantors” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing guarantor records
• Create new guarantors in library
• Delete existing guarantors

ArcReporting > “Open Historical Data Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to historical data values via the “History” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page by running the Historical Data Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, project, statement and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Batch Replace Page”

ArcReporting

You can manage text across multiple security libraries by performing a search/replace operation on the “Holdings Batch Replace” page.

• Find/Replace text across multiple security libraries

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Breakout Report Page”

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You can generate a report of holdings associated with a specified complex, fund group, fund and/or account period by running the Holdings Breakout Report. Information in the report can be grouped by up to three category type levels, and display up to three numeric field values for each security/category. The customized report(s) generated can be used for internal checks and for auditors.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund and/or account period filters
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Breakout Report Templates Page”

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Holdings breakout report templates define the category structure, numeric fields and associated column header captions to display when the Holdings Breakout Report is run for a given complex. You can create and maintain report template definitions via the “Holdings Breakout Report Templates” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings breakout report templates and related settings
• Create new holdings breakout report templates
• Delete existing holdings breakout report templates

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Data Extract Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can export holdings-related information from Arc Suite for one or more complexes and a for a specified account period to Excel format via the “Holdings Data Extract” page. The resulting file(s) will be in a format that can be used for import to either Arc Suite or the FundSuite SX application, depending on the options you specify.

• Extract holdings data for selected complex(es) and account period

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Load Preview Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can import holdings data either via secure FTP as part of an automated dataload operation or through a manual data import from the “Fund Holdings” page. Inbound data is placed in a temporary “staging” area, where you can review information for each fund included in the load (i.e., how many balances will be imported, how many new securities are in the load, how many existing securities will have their values updated and the number of errors/warnings, if any). You can then decide to either accept the staged data (load it into the database) or reject it (remove it from the load queue, such that it cannot enter the database) via the “Holdings Load Preview” page.

• Preview details of dataload files queued for further processing in ArcReporting
• Accept or reject pending dataload files

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Load Profiles Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Arc Suite supports automated loading of holdings information from one or more data source files that you deliver via secure FTP. You specify security balance, categorization and other options for the specified load profile through various settings on the “Holdings Load Profiles” page. The delivered data source file(s) will be automatically processed by the system, according to the options you’ve set.

• Review existing holdings load profiles and related settings

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Load Profiles Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Holdings Load Profiles”

ArcReporting

Arc Suite supports automated loading of holdings information from one or more data source files that you deliver via secure FTP. You specify security balance, categorization and other options for the specified load profile through various settings on the “Holdings Load Profiles” page. The delivered data source file(s) will be automatically processed by the system, according to the options you’ve set.

• Create new holdings load profiles in library
• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings load profile’s name
• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings load profile’s overwrite options for security caption fields for securities included in source file
• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings load profile’s overwrite rules for category assignments to securities included in source file
• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings load profile’s overwrite options for security balance fields for securities included in source file
• Review/Maintain/Update existing holdings load profile’s overwrite options for security attributes (Demand Feature Issuers, Enhancement Providers, Guarantors) for securities included in source file

ArcReporting > “Open Holdings Load Profiles Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Holdings Load Profiles”

ArcReporting

Arc Suite supports automated loading of holdings information from one or more data source files that you deliver via secure FTP. You specify security balance, categorization and other options for the specified load profile through various settings on the “Holdings Load Profiles” page. The delivered data source file(s) will be automatically processed by the system, according to the options you’ve set.

• Delete existing holdings load profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Image Libraries Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

An image library contains images such as logos, performance graphs, signatures, etc., that are associated with a given complex and accounting period. The image library itself is associated with a specified production team, such that only members of that team have access to its contents.

You can add an image library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing libraries on the “Image Libraries” page. You can also add, update and delete specific images in existing libraries from this page.

A listing of the names and descriptions of images in any given library can be exported in various file formats from this page, as well.

• Preview and update (upload) existing images for a specific account period
• Create and upload new images to library for a specific account period
• Delete existing images

ArcReporting > “Open Image Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

ArcReporting

An image library contains images such as logos, performance graphs, signatures, etc., that are associated with a given complex and accounting period. The image library itself is associated with a specified production team, such that only members of that team have access to its contents.

You can add an image library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing libraries on the “Image Libraries” page. You can also add, update and delete specific images in existing libraries from this page.

A listing of the names and descriptions of images in any given library can be exported in various file formats from this page, as well.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Issuer Libraries Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Issuer libraries hold information about issuers as it relates to a specific account period (i.e., caption and description text). Each issuer in a library is identified with a record in the Issuer Master library, where other information about the issuer, like the issuer name and CIK is stored.

You can add an issuer library and review/edit existing libraries on the “Issuer Libraries” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing issuer libraries’ codes and captions
• Create new issuer libraries
• Review/Maintain/Update existing issuers in a given issuer library for a given account period and fund
• Create new issuers in a given issuer library for a given account period and fund

ArcReporting > “Open Issuer Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

ArcReporting

Issuer libraries hold information about issuers as it relates to a specific account period (i.e., caption and description text). Each issuer in a library is identified with a record in the Issuer Master library, where other information about the issuer, like the issuer name and CIK is stored.

You can add an issuer library and review/edit existing libraries on the “Issuer Libraries” page.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Issuer Master Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

The Issuer Master library holds information about issuers (e.g., the issuer name and CIK). Issuer information that is specific to an account period (i.e., caption and description text) is stored in an issuer library.

You can assign issuers to fund holdings records via the “Fund Holdings” page.

You can add new issuers to the Arc Suite database and review/edit information for existing issuers on the “Issuer Master” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing issuer master records in Issuer Master library
• Create new issuer masters in Issuer Master library
• Delete existing issuer masters

ArcReporting > “Open Manual Project Creator Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Projects are typically created automatically, according to the reporting frequency settings for a given project’s template (i.e., “Annual”, “Semi-Annual”, “Quarterly”, “Monthly”).

Though not normally recommended, you can use the “Manual Project Creator” page to create a project for an account period outside of the standard reporting frequency settings for the project template.

• Create projects based on a specified project template and account period

ArcReporting > “Open Missing Output Settings Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all portfolio and/or financial statement template line items in a given project that have no defined output settings by running the Missing Output Settings Report. Missing output settings could lead to output and footing issues.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund and/or statement template for a given project
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open New Securities Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

The “New Securities Report” page allows you to search the system to identify new securities in a given security library for a specified account period (i.e., securities that have never been held by the library used by the specified fund(s) for an account period prior to the one being viewed).

• View new securities in a security library for a specified account period
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS), PDF or Word (DOC) format

ArcReporting > “Open Non-Participating Accounts Page”

ArcReporting

The “Non-Participating Accounts” page allows you to view all general ledger accounts (and associated balances) not mapped to any items in the financial workbook template associated with a specified fund and account period.

• View general ledger accounts (and associated balances) not mapped to any items in the financial workbook template associated with a specified fund and account period
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Output Profiles Assignment Page”

ArcReporting

The renditions library (old user interface) or the output profiles library (new user interface) contains all profiles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which profiles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given document style sheet.

In the old user interface, you can add a rendition and review/edit existing renditions and their style sheet-level statuses on the “Renditions” page.

In the new user interface, you can add an output profile and review/edit existing profiles and their settings on the “Output Profiles” page. You can review or edit profile availability with respect to a given style sheet and complex on the “Output Profiles Assignment” page.

• Review existing output profile assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Output Profiles Assignment Page” > “Edit Output Profile Assignment”

ArcReporting

The renditions library (old user interface) or the output profiles library (new user interface) contains all profiles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which profiles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given document style sheet.

In the old user interface, you can add a rendition and review/edit existing renditions and their style sheet-level statuses on the “Renditions” page.

In the new user interface, you can add an output profile and review/edit existing profiles and their settings on the “Output Profiles” page. You can review or edit profile availability with respect to a given style sheet and complex on the “Output Profiles Assignment” page.

• Edit output profile assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Paragraph Styles Assignment Page”

ArcReporting

The paragraph styles library contains all paragraph styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which paragraph styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a paragraph style and review/edit existing paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit paragraph style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Paragraph Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing paragraph style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Paragraph Styles Assignment Page” > “Edit Paragraph Style Assignment”

ArcReporting

The paragraph styles library contains all paragraph styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which paragraph styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a paragraph style and review/edit existing paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit paragraph style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Paragraph Styles Assignment” page.

• Edit paragraph style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Paragraph Styles Page”

ArcReporting

The paragraph styles library contains all paragraph styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which paragraph styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a paragraph style and review/edit existing paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit paragraph style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Paragraph Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing paragraph styles and related complex-level settings

ArcReporting > “Open Paragraph Styles Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Paragraph Styles”

ArcReporting

The paragraph styles library contains all paragraph styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which paragraph styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a paragraph style and review/edit existing paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for paragraph styles on the “Paragraph Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit paragraph style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Paragraph Styles Assignment” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing paragraph styles and related complex-level settings
• Create new paragraph styles in library
• Delete existing paragraph styles

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Custom Sort Profiles Page”

ArcReporting

Portfolio custom sort profiles define the order in which categories in a specified category library display. You can create and maintain sort profile definitions via the “Portfolio Custom Sort Profiles” page, and then use them as the sorting specification for any number of portfolio statement templates.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing portfolio custom sort profiles and related settings
• Create new portfolio custom sort profiles
• Delete existing portfolio custom sort profiles

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Template Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to a given portfolio statement template by running the Portfolio Statement Template Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, statement template, audit type, item type and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Template Output Settings Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to the output settings a given portfolio statement by running the Portfolio Statement Template Output Settings Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, statement template, and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Template Output Settings Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can specify what information displays in generated output for various types of portfolio statement line items on the “Portfolio Statement Template Output Settings” page.

After mapping literal values (“$”, “€”, “%”, “‡”, etc.) and security, account period and footnote data points to each line item type, you can define how each bit of information is to be formatted (date/time display, negative and zero value display, number of decimals, text casing, etc.). You can also control when certain line items should be suppressed (hidden) in project output.

• Review/Maintain/Update all output settings for portfolio statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Template Usage Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can produce a listing of the fund(s) and project(s) in which portfolio statement templates meeting specified criteria are included by running the Portfolio Statement Template Usage Report. This report allows you to determine any projects that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, portfolio statement template and/or account period
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Templates Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Portfolio statement templates define the settings and functionality included on a given schedule of investments (SOI) statement. This includes the calculations, totals, sorting, and column headers.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing portfolio statement template records and related settings (calculations, sorting, etc.)
• Create new portfolio statement templates in library

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add Conditional Value Items to Other Assets”

ArcReporting

Portfolio statement templates define the settings and functionality included on a given schedule of investments (SOI) statement. This includes the calculations, totals, sorting, and column headers.

• Add items of type “Conditional Value” to the “Other Assets” statement line item

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add Financial Workbook Items to Other Assets”

ArcReporting

Portfolio statement templates define the settings and functionality included on a given schedule of investments (SOI) statement. This includes the calculations, totals, sorting, and column headers.

• Add items of type “Financial Workbook” to the “Other Assets” statement line item

ArcReporting > “Open Portfolio Statement Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Portfolio Statement Templates”

ArcReporting

Portfolio statement templates define the settings and functionality included on a given schedule of investments (SOI) statement. This includes the calculations, totals, sorting, and column headers.

• Delete existing portfolio statement templates

ArcReporting > “Open Project Component Unlinking Audit Report Page”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to the linked/unlinked state of components in a given project by running the Project Component Unlinking Audit Report. The report displays the editing user, date/time, and content that was linked/unlinked.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, editing user, project and/or date range filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Project Excel Export Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can export data from Arc Suite for one or more project items to Excel format via the “Project Excel Export” page. The resulting file will contain one worksheet tab for each item that was selected for export.

• Export data for selected project item(s) to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Project Locking Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to the locked/unlocked state of components in a given project by running the Project Locking Audit Report. The report displays the editing user, date/time, and content that was locked/unlocked.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, project and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Preview components of projects
• Generate output in formats defined in a project’s template
• Retrieve generated output or proofs of a project
• Attach/Update/Review external documents associated with a project
• Attach/Update/Review procedures and/or notes associated with a project

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Projects”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Delete existing projects

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Revisions”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Delete published project-, chapter- and section-level revisions

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Edit Settings: Administration Tab”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Access information and functionality on the “Administration” tab of the “Project” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Flag Project-level Revisions as Final”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Flag project-level output revisions as “final” and prevent their deletion

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Lock/Unlock Project Components”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Lock or unlock an entire project or any of its components

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Charts”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link project components of type “Chart”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Financial Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link project components of type “Financial Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Footnote Text - Financial Statements”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link footnote text in project components of type “Financial Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Footnote Text - Portfolio Statements”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link footnote text in project components of type “Portfolio Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Footnote Text - Shared Legends”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link footnote text in project components of type “Shared Legend”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Portfolio Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link project components of type “Portfolio Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Tabular Data Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link project components of type “Tabular Data”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Linking” > “Link Text Snippets”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Link project components of type “Text Snippet”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Charts”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink project components of type “Chart”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Financial Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink project components of type “Financial Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Footnote Text - Financial Statements”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink footnote text in project components of type “Financial Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Footnote Text - Portfolio Statements”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink footnote text in project components of type “Portfolio Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Footnote Text - Shared Legends”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink footnote text in project components of type “Shared Legend”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Portfolio Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink project components of type “Portfolio Statement”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Tabular Data Tables”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink project components of type “Tabular Data”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Project Component Unlinking” > “Unlink Text Snippets”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink project components of type “Text Snippet”

ArcReporting > “Open Project Page (ArcReporting)” > “Unlink All Components”

ArcReporting

On the “Project” page, you can preview and manage the components that make up your project, attach external documents or hand-typed notes, specify procedures to be followed for the filing, view project drafts/proofs and generate output in one or more file formats.

• Unink all components of any type at once (for which you also have component-specific “Unlink …” rights) within an entire project or within a given project chapter or section

ArcReporting > “Open Project Template Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

You can generate a listing of all changes made to a given project template by running the Project Template Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, project template, audit type, item type and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Review existing project templates and related settings

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing project templates and related settings
• Create new project templates

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Administration Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Administration” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Contents Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Contents” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Contents Tab” > “Push Component Settings to Other Project Templates”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Push specific settings of a given project template component to one or more other templates of the same document structure

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Funds Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Funds” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Output Management Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Output Management” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Production Procedures Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Production Procedures” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Reporting Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Reporting” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Settings Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Settings” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit Project Templates” > “Edit Settings: Workflow Tab”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Access information and functionality on the “Workflow” tab of the “Project Templates” page

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Project Templates”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Delete existing project templates

ArcReporting > “Open Project Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Edit Ad Hoc Snippet Rollforward Setting”

ArcReporting

Project templates define the fund(s) for which a given project reports and what specific content will display in the project for the various types of items (e.g., images, text snippets, portfolio and financial statements, tables, charts, disclosure reports, etc.) defined in its associated document structure template(s).

You can also specify which types of output (e.g., PDF, Word, Excel, etc.) are supported for projects based on any given template.

If there are one or more specific procedures that should be followed for projects based on a given template, you can make them available to individuals who work on the project(s) by attaching them to the project template.

• Specify rollforward setting for “Ad Hoc” text snippets

ArcReporting > “Open Renditions Page”

ArcReporting

The renditions library (old user interface) or the output profiles library (new user interface) contains all profiles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which profiles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given document style sheet.

In the old user interface, you can add a rendition and review/edit existing renditions and their style sheet-level statuses on the “Renditions” page.

In the new user interface, you can add an output profile and review/edit existing profiles and their settings on the “Output Profiles” page. You can review or edit profile availability with respect to a given style sheet and complex on the “Output Profiles Assignment” page.

• Review existing renditions and related style sheet-level settings

ArcReporting > “Open Renditions Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Renditions”

ArcReporting

The renditions library (old user interface) or the output profiles library (new user interface) contains all profiles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which profiles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given document style sheet.

In the old user interface, you can add a rendition and review/edit existing renditions and their style sheet-level statuses on the “Renditions” page.

In the new user interface, you can add an output profile and review/edit existing profiles and their settings on the “Output Profiles” page. You can review or edit profile availability with respect to a given style sheet and complex on the “Output Profiles Assignment” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing renditions and related style sheet-level settings
• Create new renditions in library
• Delete existing renditions

ArcReporting > “Open Report Library Page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

The “Report Library” page allows you to run built-in reports deployed by DFIN or custom, client-defined reports (future functionality).

One or more reports can be executed at once, whose results are sent to the Output Queue in either Excel (XLS), PDF or Word (DOC) format.

• Run report(s) based on complex, fund group, fund, account period and/or date filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Same Security Prior Period Report page (ArcReporting)”

ArcReporting

The “Same Security Prior Period Report” page allows you to compare security library and category library information (caption, descriptions, categories, footnotes, etc.) from two different account periods. Any differences in the library information between the two selected time periods are displayed in this exceptions report.

• Compare security library and category library information from two different account periods
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS), PDF or Word (DOC) format

ArcReporting > “Open Securities Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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The “Securities Audit Report” page allows you to search the system to identify changes that have occurred with regard to holdings data within a specific time frame.

Search results indicate when securities were added to the database, if security’s balance or categorization was added or updated and when footnote attachments were added or removed from a given security. You can see the dates and times of any such edits, the name of the editing user for each, before and after values (as applicable) and the names of the libraries and funds with which the securities and security balances are associated.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund and account period for a given date range
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Securities Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)” > “Run Securities Audit Report at Environment Level”

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The “Securities Audit Report” page allows you to search the system to identify changes that have occurred with regard to holdings data within a specific time frame.

Search results indicate when securities were added to the database, if security’s balance or categorization was added or updated and when footnote attachments were added or removed from a given security. You can see the dates and times of any such edits, the name of the editing user for each, before and after values (as applicable) and the names of the libraries and funds with which the securities and security balances are associated.

• Run report for all complexes to which the current user has access, and all the associated fund groups and funds for a given date range

ArcReporting > “Open Security Libraries Page (ArcReporting)”

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Security libraries hold information about holdings as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period (e.g., caption, description text, coupon rate, etc.). Each security in a library is identified with a record in the Security/Investment Master library, where other information about the holding, like the investment type, CUSIP, associated currency, etc. is stored.

You can add a security library and review/edit existing libraries on the “Security Libraries” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing securities’ captions and related data points for a given account period
• Create new security captions and related data points in library for a given account period
• Delete security captions and related data points in library for a given account period

ArcReporting > “Open Security/Investment Master Page (ArcReporting)”

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The Security/Investment Master library holds information about holdings (i.e., the investment type and Master Identifier). Holdings information that is specific to a complex, language and account period (e.g., caption, CUSIP, description text, coupon rate, etc.) is stored in a security library.

You can add new securities to the Arc Suite database and review/edit information for existing securities on the “Security/Investment Master” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing security/investment master records and related identifiers
• Create new security/investment masters
• Delete existing security/investment masters

ArcReporting > “Open Shared Legend Template Output Settings Page”

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You can specify what information displays in generated output for shared statement legends on the “Shared Legend Template Output Settings” page.

After mapping literal values (“$”, “€”, “%”, “‡”, etc.), and/or footnote, abbreviation and currency data points to the legend header and/or legend items, you can define how each bit of information is to be formatted (bold, italic, text casing, etc.).

• Review/Maintain/Update all output settings for shared legend templates

ArcReporting > “Open Shared Legend Templates Page”

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Shared legend templates define what type of statements (i.e., portfolio or financial) will utilize a given shared legend and the type(s) of legend(s) that will be included (i.e., footnote, abbreviation, currency or some combination of these). You can create and maintain shared legend template definitions via the “Shared Legend Templates” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing shared legend templates and related settings
• Create new shared legend templates

ArcReporting > “Open Shared Legend Templates Page” > “Delete Shared Legend Templates”

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Shared legend templates define what type of statements (i.e., portfolio or financial) will utilize a given shared legend and the type(s) of legend(s) that will be included (i.e., footnote, abbreviation, currency or some combination of these). You can create and maintain shared legend template definitions via the “Shared Legend Templates” page.

• Delete existing shared legend templates

ArcReporting > “Open Style Sheets Page”

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When ArcReporting projects are submitted for output processing, a set of instructions can be included with regard to the stylization and formatting of the various elements contained therein. You can create any number of such style sheet definitions via the “Style Sheets” page.

• Review existing style sheet records

ArcReporting > “Open Style Sheets Page” > “Add/Edit/Delete Style Sheets”

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When ArcReporting projects are submitted for output processing, a set of instructions can be included with regard to the stylization and formatting of the various elements contained therein. You can create any number of such style sheet definitions via the “Style Sheets” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing style sheet records
• Create new style sheets in library
• Delete existing style sheets

ArcReporting > “Open Supplemental Data Audit Report Page”

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You can generate a listing of all changes made to values in the “Supplemental Data” tab of the “Financial Workbook” page by running the Supplemental Data Audit Report. The report displays the beginning and ending balance of each field, the date/time of the change and user that made the change. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying output that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, fund group, fund, account period, editing user and/or date range filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Table Styles Assignment Page”

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The table styles library contains all table styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which table styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a table style and review/edit existing table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit table style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Table Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing table style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Table Styles Assignment Page” > “Edit Table Style Assignment”

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The table styles library contains all table styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which table styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a table style and review/edit existing table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit table style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Table Styles Assignment” page.

• Edit table style assignments for complexes you have access to

ArcReporting > “Open Table Styles Page (ArcReporting)”

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The table styles library contains all table styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which table styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a table style and review/edit existing table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit table style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Table Styles Assignment” page.

• Review existing table styles and related complex-level settings

ArcReporting > “Open Table Styles Page (ArcReporting)” > “Add/Edit/Delete Table Styles”

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The table styles library contains all table styles defined for possible use in document output, and provides an interface through which table styles can be designated as “active” (i.e., usable) for a given complex.

You can add a table style and review/edit existing table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the old user interface, you can also review/edit existing complex-level statuses for table styles on the “Table Styles” page.

In the new user interface, you can review or edit table style availability with respect to a given complex on the “Table Styles Assignment” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing table styles and related complex-level settings
• Create new table styles in library
• Delete existing table styles

ArcReporting > “Open Tabular Data Template Output Settings Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can generate a listing of all changes made to the output settings a given set of tabular data by running the Tabular Data Template Output Settings Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, tabular data template, and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format

ArcReporting > “Open Tabular Data Template Output Settings Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can specify what information displays in generated output for tables on the “Tabular Data Template Output Settings” page.

After mapping literal values (“$”, “€”, “%”, “‡”, etc.), financial workbook items and fund and account period data points to table cells, you can define how each bit of information is to be formatted (date/time display, negative and zero value display, number of decimals, text casing, etc.). You can also control whether data points should evaluate in project output with respect to a specific fund, or dynamically, according to the fund(s) reported on.

• Review/Maintain/Update all output settings for tabular data templates

ArcReporting > “Open Tabular Data Template Usage Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can produce a listing of the fund(s) and project(s) in which tabular data templates meeting specified criteria are included by running the Tabular Data Template Usage Report. This report allows you to determine any projects that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, tabular data template and/or account period
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Tabular Data Templates Page (ArcReporting)”

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Tabular data templates define the number of rows and columns associated with a table utilized in a project. You can create and maintain tabular data template definitions via the “Tabular Data Templates” page.

• Review/Maintain/Update existing tabular data template records and related settings (rows and columns)
• Create new tabular data templates in library

ArcReporting > “Open Tabular Data Templates Page (ArcReporting)” > “Delete Tabular Data Templates”

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Tabular data templates define the number of rows and columns associated with a table utilized in a project. You can create and maintain tabular data template definitions via the “Tabular Data Templates” page.

• Delete existing tabular data templates

ArcReporting > “Open Text Libraries Page (ArcReporting)”

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Text libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a text library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing text libraries on the “Text Libraries” page.

A listing of text snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Preview/Maintain/Update existing text snippets for a given account period
• Create and upload new text snippets to library for a given account period
• Delete existing text snippets

ArcReporting > “Open Text Libraries Page (ArcReporting)” > “Push Changes Across Periods”

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Text libraries hold textual content as it relates to a specific complex, language and account period. You can add a text library to the Arc Suite database and review/edit existing text libraries on the “Text Libraries” page.

A listing of text snippets contained in a given library, with their associated descriptions, can also be exported in various file formats from this page.

• Push changes made within the library to selected reporting periods for a given complex

ArcReporting > “Open Text Snippet Audit Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can generate a listing of all additions and changes associated with text snippets meeting specified criteria (e.g., complex, account period, snippet name, etc.) by running the Text Snippet Audit Report. The report displays the date/time of edits, the name of the editing user, and the before and after text. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying output that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, text library name, snippet name, language, account period, editing user and/or date range filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Text Snippet Usage Report Page (ArcReporting)”

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You can generate a listing of all funds and projects where snippets meeting specified criteria (e.g., complex, account period, snippet name, etc.) are being used by running the Text Snippet Usage Report. This information can be useful in determining the impact of a change by identifying the documents that may need to be regenerated after a change is made.

• Run report based on complex, account period, library and/or snippet name filters
• Export results to various formats

ArcReporting > “Open Trial Balance Definitions Audit Report Page”

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You can generate a listing of all changes made to trial balance definitions (mostly general ledger account mappings) in a given financial workbook template by running the Trial Balance Definitions Audit Report.

• Run report based on complex, workbook template, trial balance definition, audit type and/or editing user for a given date range
• Export results to a file of Excel (XLS) format