What will the Prudential import do
for me?
»» The Prudential import will import client names
and addresses, account numbers, initial
holdings, daily transactions, and
prices.
How
do I do the INITIAL IMPORT?
»» Download the necessary
file from Prudential for an initial
download.
»» Double-click on the
Import Program icon.
If you have used the Import
Program before, it will ask you, “Do
you want the Status Log contents
deleted?”
Click Yes twice.
»» Select Import Data from
Your Firm (Initial) and put a
checkmark by Setup Before Import.
Click OK.
»» In the Firm(s) to Import
dialog box, if there is a firm name in
the Firms box, highlight that firm name
and click Delete. Then click Add.
Choose Prudential.
Click OK.
Highlight Prudential in Firm(s)
to Import dialog box, and click View.
»»
Click on Update Setup (wrench
icon).
In the Database Update
Configuration dialog box, put checkmarks
by Client & Account,
Account/Balance, Products, and Initial
Holdings. Also put checkmarks by the four “Update These Product
Parameters” options (Description,
Product Type, Dividend Frequency, and
Asset Class) and by the two options at
bottom (Convert Upper Case to Upper and
Lower Case and Prevent duplicate clients
by comparing the Last Name, Full Name,
and SSN Fields).
Click OK.
»»
Click OK in Initial Download
Configuration File Setup dialog box.
Click OK in the Firm(s) to
Import dialog box.
»»
Once the Initial import is complete, it
will take you to the Status Log screen
(white background).
»»
Close
out the Import Program by clicking on
the X at upper-right, or by selecting ActionsàExit.
You can now enter the main
program and confirm the success of the
Initial import.
How
do I do the DAILY IMPORT?
»»
Download the necessary file from
Prudential for a daily download.
»» Double-click on the
Import Program icon.
It will ask you, “Do you want
the Status Log contents deleted?”
Click Yes twice.
»» Select Import Data from
Your Firm (Daily). If you have done
Daily imports before, click OK, and skip
to THE IMPORT RUNS (below). If this is your first time doing a Daily import, put a
checkmark by Setup Before Import.
Click OK.
»»
In the Firm(s) to Import dialog box, if
there is a firm name in the Firms box,
highlight that firm name and click Delete.
Then
click Add.
Choose Prudential.
Click OK.
Highlight Prudential in Firm(s)
to Import dialog box, and click View.
»» Click
on Update Setup (wrench icon).
In the Database Update
Configuration dialog box, put a
checkmark by Transaction.
Leave the checkmarks by Client
& Account, Account/Balance,
Products, and Initial Holdings.
Leave the checkmarks by the four
“Update These Product Parameters”
options (Description, Product Type,
Dividend Frequency, and Asset Class) and
by the two options at bottom (Convert
Upper Case to Upper and Lower Case and
Prevent duplicate clients by comparing
the Last Name, Full Name, and SSN
Fields).
Click OK.
»» Click
OK in the Daily Download Configuration
File Setup dialog box.
Click OK in the Firm(s) to Import
dialog box.
»» THE
IMPORT RUNS:
Once the Daily import is
complete, it will take you to the Status
Log screen (white background).
»» If
there are bad transactions, the Bad
Transactions report will appear.
You can print this report by
selecting Print à Bad Transactions.
You will see what information is missing
or incorrect.
Once you correct/reconcile the
position in the main program, you can
return to the Import Program (WGIAPP).
This time, after clicking Yes
twice to delete the Status Log, click
Cancel in the Select Action to Begin
dialog box.
Select Actions à
Post Bad Transactions.
»» Close
out the Import Program by clicking on
the X at upper-right, or by selecting
ActionsàExit.
You can now enter the main
program and confirm the success of the
Daily import.
Helpful Hint for Daily import only
(NOT for Initial import)
»» The Status Log keeps
track of all activity in the Import
Program.
If there was a problem with the
Import for a particular day, this Status
Log will help the tech support staff at
North American Software resolve your
problem.
Do not delete the Status Log if
the Import for a certain day is in
question.
There may be Product Symbols that
have changed, which you will need to
adjust manually.
»» Prudential offers an Account
Reconciliation process, which
compares trade information between
Prudential’s in-house facilities and
your Helper Series data.
You can run this reconciliation
as often as you want.
To do this:
(1) Download the “position.dat” file from Prudential;
(2) Open the Import Program;
(3) Choose Account
Reconciliation, and put a checkmark by
Setup Before Import;
(4) Click Add, choose Prudential,
and click OK;
(5) Click OK again to begin the
process. In front of your Status Log, the Account Reconciliation will
appear.
It will list the account name and
number, the product symbol, cusip, and
name, and the two quantities (the amount
that the Helper Series says you have,
and the amount that Prudential says you
should have).
go to Helper Help index page
