To exchange electronic documents both the counterparties and the repository use a single message format - FpML. The Format Converter form is used to convert messages in a spreadsheet format or the old repository format, prepared in the third-party system, to the FpML format. The converter also allows converting the received messages from the repository in FpML to the following spreadsheet formats: CSV, XLS, DBF, the format previously used at NSD (old format).
To convert a message you must:
The selected file will be displayed in the main form (Fig. 6). To change the file, click Browse and repeat step 3.
During conversion the original and converted document are checked for format compliance and the correctness of data filled in. After the check the Results form will open. When converting messages consisting of multiple files, all files will be converted into one. Converting one file can also result in multiple files.
Fig. 9 shows an example of a successful file conversion.
Fig. 9 – successful result of file conversion Fig. 10 – converting to FpML format
After successful convertation of a file from the spreadsheet format to the FpML format the converted file can either be viewed in a print form by clicking on the button (Fig. 10.1), or can be transformed into a draft by clicking on the button (Fig.10,2).
In case of errors, the file will not be converted and the form will display an informational message (Fig. 11), containing the following data:
Fig. 11 – error converting files
The converted file can be downloaded to your computer by clicking on the button , to return to the Message conversion form, click .