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CONFIRMATION OF SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS v. 2.0.2

Problem Statement

A process needs to be developed to handle the acknowledgment of payment orders, by transaction, from the financial institution to the payer.  The payer submits payment requests to the financial institution. The payer has requested that the financial institution confirm receipt for processing of the payment requests. 

Objective

To supply the detail design of the confirmation of settlement business transaction needed to meet the requirements of the referenced BRAD(s).

Audience

The audience for this document is the payer personnel who send requests for payment to their financial institution and financial institution payables processing departments that confirm receipt of settlement requests to the payer.

Business Context


Industry: All
Geopolitical: All
Product: All
Process: Pay
System Capabilities: EAN.UCC
Official Constraints: None



Business Transaction View





Business Transaction Use Case Diagram
The trading partners, the Financial Institution and the Buyer of the goods have completed their planning and align data activities.  Requirements for aligning data include:
Identifying the codes and meaning of codes for detailing the transaction status message
Agreement on the payee and payer information to be exchanged
Then, together they must be prepared to send and receive electronic transactions. 
Confirmation of Settlement Instructions Use Case Diagram
Figure 1 Confirmation of Settlement Instructions Use Case Diagram

Use Case Description


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Use Case Name: Confirmation of Settlement Instructions
Use Case Description: The payer’s financial institution has received one or more Settlement documents from the payer.  The payer has requested a payment reconciliation, by transaction, of the Settlement document(s) from their financial institution.
Actors (Goal): This is a two party system.  The primary actors are the Payer (a type of buyer) and  the Payer’s Financial Institution (a type of third party).
Performance Goals:
Preconditions: Both parties have established their trading partner agreement, aligned their data, and are capable of sending and receiving transactions.
Postconditions: Successful receipt of the data by the Payer from the Financial Institution.
Scenario: Begins when the Payer submits one or more Settlement documents to the Financial Institution.

Continues with...
Step # Actor Activity Step
1 Payer The Payer transmits one or more Settlement documents to the Financial Institution.
2 Financial Institution The Financial Institution processes the document(s) and transmits a Confirmation of Settlement Instructions (reconciliation) to the payer.
3 Payer The Payer receives the Confirmation of Settlement Instructions (reconciliation) document from the Financial Institution.

Ends when The Payer receives a confirmation of settlement documents (reconciliation), by transaction, from the financial institution. 
Alternative Scenario:



Business Transaction Activity Diagram

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Business Transaction Sequence Diagram
The diagram illustrates the sequence using a single request for payment.  The buyer may send and the financial institution may receive one or more requests for payment at the same time.
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Date of Publication: September 2006
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