The Initiate Template Group function lets you submit a Wire Template Group for processing. This is equivalent to submitting each of the templates in the group individually but is far more convenient, especially if you have recurring transfers.
In order to use this function, you must have defined at least one Wire Template Group beforehand. A template group definition is essentially a subset of your defined wire transfer templates with some saved (but modifiable) initial values. For details, see Template Group Maintenance.
To initiate a template group:
1. Select the Wire Transfer option on the Funds Transfer menu and then click Initiate Template Group. The Initiate Template Group screen appears.
2. Select the desired group from the Current Group drop-down list. The screen shows all of the templates that are in the group definition; you can sort the display by clicking the up and down arrows in the Template Title, Value Date and Amount column headers.
You can see the details for any template by clicking the magnifying glass in its Details column. When you do this, the system opens a secondary browser window with a simplified, read-only version of the data defined in Template Maintenance.
3. Check the Select box for each template that you want submitted with the group. For convenience, you can check the Select All box to select all of the templates.
4. (Optional) Review the Value Date field for each template that is to be submitted and edit the dates if necessary.
Note: If using Value Date, each wire transfer must follow the same Value Date rules as if it were submitted alone, but there is no requirement that a group’s value dates be synchronized. Any or all of the templates in a group may have different value dates, as long as each one is valid.
5. Review the Amount field for each template that is to be submitted and edit the values if necessary. The system prefills these fields with the values from the templates, but they can be altered here (subject to your user limits and company limits).
6. Review the Message field for each template that is to be submitted and edit the messages if necessary. The system prefills these fields with the values from the templates, but they can be altered here.
7. If you need to start over with the initial values, click Reset. Once the group is set up to your satisfaction, click Initiate to submit all of the selected transfers.