The System Management module is only available to users who have responsibility for maintaining master data for “slow moving dimensions”. For example Investment Vehicle or Investor.
Within System Management you can always access the this only documentation, by clicking on “Handbook”
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Using the Snapshot function copies all current data in the application to a timestamped read-only version. By switching the snapshot version in any report with this facility the user can “rewind” the portfolio to see values as they were for any previous reporting period.
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Latest Data Quarter needs to be the Quarter of the snapshot. |
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Clicking the “Take Snapshot” button will launch a background process which takes approximately 1 hour to complete. In the meantime you can continue working. However, until the snapshot process has finished it is important that you do not change any of the system settings or run any version/scenario create or restore as this would result in a faulty or corrupted snapshot. |
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