Overview
The aim of the FundApps implementation process is to set up your environment to allow day-to-day use of the platform.
Pre-Testing Phase
During implementation, there are three main activities undertaken by a client before the testing phase:
FundApps Setup
Portfolio Structure: creates the aggregation structure of funds and assigns properties to each portfolio, entity and company.
Positions Setup: populates the portfolios with holdings.
Users: creates users as well as different levels of privileges.
Obtain logins to our legal information provider, aosphere, via their website, aosphere.com. You can request access directly by emailing [email protected] and stating you are a client of FundApps. Be sure to include the username(s) you would like added.
Automated File Creation
Setting up a process to create a daily position file to provide FundApps with the necessary information for checking. The details of what must be in the file are available here, and examples are available on our Technical Documentation page. If you are trading index derivatives or ETFs, you must provide composition information (i.e. Weighting) for these. Note: ETFs must be provided as the Unit asset class with the property IsETF populated as "True."
File Delivery Mechanism
The positions file can be uploaded to FundApps via the website or the API. More information can be found here.
Testing Phase
After undertaking these three steps, the FundApps environment is ready for User Acceptance Testing (UAT), which differs highly for all our clients. After this stage is completed, the system is ready to go live!
Key Milestones
Putting all the steps together, irrespective of the number of portfolios, entities and positions being implemented, a typical implementation will have the following milestones:
FundApps will provide access (client Administrator login(s)) and up to two user environments.
A production environment (<customer-name>.fundapps.co)
A staging environment (<customer-name>-staging.fundapps.co) depending on whether this is explicitly included in the contract
Request logins from [email protected], stating that you are a FundApps client, including the username(s) you would like added.
FundApps will provide an Initial overview and a web-based training session.
Set up portfolios, users, and rule approvals.
Set up automated position file creation.
Set up automated position file delivery (can be done in parallel with step 5).
FundApps will provide a second web-based training session and Q&A.
Resolve missing data errors.
The testing phase commences.
Go live and enter normal support mode.
Useful Resources
Data specifications are found at docs.fundapps.co.
Specifications for automated uploads through our API are found here.
In addition to the Help Centre you've already discovered, our Community also offers online help and how-to guides.
Support
Please read how to contact FundApps Support.
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