Processing Windows page

The processing windows page displays the processing windows that are defined. All the time fields that are displayed on the page are shown in the time zone that is specified in the Operational Time Zone property.

Columns

The columns that are available on the page are shown in the following table. To sort a column, click its column header. Only one column can be sorted at a time.
Table 1. Processing window columns
Column name Description
Selection control The first column is used to select one or more processing windows from the list. Selecting the check mark in the table header selects all of the processing windows in the list.
Window name The name of the processing window.
Business day category The business day category that the processing window supports. To avoid having processing windows that are more than 24 hours long for a category, the receipt cut-off day property does not allow both the next business day and the prior business day values to be used for the same category.
When you define the receipt cut-off time and day property pairs for a processing window for a business day category, the receipt cut-off day values must be used in a specific order, from earliest to latest. The order must still be maintained when a receipt cut-off day value is used in more than one processing window for the category
  • The next business day values are used in the following order, from earliest to latest:
    1. Next Business Day
    2. Today's Business Day
    3. Day Before Next Business Day
  • The prior business day values are used in the following order, from earliest to latest:
    1. Today's Business Day
    2. Day After Prior Business
    3. Prior Business Day
For example, the following receipt cut-off time and day property pairs are invalid for processing windows that are defined for the same category. The time that is specified for the Day Before Next Business Day must be later than the latest time specified for Today's Business Day.
  • 2:15 AM - Next Business Day
  • 2:45 PM - Today's Business Day
  • 4:00 PM - Day Before Next Business Day
  • 8:00 PM - Today's Business Day
Status The status of the processing window. It is either active or inactive.
Window type The processing window type. It specifies which application, or applications, that the processing window applies to. Valid values for this field are shown in the following list.
  • Settlement
  • Distribution
  • Distribution & Settlement
Receipt cutoff day Indicates how the date on which the receipt cut-off time occurs is calculated for the processing window. It is specified as an offset from the business day that is being activated. Valid values for this field are shown in the following list.
Today's Business Day
Use the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Wednesday, the receipt cut-off date is also Wednesday.
Next Business Day
Use the business day that is after the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Wednesday, the receipt cut-off date is Thursday.
Day Before Next Business Day
Use the day that is before the next business day for the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Friday, the receipt cut-off date is Sunday.

The cut-off date can be the same day as the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Wednesday, the receipt cut-off date is also that Wednesday.

Prior Business Day
Use the business day prior to the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Wednesday, the receipt cut-off date is Tuesday.
Day After Prior Business Day
Use the day that is after the prior business day for the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Monday, the receipt cut-off date is Saturday.

The cut-off date can be the same day as the business day that is being activated. For example, if the business day that is being activated is a Wednesday, the receipt cut-off date is also that Wednesday.

Receipt cutoff time The daily receipt-cut-off time for the processing window. An inbound transmission must be received by this time on the receipt cut-off day to be included in this processing window.
Distribution cutoff time The daily distribution-cut-off time for the processing window. This time indicates when the building process, assuming that all eligible work is included, is started for the outbound transmissions.

The distribution time is interpreted as occurring after the receipt cut-off time and potentially, on the next day.

Delivery time The daily delivery time at which outbound transmissions are late going to their receivers for this processing window. The delivery time for a transmission is met when it is successfully placed on its routing channel by this time.

The delivery time is interpreted as occurring after the receipt cut-off time and potentially, on the next day.

Receivers can opt out Indicates whether a receiver can opt out of processing windows with the following window types:
  • Distribution
  • Distribution & Settlement

Actions

The actions that are available on the page are shown in the following list.
  • Filter column displays the build filter link that you can use to create a filter for the columns on the page.
  • Create opens the Create Processing Window dialog box to add a processing window.
  • Search entry field. Typing text in this field automatically filters the processing windows that are displayed in the table. The table displays only those processing windows that match what was typed in the search field.
  • Refresh redisplays the list of processing windows to show any new windows and the updates that are made to existing windows.
  • Download CSV saves the displayed table view as a .csv file.
  • Customize columns displays a page to select which columns are shown or hidden on the processing windows page.
  • Row settings configures the size and the spacing of the text that is displayed in the cells of the table.
  • Open documentation opens the help page.
  • Click a row in the table to display the details for that record.
  • A menu appears in the table header when you select one or more rows in the table.
  • Select all selects all the rows in the table.
  • Delete or Option > Delete deletes the selected processing window.
  • Cancel closes the menu in the table header.