Use cases in the reference implementation

The reference implementation shows how Common Services interacts with FTM The Clearing House Real Time Payments for The Clearing House (TCH) payments.

In the reference implementation, Common Services and The Clearing House Real Time Payments exchange messages as TCH payments are processed. This exchange is shown in sequence diagrams for the following use cases.

  • Incoming payments
  • Outgoing payments - single or bulk
  • TCH origination web service
The following table shows what the object names in a sequence diagram represent.
Table 1. Object names in the sequence diagrams
Object name or label Represents
Source The initiating party.
CSM The clearing and settlement mechanism (CSM) for The Clearing House (TCH).
Gateway The Gateway Server component of Common Services.
Transaction Server The Transaction Server component of Common Services, including its user interface.
Distribution The Distribution component of Common Services.