Avaloq ACCP (Complete Questions 2020)

From the avaloq course ACCP. Questions to all Chapters of all 3 Books

From the avaloq course ACCP. Questions to all Chapters of all 3 Books


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You can protect a field of a form with Security engine?

not true, can only protect whole form but not a single field

Name the two building blocks in the message interface which are responsible for the outgoing message?

formater, builder

Name the two building blocks in the message interface which are responsible for the incoming message?

Parser, Handler

Which 5 source types you know in the area of message interfacing?

NETW, NETW STR, MSG IN, MSG OUT, MSG STR

A third party system calls you and say: we have implemented a new field so that you can send us donation information..
to implement this text field, how many sources/sourcetypes you have to manipulate?

3 -> NETW STR, MSG STR, MSG OUT

What is the meaning of a single key in Avaloq (eg. Symbol Key)?

Unique identifier. Either in a single BU, where it is created or in the sentinel BU for all BU's (eg. Currencies)

3 different types of banks?

Retail- , Private-, -Investmentbank

What are the 3 organizational levels of a bank?

Frontoffice (direct communication with clients)

Middleoffice (support frontoffice)

Backoffice (administration, not client-facing, no revenue)

The Avaloq Banking Suite does only support the Middleoffice in a Bank?

false -> its supports all 3 organizational levels (Front-, Middle-, Backoffice)

The ABS consists of which 3 layers?

data layer, application layer, presentation layer

In the ACP all layers are handled by an Oracle relational DBMS using PL/SQL.

True

The Avaloq Front Platform consists of Front Workplace (FWP), Web- and Mobile Banking.

True

The Frontworkplace and Web/Mobile Banking in Avaloq use the same architectures

False -> The FWP uses the EWOM and the Mobilebanking uses the FWOM

FWP connects to the FWOM, while mobile/web banking propagates data via replication, meaning it uses a copy of the FWOM data known as the EWOM.

False, the FWP (Frontworkplace) connects to the EWOM, while mobile/banking uses FWOM, a copy of the EWOM data.

The SmartClient GUI is divided into which 4 areas?

Avaloq button (top left), Ribbon (top), Sidebar (left), Work area (center, right)

A Position (POS) can only be linked to one asset (ASSET) and one container (CONT).

True

A BP cannot exists without a PERSON?

False -> if BP represents a bank, a BU of a bank, a counterparty or settlement institute, there is no PERSON required.

All attributes in Avaloq are customizable.

False -> only the EXTN-attributes are customizable, all other are defined by Avaloq

For an object the extensions are classifications, keys and additions.

For an order the extensions are keys and additions.

Partially true -> besides missing some extensions, the extensions for orders are "order keys" and "order additions"

What are classifications/classes?

Extensions that enable categorization of objects

What is a booking?

Movement of assets

Booking orders result from financial transactions. They trigger bookings, like the static data orders.

False -> static data orders don't trigger bookings

In the ABS, debits always have the value "-" and credits have the value "+"

True

A nostro account is money account held at another bank, a vostro account is a money account held by a BP or another bank (perspective of an Avaloq Bank).

True

An interim Account is an account used to temporarily hold a transaction before it is transferred to the destination account. This account is usually used for internal banking reasons

True

GAAP's have the same rules globally.

False -> they differ from country to country/region to region

According to booking principle's debit and credit should always be equal and balance to zero.

True

What is a settlement?

Act of finalizing a trade (party and counter-party are needed)

What is a settlement period?

difference between transaction date (agreement of transaction) and settlement date (exchange concluded)

What is the shared container concept?

in addition to being owned by a business partner, a client container is also owned by the business unit (bank). There is a vostro relationship between an Avaloq bank and its client.

A correspondent bank is a financial institution, that acts as an intermediary and transfer agent, to connect banks to foreign markets (for payments between 2 persons for eg.)

True

Date types in bookings: The expression "today +3 v" means the actual date plus 3 weekdays

False -> "v" stands for working or value days

The ABS divides security into 3 areas ...

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

What is an open / closed security?

Closed security means that, by default, a user cannot access anything (i.e. objects / orders) without being explicitly allowed to do so, whereas open security allows the user access to anything which is not protected.

When we need different (release) streams in ice?

When the issue requires a solution with different releases

Remote compilation in ICE supports all source types.

False -> not all (eg. BIN, DOKU). Only the installer supports all types

Which are the 2 customization types in the ACP?

Parametrization and Scripting

Sources can have the following statuses...

Valid, Invalid, Dropped

Sources can have the following attributes ...

Corrupt, Error, Warning

In which source Type it is defined, if the Symbolic ID's of a Code Table can be used or not?

CODE TAB DEF