1. Preface

1.1 Introduction

This manual is designed to help acquaint you with the Retail/Consumer Lending module of Oracle FLEXCUBE.

It provides an overview of the module and guides you, through the various steps involved in granting loans to the customers of your bank.

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1.2 Audience

This manual is intended for the following User/User Roles:

Role	Function
Back office data entry clerk	Input functions for contracts
Back office managers/officers	Authorization functions
Product Managers	Product definition and authorization
End of Day operators	Processing during End of Day/ Beginning of Day
Financial Controller / Product Managers	Generation of reports

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1.4 Organization

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1	About this Manual gives information on the intended audience. It also lists the various chapters covered in this User Manual.
Chapter 2	Retail Lending—an Overview is a snapshot of the features that the module provides.
Chapter 3	Maintenances and Operations discusses the procedure to maintain details of the account which are necessary for disbursing the loan.
Chapter 4	Defining Product Categories and Products talks about defining the attributes specific to setting up a loan product.
Chapter 5	Account Creation talks about creating customer accounts.
Chapter 6	Capturing Additional Details for a Loan talks about the additional details that you can capture for a Loan account.
Chapter 7	Branch Transfer of Loans explains the procedure to transfer the finance and commitment of either a customer initiated or branch initi­ated transfers from one branch to another.
Chapter 8	Making Manual Disbursements describes the procedure to make a loan disbursement using the ‘Manual’ mode.
Chapter 9	Operations deals with the payments details and changes that you can effect on a loan.
Chapter 10	Batch Processes deals with processing the batch operations.
Chapter 11	Annexure A: Accounting Entries for Consumer Lending explains the types of accounting entries generated at each stage in the lifecycle of a loan.
Chapter 12	Reports lists the possible reports that can be generated for the Mod­ule.
Chapter 13	Glossary lists the important terms and its definition.
Chapter 14	Function ID Glossary has alphabetical listing of Function/Screen ID's used in the module with page references for quick navigation.

1.5 Related Documents

You may need to refer to any or all of the User Manuals while working on the Retail/Consumer Lending module:

• Core
• Procedures
• Settlements
• Interest
• User Defined

1.6 Glossary of Icons

This User Manual may refer to all or some of the following icons.

Icons	Function
	Exit
	Add row
	Delete row
	Option List