1. Preface

1.1 Introduction

This manual is designed to help you get familiar with the Islamic Bills and Collections (IBC) module of Oracle FLEXCUBE. It provides an overview to the module and takes you through the various stages in processing an Islamic bill or collection.

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1.2 Audience

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

	Role		Function
	Back Office Trade Finance Department Clerks		Islamic BC Contract Input functions except Authorization
	Back Office Trade Finance Department Officers		Islamic BC Contract Authorization, maintenance of static data specific to the Islamic BC module
	Front end Trade Finance Product Man­agers		Islamic BC Product definition functions excluding authori­zation. Islamic BC Report/Query functions
	End of Day Operators		End and beginning of day related processing functions. Islamic BC Report/Query functions
	Bank’s Financial Con­troller/Trade Finance Department Manager		Branch level processing related setup for Islamic BC module and Authorization of the same. Authorization of Islamic BC product definitions/amendments. Islamic BC Report/Query functions
	MIS Department Officers		Islamic BC Query/Report functions

1.3 Documentation Accessibility

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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		Islamic Bills and Collections - An Overview offers a snapshot of the fea­tures of the entire module.
	Chapter 3		Islamic Bills Maintenance details the procedure to set up static informa­tion related to the module. This includes the maintenance of Goods, Documents, Instructions, Free Format Text (FFT), Clause codes, and their corresponding description.
	Chapter 4		Defining the Attributes of an Islamic Bills and Collection Product describes the procedure to define attributes specific to Bills and Collec­tion products.
	Chapter 5		Processing Islamic Bills deals with the sequence of events involved, to process a bill.
	Chapter 6		Liquidation of the Receivable Components of an Islamic Bill deals with the liquidation of the receivable outstanding components.
	Chapter 7		Defining Discount Accrual Fee Classes explains discount accrual pro­cessing for Islamic bills.
	Chapter 8		Registration of an Islamic Collection Bill details the procedure involved in registering an Islamic collection bill.
	Chapter 9		Automatic Processes explains the processes that automatically run periodic activities.
	Chapter 10		Reports provides a list of reports that can be generated in this module and also explains their contents.
	Chapter 11		Annexure - A contains details of the FFTs that are shipped along with the module.
	Chapter 12		Annexure - B contains a list of suggested accounting entries and advices that can be set up for the IBC module.
	Chapter 13		Annexure C - Error Codes and Messages for Islamic Bills and Collec­tions lists all the error messages that you can encounter while working with Oracle FLEXCUBE.
	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

• The Procedures User Manual
• The Core Services User Manual
• The Letters of Credit User Manual
• The Central Liability User Manual

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