1. Preface

1.1 Introduction

This manual is designed to help you to quickly get acquainted with the Islamic Asset Management functions in Oracle FLEXCUBE.

It provides an overview to the module and takes you through the various steps involved in setting up and maintaining a mutual and portfolio fund.

You can further obtain information specific to a particular field by placing the cursor on the relevant field and striking <F1> on the keyboard.

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

Role	Function
Back office data entry clerk	Input functions for funds.
Back office managers/officers	Authorization functions.
Product Managers	Product definition and authorization.
End of day operators	Processing during end of day/ beginning of day.

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 Asset Management - An Overview is a snapshot of the features that the module provides.
Chapter 3	Creating a Fund Product Preference Class details the procedure for setting up a fund preference class.
Chapter 4	Defining Attributes specific to a Fund Product deals with the procedure to create a fund product.
Chapter 5	Setting up a fund details the procedure for setting up a fund.
Chapter 6	Islamic Portfolio Fund Subscription & Redemption explains the corporate actions that can be performed on a fund. It also contains a detailed example for each corporate action and its impact on a fund.
Chapter 7	Defining Charges for a Fund describes the procedure involved in defining accruable charge components for a fund.
Chapter 8	Multi Subscription explains how to subscribe to different funds and invest different amounts in different funds.
Chapter 9	Annexure A offers a list and description of the events, amount tags, and accounting roles applicable to funds.

You may need to refer to any or all of the User Manuals while working on the AM module:

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