Examples of Settlement Grouping Rules

Settlement grouping is configured by selecting one or more check boxes in the Settlement Grouping Rules section on the Create Funds Capture Process Profile page.

Selection of settlement grouping attributes specifies that settlements with the same attribute are included in a unique settlement batch when that profile is used. The following scenarios illustrate how settlement grouping rule options are used to group settlements into settlement batches using a specific funds capture process profile.

Funds Capture Process Profile 1

In this example, Funds Capture Process Profile 1 has the following settlement grouping options selected:

• Business unit

• First-party legal entity

• Settlement date

Create Settlement Batches

During funds capture transaction processing, the Create Settlement Batches program selects the settlements listed in the following table.

Settlement	Amount	External Payer	Business Unit that Owns the Transaction	First-Party Legal Entity that Owns the Transaction	Settlement Date
A	1000 USD	Customer 1	California	North America	February 1, 2012
B	250 USD	Customer 2	California	North America	February 1, 2012
C	500 USD	Customer 3	Oregon	North America	February 1, 2012
D	750 USD	Customer 4	California	North America	March 1, 2012

The Create Settlement Batches program then groups the settlements into the following settlement batches:

Settlement Batch 1

Settlement Batch 1 contains Settlements A and B because both settlements have the same settlement grouping attributes as follows:

• Business unit = California

• First-Party legal entity = North America

• Settlement date = February 1, 2012

Settlement Batch 2

Settlement Batch 2 contains Settlement C because it has the following settlement grouping attributes:

• Business Unit = Oregon

• First-Party legal entity = North America

• Settlement date = February 1, 2012

Settlement Batch 3

Settlement Batch 3 contains Settlement D because it has the following settlement grouping attributes:

• Business Unit = California

• First-Party legal entity = North America

• Settlement date = March 1, 2012