1.2.17 Free Format Text

Use Free Format Text in the Treasury Free Format Message Maintenance to maintain the list of standard FFTs.

For the products you set up, you can specify the tags that identify these FFTs. When contracts involving the product are processed, the FFTs and instructions you specify will automatically be printed at various events, along with the specified advices.

Ideally, before you set up products, you should maintain and tag Free Format Texts (FFTs) and Instructions that are typically required for the contracts you process. For the products you set up, you can specify the tags that identify these FFTs and Instructions. When contracts involving the product are processed, the FFTs and instructions you specify will automatically be printed at various events, along with the specified advices.

1. Click Free Format Text button in the Treasury Free Format Message Maintenance screen.
   The Treasury Free Format Message Maintenance- Free Format Text screen is displayed.

   Figure 1-16 Treasury Free Format Message Maintenance- Free Format Text

   
2. In the Treasury Free Format Message Maintenance- Free Format Text screen, specify the fields.
   In this screen, you can specify the FFTs that are applicable to the product you are creating. A list of standard FFTs is maintained in the Free Format Text Maintenance screen. You can associate several FFTs to a product you are creating. The FFTs, including the other details that you define for it, will apply on all contracts involving the product.

• Documents
  In addition to the FFTs that you specify for a product, you can associate documents and clauses.