Create a Stage Determination Rule

Perform the following steps to create a Stage Determination Rule:

1. On the Stage Determination Rules Summary page, click the Add icon to open the Stage Determination Rule Window.
2. On the Stage Determination Rules window, you must first define the Rule Details, Bands Creation, and then the Stage Determination Rules.
   
   
   
   
3. Populate the Stage Determination Rule - Rule Details form as tabulated:

   Option	Description
   Name	Enter a name for the Stage Determination Rule definition. This is a mandatory field.
   Description	Enter a description for the Stage Determination Rule definition.
   Select Folder	Select a folder from the drop-down list. This is a mandatory field.
   Select Modelling Set	Select a Modelling Set from the drop-down list. This is a mandatory field.

4. After the mandatory fields are populated, populate the Stage Determination Rule - Bands Creation - Rule Parameters (Quantitative) form as tabulated:
   
   
   
   

   Option	Description
   Rating (Long Term) (Internal rating ranks will be used for band creation)	Click the slider to enable or disable this band. Click the Configuration icon to define the Lower Limit and Upper Limit of this Band: In the selected Band's configuration window, click the Add Button icon to add a Band to define it. Enter the lower and upper limit in the Lower Limit and Upper Limit fields respectively. Both these fields only support positive integers. Click Apply If you want to delete a band, select a Band and click the Delete Button icon to delete it. The status of the Defined Staging Bands is updated to Defined. To add and configure multiple Lower Limit and Upper Limits of this band, click the Configuration icon.
   Rating (Short Term) (Internal rating ranks will be used for band creation)	Click the slider to enable this band. Click the Configuration icon to define the Lower Limit and Upper Limit of this Band: Enter the lower and upper limit in the Lower Limit and Upper Limit fields respectively. Both these fields only support positive integers. Click the Add Button icon to add additional Bands. Click Apply If you want to delete a band, select a Band and click the Delete Button icon to delete it. The status of the Defined Staging Bands is updated to Defined. To add and configure multiple Lower Limit and Upper Limits of this band, click the Configuration icon.
   Delinquency Past Due Days	Click the slider to enable this band. Click the Configuration icon to define the Lower Limit and Upper Limit of this Band: Enter the lower and upper limit in the Lower Limit and Upper Limit fields respectively. Both these fields only support positive integers. Click the Add Button icon to add additional Bands. Click Apply If you want to delete a band, select a Band and click the Delete Button icon to delete it. The status of the Defined Staging Bands is updated to Defined. To add and configure multiple Lower Limit and Upper Limits of this band, click the Configuration icon.
   FICO Score	Click the slider to enable this band. Click the Configuration icon to define the Lower Limit and Upper Limit of this Band: Enter the lower and upper limit in the Lower Limit and Upper Limit fields respectively. Both these fields only support positive integers. Click the Add Button icon to add additional Bands. Click Apply If you want to delete a band, select a Band and click the Delete Button icon to delete it. The status of the Defined Staging Bands is updated to Defined. To add and configure multiple Lower Limit and Upper Limits of this band, click the Configuration icon.
   LTV	Click the slider to enable this band. Click the Configuration icon to define the Lower Limit and Upper Limit of this Band: Enter the lower and upper limit in the Lower Limit and Upper Limit fields respectively. Both these fields only support positive integers. Click the Add Button icon to add additional Bands. Click Apply If you want to delete a band, select a Band and click the Delete Button icon to delete it. The status of the Defined Staging Bands is updated to Defined. To add and configure multiple Lower Limit and Upper Limits of this band, click the Configuration icon.
   12 Months PD	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Lifetime PD	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.

5. Click the Qualitative tab to define the Stage Determination Rule - Bands Creation - Rule Parameters (Qualitative)form as tabulated:
   
   
   
   

   Option	Description
   Industry	Click the slider to enable this band: Click the Industry Configuration icon. In the Group Name field, enter a name for the group. The Group Member field is populated by default. In the left selection pane, select the required parameters and then click Selected industries move to selected to move the selection to the Selected pane on the right. To remove a selection from the Selected pane, select the required parameters and then click Move Selected to Industries. Click Add Group. Multiple groups can be added by using the above steps. Ensure that the same industry is not added in different stages.
   Country	Click the slider to enable this band: Click the Country Configuration icon. In the Group Name field, enter a name for the group. In the Country field, select a country from the drop-down list. Multiple countries can be selected in this field. Click the Add Button to add multiple groups with the defined countries. To delete a group, click the Delete Button. click Apply. Multiple groups can be added by using the above steps. Make sure that the same country is not added in different stages.
   New Accounts	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Devolvement	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Restructured	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Forbearance	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Impaired	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.
   Default	Click the slider to enable or disable this band.

6. The rules that are enabled in the Bands Creation tab will be available in the Stage Determination Rules tab.
7. Click the Next icon to open the Stage Determination Rules pane.
8. Populate the Stage Determination Rule - Stage Determination Rules - Rule Parameters (Quantitative)form as tabulated:
   
   
   
   

   Option	Description
   Rating (Long Term)	Click the Configuration icon to define this band. In the Band Filter field, select the filters for the band. Multiple filters for a band can be selected. In the configuration window, select a band from the Band drop-down list. Define the lower limit in the Lower Limit field. Define the upper limit in the Upper Limit field. The upper limit must always be more than the lower limit. Note that the Lower Limit and Upper limit must not overlap between different stages. Select a stage value from the Stage drop-down list. You can click the Add button icon to define multiple bands. If you want to delete a band, click the Delete Button icon to delete a selected band. Click Apply The Band values in the Stage table appear without a highlight, while the Notch Movement values appear with a grey highlight and are denoted in the upper right corner of the Quantitave pane.
   Rating (Short Term)	Click the Configuration icon to define this band. In the Band Filter field, select the filters for the band. Multiple filters for a band can be selected. Define the lower limit in the Lower Limit field. Define the upper limit in the Upper Limit field. The upper limit must always be more than the lower limit. Note that the Lower Limit and Upper limit must not overlap between different stages. Select a stage value from the Stage drop-down list. You can click the Add button icon to define multiple bands. If you want to delete a band, click the Delete Button icon to delete a selected band. Click Apply The Band values in the Stage table appear without a highlight, while the Notch Movement values appear with a grey highlight and are denoted in the upper right corner of the Quantitave pane.
   Delinquency Past Due Days	Click the Configuration icon to define this band. In the Band Filter field, select the filters for the band. Multiple filters for a band can be selected. Define the lower limit in the Lower Limit field. Define the upper limit in the Upper Limit field. The upper limit must always be more than the lower limit. Note that the Lower Limit and Upper limit must not overlap between different stages. Select a stage value from the Stage drop-down list. You can click the Add button icon to define multiple bands. If you want to delete a band, click the Delete Button icon to deleta a selected band. Click Apply Note that the same Bands cannot be shared between different stages. The Band values in the Stage table appear without a highlight, while the Notch Movement values appear with a grey highlight and are denoted in the upper right corner of the Quantitave pane.
   FICO Score	Click the Configuration icon to define this band. In the Band Filter field, select the filters for the band. Multiple filters for a band can be selected. Define the lower limit in the Lower Limit field. Define the upper limit in the Upper Limit field. The upper limit must always be more than the lower limit. Note that the Lower Limit and Upper limit must not overlap between different stages. Select a stage value from the Stage drop-down list. You can click the Add button icon to define multiple bands. If you want to delete a band, click the Delete Button icon to delete a selected band. Click Apply The Band values in the Stage table appear without a highlight, while the Notch Movement values appear with a grey highlight and are denoted in the upper right corner of the Quantitave pane.
   LTV	Click the Configuration icon to define this band in percentage. In the Band Filter field, select the filters for the band. Multiple filters for a band can be selected. Define the lower limit in the Lower Limit field. Define the upper limit in the Upper Limit field. The upper limit must always be more than the lower limit. Note that the Lower Limit and Upper limit must not overlap between different stages. Select a stage value from the Stage drop-down list. You can click the Add button icon to define multiple bands. If you want to delete a band, click the Delete Button icon to delete a selected band. Click Apply The Band values in the Stage table appear without a highlight, while the Notch Movement values appear with a grey highlight and are denoted in the upper right corner of the Quantitave pane.
   12 Months PD	Click the slider to enable or disable this feature. The Lower Limit and Upper limit cannot overlap between different stages.
   Lifetime PD	Click the slider to enable or disable this feature.

9. Click the Qualitative tab to define the Stage Determination Rule - Stage Determination Rules - Rule Parameters (Qualitative)form as tabulated:
   
   
   
   

   Option	Description
   Industry	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select a value. You can select multiple values in this field
   Country	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select a value. You can select multiple values in this field
   New Accounts	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.
   Devolvement	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.
   Restructured	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.
   Forbearance	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.
   Impaired	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.
   Default	In this row for each stage, click the adjacent row and select either Yes or No.

10. Click Save.

The new Stage Determination Rule appears in the list of Stage Determination Rules on the Stage Determination Rule Summary Page.