Creating Segments

A segment enables you to segregate data based on defined conditions.For example, risk levels.

A segment can be defined where both the effective risk of the focal entity and the risk of the associated activity determine if the behavior meets a High Risk, Medium Risk or Regular Risk definition. Risk indicator triggering levels can be set according to the segment. Using segments allows for generating events based on applying different values to risk indicators and evaluation based on how a party fits within a defined segment.

To create a segment, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Pipeline Designer page.
2. Drag and drop the Segment widget from the widgets pane to the designer pane.
3. Hover on the Segment widget and click Edit . A dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter the name for the Segment in the Name field.
5. Click Add corresponding to the Output pane to open the segment group. You can add multiple groups and multiple conditions under each group.
6. Select the dataset or Risk Indicator you want to add conditions for.
7. Select a column and operator (=,>, <, <=, >=, <>, LIKE, and so on) to configure the conditions.
   For example: (Effective Risk >= $Effective_Risk)
   The following table describes the columns available.

   Table 5-3 Segment Column Details

   Column	Dataset	Description
   Net Worth Amount	Customer	The net worth required for generating an event using this segment.
   Customer Age	Customer	The number of calendar days that an account has been opened. This is used to determine whether an account is new or seasoned.
   Customer Number	Customer	The number of customers required for generating this event.
   Effective Risk	Customer	The effective risk level specified for the conditional thresholds to decide which set of threshold values would be applied in event generation.
   From Party Credit Debit Indicator	Transaction	Identifier of whether this transaction represents credits to the account or debits from the sending account.
   From Party Identifier	Transaction	Identifier for the party sending the transaction.
   To Party Identifier	Transaction	Identifier for the party receiving the transaction.
   Party Identifier	Transaction	Identifier for this party as it appears on this transaction. This might be a financial institution identifier (for example, ABA number or BIC) or other standard industry identifier (such as, TIN or account number).
   Transaction Number	Transaction	Number of transactions to be considered or calculated as part of the logic.
   Transaction Amount	Transaction	Monetary value of the funds involved this transaction.
   Left Entity	Transaction	Originator of the transaction.
   Right Entity	Transaction	Beneficiary of the transaction.
   Both Party Internal Account Identifier	Transaction	Identifier of whether or not both parties involved in this transaction are internal accounts.
   Credit Debit Indicator	Transaction	Identifier of whether this transaction represents credits to the account or debits from this account.
   Activity Risk	Transaction	Activity risk level specified for the conditional thresholds to decide which set of threshold values is applied in event generation.
   Counterparty	Transaction	Counterparty associated with this transaction.
   Geography Risk	Transaction	Identifier of the level of risk associated with the geographic characteristics of this transaction. Firms have used account addresses and customer information (for example, citizenship) to determine the level of risk.
   Total_Debit_Amount	Risk Indicator	Aggregate amount of debit transactions involved required to trigger an event, expressed in base currency.
   Activity_Risk	Risk Indicator	Calculated on the transaction for each party based on the risk of the entity on the other side of the transaction as well as channel being used.
   Total_Credit_Count	Risk Indicator	Total number of credit transactions required to trigger an event.
   Total_Debit_Count	Risk Indicator	Count of debit transactions required to trigger an event.
   Distinct_Counterparties_ for_Incoming	Risk Indicator	Total number of distinct originators crediting money into the focal customer's accounts.
   Distinct_Counterparties_ for_Outgoing	Risk Indicator	Total number of distinct originators debiting money from the focal customer's accounts.
   Total_Credit_Amount	Risk Indicator	Aggregate amount of credit transactions involved required to trigger an event.

8. Click Save to save the changes. The segment is created.