T24 Directory Structure

And
Core Parameter Files In T24

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Agenda

T24 directory structure

File types in T24

File classification in T24

Core parameter files in T24

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T24 Directory Structure

bnk

bnk.data bnk.dict bnk.run bnk.help bnk.jnl bnk.backup

ac fx eb globusbin globuslib bin lib

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Workshop

List the VOC entry for the FBNK.CUSTOMER file. Check if the data
file and the dict file are available in the path specified

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File Types

User – Auth
User–Amends
User–Auth
Inputs
FT
FTFT
FT FUNDS.TRANSFER$NAU
INAU,INAO,INA2,
RNAU,RNA2,
FT1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CNAU,CNA2,
RNAO,IHLD

FUNDS.TRANSFER
FT1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Only live
records

FUNDS.TRANSFER$HIS
Only
FT1;1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX history
records

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File Types (Cont.)

Valid file types

– Live file
– Unauthorised file ($NAU)
– History file ($HIS)

Most of the applications support all the 3 types of files

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Workshop

List the VOC entry for the CUSTOMER application’s

unauthorized and history file and check if the files are
available in the specified location.

From the ‘jsh’ prompt, list the contents of ACCOUNT

application’s unauthorized file.

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File Classification

Access
All files have customer in
the same Branch 1
name

F.COMPANY
CUSTOMER
FBNK.CUSTOMER
F. DATES
Head Office FBNK.ACCOUNT
F. HOLIDAY

Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 3

CUSTOMER
FBR1.CUSTOMER CUSTOMER
FBR2.CUSTOMER CUSTOMER
FBR3.CUSTOMER

FBR1.ACCOUNT FBR2.ACCOUNT FBR3.ACCOUNT

FIN

INT

CUS Files
Files
Files –Usually
Similar
– –Stored to CUS
at only
the onefiles.
head officeStore
copy isand financial
maintained
will will be
at shared
the HO.
information
between
Prefix all theand cannot Prefix
: F.<BranchMnemonic>.Can
branches. be shared.
: F.be shared.
Prefix : F<BranchMnemonic>
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File Classification (Cont.)

CST – Customer Table Files

– Check files for CUS level files
– SECTOR, TARGET, INDUSTRY etc
– Inherit properties of CUS files

FTD – Financial Table Descriptive

– Check files for FIN level files
– BASIC.INTEREST, GROUP.CONDITION etc
– Inherit properties of FIN files

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File Classification (Cont.)

FTF – Financial Table Financial

– Linked to FIN files and contain financial data
– GROUP.DEBIT.INT, TXN etc
– Inherit properties of FIN files

CCY – Currency
– Currency associated files
– CURRENCY, RANK.CURRENCY, FORWARD.RATES
– Inherit properties of INT files

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File Classification (Cont.)

NOS – Nostro
– Files help for Nostro accounts
– NOSTRO.ACCOUNT, AGENCY etc
– Inherit properties of CUS files

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Core Parameter Files In T24

PGM.FILE – Program File

– Any thing that T24 needs to understand should have an entry
in this file
– Any thing to be executed from the command line needs to have
an entry in this file
– INT file (F.PGM.FILE)

ID : Application Name/COB Routine Name/Program

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PGM.FILE

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List the history records of the ABBREVIATION

application.

Check the ‘TYPE’ in the PGM.FILE for the
ABBREVIATION application.

List the unauthorized records of the
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT application

Check the ‘TYPE’ in the PGM.FILE for the
CUSTOMER.ACCOUNT application.

List the live, unauthorised and history records of the
ACCOUNT application.

Check the ‘TYPE’ in the PGM.FILE for the ACCOUNT
application.
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FILE.CONTROL

FILE.CONTROL
– Controls the type of information being stored in a file
– Every file that stores data should have an entry in this file
– INT file (F.FILE.CONTROL)

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FILE.CONTROL

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STANDARD.SELECTION

STANDARD.SELECTION (SS)
– Holds the field name and the field definitions of all files in T24
– Contains DICT information at T24 level
– INT file (F.STANDARD.SELECTION)

FBNK.CUSTOMER
FBNK.CUSTOMER$NAU
FBNK.CUSTOMER$HIS
F.CUSTOMER]D

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SS

System fields

User defined
fields

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DATES

DATES
– Contains the T24 date
– T24 does not go by the system date
– Dates are rolled forward during COB
– INT file (F.DATES)

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DATES

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HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY
– Holds the list of holidays for T24
– COB uses this file to determine the next working day
– INT file (F.HOLIDAY)

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HOLIDAY

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Declare ’14th July’ as a holiday in the current year for your country.

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COMPANY

COMPANY
– Holds the details of companies (branches)
– Has one record per company
– Holds the company mnemonic which is used as a prefix for
some type of T24 files

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COMPANY

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COMPANY (Cont.)

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SPF

SPF : SYSTEM PARAMETER FILE

– Holds the system configuration
– Has only one record with ID ‘SYSTEM’
– If corrupt – cannot login into T24
– INT file (F.SPF)

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SPF

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SPF (Cont.)

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