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4. To clear the login information from a gateway[s], select the appropriate level withinthe gateway list and press Clear. This will clear any existing login from the gateway.The gateway will also no longer inherit its login from its parent. The cleared login willpropagate down to all gateways that inherit from this gateway.5. If a gateway has had its login entered or cleared ( or ) but now should inherit itslogin from its parent, select the gateway and press Inherit. The gateway‟s icon willchange to or , depending on the login of the parent gateway.6. By default, any new gateways that are added to the environment will inherit the loginof its parent. For example, in Figure 3, if CME-D was added, it would inherit the loginentered for All Gateways. If CBOT-C was added, it would inherit the cleared login ofthe CBOT exchange.7. By default, only gateways active within the environment will be visible in the gatewaylist. If the user wants to see all gateways listed in exchanges.ini, uncheck “Activegateways.”8. Click Close to exit the Gateway Login window.9. Restart Back Office Bridge to continue.Edit MenuOnce the user sets up the Risk and Gateway logins for Back Office Bridge and restarts theapplication, the Edit Menu is used to select the global Gateways, Products, and Tradersconfigured for Back Office Bridge. These windows can also be used to map back officecodes for specific back office files and allows multiple mappings to be used.GatewaysThe Gateways window displays which gateways the Admin is currently logged into. Thiswindow is mainly a display window. The only configurable field is Exchange Code, whichallows the Admin to map back office exchange codes from a back office file to the TTgateway. The positions of a product on an unselected gateway will not be trackedthroughout the day.Figure 4: Gateways Window1. Logged In – The selected rows represent the gateways Back Office Bridge is currentlylogged into.2. Gateway – The TT gateway symbol.3. Exchange Code –The user can enter additional codes, separated by commas, to mapback office codes from internal and external files to the TT gateway symbol.14 Back Office Bridge TM System Administration ManualTrading Technologies International, Inc.
4. Active gateways – By default, only gateways active within the environment will bevisible. Uncheck “Active gateways” to see all gateways listed within exchanges.ini.5. OK – Saves the changes made to the exchange codes and closes the window.6. Cancel – Discards the changes made to the exchange codes and closes the window.7. Apply – Saves the changes made to the exchange codes.ProductsThe Products window is used to configure and add products, including adding any additionalback office codes, on a global level for Back Office Bridge. A product must be configured inthe Products window for its positions to be moved by Back Office Bridge. As products aretraded on logged in TT gateways, they are automatically added to the Products window.Figure 5: Products Window1. Gateway –The TT gateway the specific product trades through.2. Product – The TT product symbol.3. Product Type – The type of product, normally a Future.4. Product Code - The user can enter additional codes, separated by commas, to mapback office product codes from internal and external files to the TT product symbol.5. Price Offset – This offsets the decimal place of the price in the back office file torepresent the decimal in the proper manner. Specifying a value X, either positive ornegative number, will multiply the price by a value of 10 to the power of X.6. Strike Offset – This offsets the decimal place of an option‟s strike price in the backoffice file to represent the decimal in the proper manner. Specifying a value X, eitherpositive or negative number, will multiply the strike price by a value of 10 to thepower of X.7. Add Product – Click the Add Product buttonto bring up the Add New Product window.From here, the user can add a new product byselecting the Gateway it trades on, entering itsTT Name, selecting the correct product type,and clicking OK. The TT Name will bedisplayed as the default product code. Updatethe Product Code field directly if it needs to bechanged or an additional mapping needs to beBack Office Bridge TM System Administration Manual 15Trading Technologies International, Inc.
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Page 9 and 10: Product FeaturesBack Office Bridge
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