Libraries

Automated File and Report Delivery Options:  contains delivery options to be used for import profiles, export profiles, and reports.  You must define specific information depending on the delivery vehicle.  Available delivery vehicles are HTTPS and E-mail.

Bank Administration Institute (BAI) Type Code: contains records that are used to translate Bank Administration Institute (BAI) Transaction Code Descriptions to BAI type codes in exported files.  The default library contains default transaction descriptions and CR/DR codes.   You have the option of using the library as is or editing the codes as needed.  Use this tab to enter new profiles, or to modify, review or delete existing library profiles.

BAI Branch Code:  contains all entries in the BAI Branch Code Library which will be used to translate CitiDirect information for BAI Exports.

BAI Currency Code:  contains all entries in the BAI Currency Code Library, which will be used to translate CitiDirect information for BAI Exports.  The default library information for each  library will be derived from the ISO Currency table in CitiDirect.

BAI 88 Record Configuration:  contains all entries in the BAI 88 Record Configuration Library, which will be used to define how exported files are to be modified into the 88-record Bank Administration Institute (BAI) format.  This library is used with the BAI1 - v1.3 and BAI2 - v1.3 export formats.

File Import Map Management Ruleset:  contains field values used in making custom maps for importing data.  This library is used by the Import Map Management service class to map from unknown values in files from outside systems to known CitiDirect values.  Citibank maintains this library.

Lockbox Client Setup: contains Lockbox Numbers, Account Numbers, and Lockbox Sites for each Lockbox.  This library is used by the Lockbox Activity and Image Inquiry Service Class to support lookup during Lockbox creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Administrative Messages:  contains the message codes and corresponding descriptions that are assigned to preformatted messages.  This library is used by the Administrative Messages Service Class to support lookup of Administrative Message Codes.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Clause Text:  contains frequently used text or clauses which form part of a Letter of Credit Application or Export Cover Letter.  This library also stores pre-defined message texts which can be used during message creation.  Once defined these clauses are used during transaction initiation, transaction amendments and message creation.  In Imports and Transfer Credits, this library is used for Goods, Documents, conditions, charges, and narrative.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Managed Treasury:  contains FX rates which have been input into the system.  A plus or minus amount can be added to the spot rate of a specific currency to provide an offer and a bid rate.  The ability to maintain this library is determined by your entitlements.

Netting Calendar:  contains information allowing Netting managers to define Netting periods (current, 12 historical, and 24 future).  Library information includes key dates in each Netting cycle.  Netting participants may view the Netting Calendar information in the library.

Netting Center Bank Details:  supplies incoming participant payment information to various Netting reports and processes.  The ability to maintain this library is determined by your entitlements.

Netting Center Control Information:  contains static Netting Center Information and changeable processing parameters that determine how a Netting is run.  The ability to maintain this library is determined by your entitlements.

Participant Bank Details:  supplies incoming participant payment information to various Netting reports and processes.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Participant Control Information: contains static participant information and changeable processing parameters that specify how the participant uses the Netting system.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Settlement Conditions:  allows Netting managers to alter the conditions under which transaction due dates may be changed.  The ability to maintain this library is determined by your entitlements.

Account:  contains all your entitled Citibank accounts that can be debited or credited.  This library includes a description of the account type, account number, and other information required for transaction processing.  The data stored in this library is used to process transactions and to allocate credit and expenses.  Information is entered into this library by Citibank, but you can add data to some fields.

Account Familiar Name:  stores all you have defined for entitled internal Citibank accounts (not funding accounts or non-Citibank managed accounts).  This library identifies the account name that you want to see on reports, and replaces the legal account name on reports when present.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Account Grouping:  contains all group names that you have defined to group Accounts (Debit Accounts) for reporting purposes.  Certain CitiDirect reports may be run for Account Groups.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Account Type:  contains the account types that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of account types during payment creation. Citibank maintains this library.

ACH Details: contains a "replication" of the data used to set-up a customer in ACH Delaware.  When initiating a payment, a select combination of fields will be used from this library. T hose fields will end up in 'ACH Delaware', so the customer account can be identified, as the customer account is not sent with the payment.  This information is used to support ACH payments in Puerto Rico.  Citibank maintains this library.

Bank (Beneficiary Bank):  contains information about various banks required for their use in transactions.  Data includes bank name and location, as well as routing information.  This library is used by various transaction classes to improve straight-through processing, by providing the processing center with complete details about the non-Citibank bank parties involved in a transaction.  Citibank maintains this library.

Beneficiary:  contains the names of all your beneficiaries (payees).  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup in payment creation in the beneficiary fields.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Billable Items:  identify Billable Items within CitiDirect.  This library will be populated with currently REGISTERED Service Classes and their associated Sub-Service classes (i.e reports, inquiries).  All will be defaulted to Non-billable when entered.  When any new Service Class is created within CitiDirect, the Service Class will be entered into this library automatically as Non-billable.  Citibank maintains this library.

Budget Code:  provides customers with a library of Budget Codes that have been defined by the Central Bank of Kazakhstan.  There is a regulatory requirement that customers provide this information to the clearinghouse of Central Bank of Kazakhstan.  Citibank maintains this library.

Business Code:  contains the business codes used in the processing of Cross Border Funds Transfer for the Czech Republic.  Citibank maintains this library.

Business Days:  provides information about the various business days in each Country, where Citibank has branch operational capability.  Citibank maintains this library.

Cheque Number Maintenance:  lists all the cheque numbers available for On-Site Cheque payment transactions.  Each library profile lists the available cheque number range for a specific client/company combination.  Use this library to define input new cheque number ranges, or to modify, repair, and review existing cheque number ranges.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Cheque Stock Maintenance:  allows you to define cheque stock forms.  Each stock form can be named, the stock print form can be identified, and the logo and micro line information printed on the cheques can be defined.  Citibank maintains this library.

Company:  contains the name, address, ID type and ID for all your companies (WorldLink Client IDs).  A Company is a WorldLink® client on whose behalf the transaction is being initiated.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup in payment and Foreign Exchange Contract initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Customer EAN:  contains all Customer EAN descriptions that you have defined.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of customer EAN descriptions and default values.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Date Rolling:  allows you to define how to roll a payment value date, forward or backward, when it falls on a holiday, weekend or cut-off time.  The library uses the types of payments (e.g. Salary Payments and Tax Payments), defined by Citibank in the Document Type Library, to define date rolling library records.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Delivery Method:  contains the cheque delivery methods available by country and branch.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of delivery methods during payment creation.  The profiles in this library are public and maintained by you.

Document Description:  contains the document types that are available for cheques that can be included with payment transactions.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of document types during payment creation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Document Type:  contains the document types that are available for cheque processing.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of document types during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Employee:  contains the names of all your employees who can be paid with a salary payment.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to validate employee detail information related to a payment transaction.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

FI Fee:  contains fee, administered by the FI, for WorldLink payments.  Eligible payment methods are Onsite Cheque, Remote Cheque and Cross Border Funds Transfer.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

FI FX Spread:  contains company name and currency combinations for which you define foreign exchange spreads.  This library is used to support spread set lookup during.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Funding Account:  (Payment Funding Account):  contains information of the non-Citibank accounts you use to fund active foreign exchange branch payments (WorldLink).  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Greek Beneficiary Bank: contains Bank information needed to identify Beneficiary Banks in Greece for Central Bank Reporting.  This library is used for Central Bank Reporting to identify the Greek Beneficiary Bank to which a cross border payment is being made.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Holiday (Branch/Legal Vehicle): lists holidays in various branches and/or legal vehicles.  This library is used by transaction classes to evaluate processing availability and to establish value and process date parameters.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Holiday (Country): lists holidays in various countries. This library is used by transaction classes to evaluate processing availability in countries and to establish value and process date parameters.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Holiday (Currency): defines currency holidays.  This library is used to prevent a payment from processing on a currency holiday.  This library is currently being used by Europe only.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Instruction Code: lists the instruction codes (and corresponding descriptions) that can be used in the Instruction Code field for a Branch and Payment Method.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookups in the Payment creation for Domestic Fund Transfers, Cross Border Fund Transfers & Book Transfers in the Instruction Code field for European Branches.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Invoice Type:  contains all invoice forms that you have defined.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to format the Invoice data entry form and define any expressions or totals that apply to that form.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.  Note:  The number of columns that can be defined may vary by Region/Country, based upon back-end processing system functionality and/or requirements.

Italian Country: consists of Bank of Italy country codes and their corresponding ISO country code used in Central Bank reporting in Italy.  Citibank maintains this library.

Italian Currency:  consists of Bank of Italy currency codes and their corresponding ISO currency code used in Central Bank Reporting in Italy.  Citibank maintains this library.

Italian Operational Characteristics:  defines common types of Italian business needed for Central Bank Reporting.  Citibank maintains this library.

K-Symbol:  contains descriptive text corresponding to K-Symbol codes (indicating economic nature).  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to define valid K-Symbol codes.  Citibank maintains this library.

Kazakhstan Payment Details Code:  provides customers a library of Payment Details Codes that have been defined by the Central Bank of Kazakhstan.  There is a regulatory requirement that customers provide this information to the clearinghouse of Central Bank of Kazakhstan.  Citibank maintains this library.

Licensee:  contains licensee names and their corresponding licensee IDs.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to define valid licensee IDs and names within a country.  Citibank maintains this library.

Location: (Payable at Location):  contains cheque delivery locations, other than Citibank branches that are available for a Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of locations during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Nature of Payment:  contains nature of payment code descriptions.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to codify the nature of a payment for Central Bank Reporting purposes in Europe.  Citibank maintains this library.

Nature of Payment (Spain):  contains descriptions of the common reasons for cross border transactions for Spain.  This information is used for Central Bank Reporting.  You maintain this library.

Non-Citibank Managed Accounts:  contains Non-Citibank customer accounts that Citibank Asia manages to identify customers debiting their Citibank Funding Account.  This library is used in the payment service class for Asia countries to enter payments using Non-Citibank dummy accounts.  Citibank maintains this library.

Order Symbol:  contains the ‘Order Symbols’ that are received from the Poland Clearing House to the Poland Branch.  The order symbols are used within Domestic Fund Transfers of Internal Revenue Payments for the Poland Branch.  Citibank maintains this library.

Ordering Party:  contains the name, address, ID Type, and ID for various ordering parties.  The ordering party is the party on whose behalf the payment is being made.  This may be a party who is making the payment from its own account or from the account of another entity to which the ordering party has access.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup in payment creation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Payment Description:  contains standard payment description text which you can access easily at run-time by simply entering a code which then expands to the text held in this library.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of description text during payment creation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Payment Title:  contains the payment titles used in the processing of Cross Boarder Funds Transfer for the Czech Republic.  Citibank maintains this library.

Payment Type:  contains the payment types that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of payment types during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Post Office:  contains the Post Office information where cheques will be payable for Poland.  Citibank maintains this library.

Purpose of Funds: contains Purpose of Fund Codes, their description and a detailed explanation of the code.  Citibank maintains this library.

Purpose of Funds Sub-Code: contains Purpose of Fund Sub-Codes, their description and a detailed explanation of the code.  Citibank maintains this library.

Preformat:  contains information about a payment which can be directly re-used for future payments.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of payment information during payment creation.  There are four types of preformats:  Predefined Beneficiary, Full - Limited Modification, Restricted Template and Fully Modifiable Template.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Preformat Group:  contains the group names that you have defined to group multiple preformat records.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support preformat creation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Priority:  contains the Priority Codes that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of priority codes during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Reason Code:  contains Reason Code descriptions.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of reason codes.  Citibank maintains this library.

State:  contains the State Codes that are defined for Latin America, the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support the lookup of state codes during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Subsidiary Identifier:  contains information about subsidiaries, including their unique identifiers, name and address.  This information is used when creating preformats.  You maintain this library.

Tax Category:  contains the Tax Categories that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support the lookup of tax categories during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Tax Code:  contains the Tax Codes that are defined for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support the lookup of tax codes during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Tenor:  contains tenor values used by the On-Line Rate System.  A tenor is defined as the period of time between trade date and value date of a contract.  Typical Worldlink FX contracts are set with a 2-day tenor (spot rate).  Customers who utilize pre-issuance and forward contracts will need to have a tenor defined.  This library is used to define pre-issuance/forward payments. Citibank maintains this library.

Transaction Code:  contains transaction codes that are available for each country.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class.  Citibank maintains this library.

Transaction Nature: contains Transaction Nature codes and their description.  Citibank maintains this library.

Transaction Type:  contains transaction types that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of transaction types during payment creation.  Citibank maintains this library.

Type of Goods:  defines Type of Goods Codes and their corresponding German and English Descriptions, which is used by German Central Bank.  This library is used with the "Resident Central Bank Reporting Mercantile" Details (Germany) sub-form, in Payments Details.  Citibank maintains this Library.

VAT Type:  contains Value Add Tax (VAT) types that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of VAT types during payment creation.  You maintain all profiles in this library.

WHT Type:  contains withholding tax types that are available for each Country/Region.  This library is used by the Payments Service Class to support lookup of WHT types during payment creation.  You maintain all profiles in this library.

WorldLink Credit Account:  allows Citibank users to maintain the WorldLink Credit Accounts.  The Credit Account is the WorldLink Omnibus Account information in the MT202, used to debit the customer for all WorldLink issuances.  The credit account information in the MT202 is the WorldLink omnibus account to which the funds are credited.  Citibank maintains this library.

WorldLink Same Day Account:  accounts used in the payments application that are eligible for same day processing (value date = today) in WorldLink.  This library is used to allow same day processing payments in WorldLink.  Citibank maintains this library.

Debit Account Set Up:  used to associate debit account numbers to Client Codes.  Citibank maintains this library.

Direct Debit Client Set Up: used to activate and migrate client details from the Host processing system to CitiDirect.  Citibank maintains this library.

Direct Debit Credit Account Set Up:  used to associate credit account numbers to Client Codes.  Citibank maintains this library.

GCS Client Code: used to associate GCS Client Codes to Credit account numbers.  Citibank maintains this library.

Online Collection Account Set Up:  used to associate Online account numbers to Client Codes.  Citibank maintains this library.

Receivables Preformat:  contains information about existing receivable preformats. This library is used by the Payment Service Class to support lookup of preformats.  All profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Taiwan CBR Preformat: contains information that is being saved as a preformat in Taiwan Central Bank Reporting Declaration Forms.  Citibank maintains this library.

Applicant:  contains the name and address of applicants to an Import Letter of Credit.  The applicants defined in this library are associated with a specific trade customer base number.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Clause Text:  contains frequently used text or clauses which form part of a Letter of Credit Application or Export Cover Letter.  This library also stores pre-defined message texts which can be used during message creation.  Once defined these clauses are used during transaction initiation, transaction amendments and message creation.  In Imports and Transfer Credits, this library is used for Goods, Documents, conditions, charges, and narrative.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Custom Input Template:  contains a list of pre-defined custom input templates.  A custom template is an input template that you have defined.  You can specify the sequencing of the data input fields as well as select which non mandatory fields you want included or excluded in your input template.

Details Data Pool:  contains a list of the customer trade details.  From the data pool you can choose data to be embedded as part of a transaction.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Details Structure:  contains a list of structures within which data can be stored.  This library defines a form made up of columns and rows.  The maximum number of columns is restricted to 15 with an overall row size fixed at 450 characters.  This form holds Customer Trade Detail information like Purchase Orders or Invoice Information.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Details Sub Structure:  allows you to define simpler structures, consisting of fewer columns than what is present in the Details Structure Library. You can define different structures which are needed depending on the counter party to the transaction and which can directly be used within Transaction Initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Drawn On Party:  contains the names of parties on which drafts can be drawn, and is used to populate the 'Drawn on' field during transaction initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Pre Format:  contains stored pre formats (pre-defined transactions) using standard and custom templates.  This library is used by the Trade Service Class to support format lookup during transaction initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Shipping Detail:  contains a list of either shipping port destination names, city names, or shipping vessel names.  The profiles in this library are semi-private and maintained by you.

Tracing Scheme:  contains a list of all tracing instructions based on an Importer's country.  The profiles in this library are semi-private and maintained by you.

Trade Bank:  contains a list of the names and addresses of banks in various countries.  This is a subset of the whole Bank library.  The profiles in this library are semi-private and maintained by you.

Trade Counter Party:  contains a list of the details of counter parties with whom the EB customer is dealing with.  In the case of Imports it will be exporters /beneficiaries.  In the context of exports this will be the library of Importers/Drawees.  The profiles in this library are semi-private and maintained by you.

Communication Method:  contains a list of all possible methods of communication.  This applies to advising a credit, notifying a collection instruction or specifying a tracing method.  Citibank maintains this library.

Export Cover Letter Legend:  contains the information of standard clauses which are printed as part of an export cover letter.  The wording of these clauses could differ by the processing Branch, Legal Vehicle, Department and the Service Type.  Clauses in this library are used to generate export cover letters.  The records in this library can be set up at the branch level, the branch and legal vehicle level, or the branch legal vehicle and department level.  

Export Settlement Currency:  contains a list of the different currencies available for collection and provides settlement instructions for the currencies.  They represent Citibank settlement accounts in different currencies and for different service types.  Citibank maintains this library.

Legal Vehicle/Department:  contains a list of the Citibank processing units that provide service to exporters and importers.  Citibank maintains this library.

Service Processing/Routing:  contains a list of the types of services which are processed in a branch and/or legal vehicle department.  It also indicates where the transaction will be processed and how it is routed.  Citibank maintains this library.

Shipment Sales Terms:  contains a list of INCO terms that can be used during transaction initiation.  It includes the shipment term as well as the corresponding shipping destination which should be associated with the terms.  Citibank maintains this library.

Trade Initiator:  contains a list of Branch, Legal Vehicle, and Department combinations with which you can transact.  Citibank maintains this library.

Usance Terms:  contains a list of descriptive text on usance periods.  Citibank maintains this library.

Applicant: contains information about applicants for Trade Services for FI services.  These applicants are not themselves directly customers of Citibank.  Rather, they are associated with a specific Citibank FI customer.  This data will be used in transaction initiation where the FI Initiator customer is different from the actual applicant of the service.  Citibank's FI customers can set up the applicant details in this library and it can be used by them when sending a request to Citibank to advise an LC or authorize reimbursement for a correspondent bank designated as a paying bank.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Bank: contains the types of FI services Citibank branches are capable of performing.  It captures elements such as the branch's GCN Address, SWIFT address, and the Message Format (Citidex vs. Citidex -Enriched) that are essential for routing FI transactions through CitiSwitch to the appropriate branch.  Citibank maintains this Library.

Clause Text: contains all existing profiles that were created to store text or clauses that are frequently used for Trade Services for FI services.  Once defined, these clause libraries can be used during transaction initiation, transaction amendments and message creation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Counter Party: contains all Trade Services for FI Counter Party library profiles that you have already created.  This library stores the name, address and other associated details of the counter parties with whom you conduct business.  Depending on whether you're an importer or an exporter, the counter party would be an exporter or importer respectively.  The information contained in this library is used for default values during transaction initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Drawn On Party: contains names of parties on which drafts can be drawn.  These names populate the "Drawn on" field during transaction initiation of the following Trade Service for FI transactions:  Trade FI Letter of Credit Issuance and Trade FI Letter of Credit Amendment.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Initiator: contains details about an FI customer, specifically the  services the FI customer is entitled to perform.  An FI Client will have only one FI Initiator per Client Entity ID. Citibank maintains this Library.

PreFormat: contains preformats (pre-defined transactions) that you have created.  The input form for this library is similar (but not identical) to the one used for transaction initiation for the corresponding service type.  The use of preformats reduces transaction input time and the scope for operator errors, since only variable input needs to be supplied at the time of actual transaction initiation.  Use this tab to create and store preformats, or modify, repair, or view existing Preformat Library profiles.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Shipping Detail: contains Shipping Detail library profiles that you have already created.  Use this library to define shipping port destination names, city names, or shipping vessel names.  This library is used in the creation of Trade Services for FI Letter of Credit Issuance and Trade Services for FI Letter of Credit Amendment to support lookup of Shipment details during transaction initiation.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.

Trade Bank: contains Trade Bank libraries that you have already created.  This library stores the bank name, address, and account number.  The profiles in this library are private and maintained by you.