The Trade Bill Details Inquiry enables you to retrieve information on an Import Bill/Collection or an Export Bill/Collection. Use the Criteria Tab to enter search criteria to obtain the information you need.
To specify search criteria and submit a Trade Bill Details Inquiry:
On the CitiDirect navigation bar, click Inquiries. Click Trade Services Inquiries and then click Trade Bill Details Inquiry. The Trade Bill Details Inquiry summary form appears.
Click the Criteria Tab. A red ( * ) asterisk identifies required fields.
In the Base Number equals field, click the Library Look-Up button and select from the available list. To select multiple base numbers, drag the cursor down sequential lines or hold the CTRL key as you select individual lines that are not sequential.
The Product Type field defaults to All. If you would like to change the product type, click the drop-down arrow and select a product type. To select multiple product types, drag the cursor down sequential lines or hold the CTRL key as you select individual lines that are not sequential.
To view a specific transaction, enter all or part of one of the following fields: Bank Bill Reference, Drawer Reference, or Intermediary Bank Reference. No additional search criteria is needed.
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To view a range of transactions, enter search criteria for one or more of the following fields: Intermediary Bank Name equals, Counterparty Country equals, CCY equals, Outstanding Bill Amount, Book Date, Settlement Date, Status equals, or Discount Indicator. For specific inquiry results, enter as much information as possible.
Select the Discount Indicator check box to indicate that only discounted bills are to be included.
Click Submit. The Bill Details Inquiry is run and the results appear on the Trade Bill Details Inquiry: Bill Summary Tab.
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To save the specified criteria as default criteria used to automatically run this inquiry in the future, click Default Search Criteria Options. Click here for more information on saving default search criteria options.
Notes:
There are two options for viewing information: Page View and Split View.
To ensure that the search criteria you enter is complete and accurate and that all related fields are populated, it is best to click Library Look Up buttons, where available, and select criteria from library results lists.
To help you find exactly what you need, CitiDirect provides operators for most criteria fields. Click here for more information on selecting operators when specifying search criteria for inquiries.
To print a listing of the search criteria used for this inquiry, click Print or click the Print Button at the bottom of the left side of the page.
To submit a new inquiry, click Clear Criteria, enter new search criteria, and click Submit.