Term Deposit Account Fields
Saving Product Fields
Field Name (attribute) | Description | Example | Validations (if applicable) |
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Details Section | |||
Product | The term deposit product upon which to base the term deposit account. When the product is selected, the rest of the term deposit account form will open and the term deposit product values will populate the form. Term deposit products that are active on the current date will display in the Product list. | Monthly Interest Saving | Required field Select from list |
Submitted on | The date the term deposit account application was submitted on. Valid dates include the current date or earlier but cannot precede:
| 01 June 2014 | Required field Select from pop-up calendar |
Field Officer | The financial institution employee who will be responsible for the term deposit account. | Optional Select from list | |
Terms Section | |||
Currency | The currency is set in the term deposit product and cannot be modified on a term deposit account. | Indian Rupee | Cannot be changed |
Decimal places | The decimal place value is set in the term deposit product and cannot be modified on a term deposit account. | 2 | Cannot be changed |
Interest compounding period | The interest compounding period will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | Monthly | Required field Select from list |
Interest posting period | The period at which interest rate is posted or credited to the term deposit account. The interest posting value will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | Monthly | Required field Select from list |
Interest calculated using | The method used to calculate interest. The interest calculated using value will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | Average Monthly Balance | Required field Select from list |
Days in years | The setting for number of days in a year to use to calculate interest. The days in years value will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | 360 | Required field Select from list |
Deposit Amount | Fixed term accounts only. The amount the client will be depositing to the term deposit account. The amount must be greater than or equal the minimum and greater than or equal to the maximum deposit amounts specified in the product definition. | 3000.00 | Required field |
Deposit Period | Fixed term accounts only. The length of time the client plans to leave the funds in the term deposit account. The deposit period must be within the deposit period constraints specified in the product definition. | 9 months | Required field Numeric and select from list |
Lock-in period | Used to indicate the length of time that a term deposit account of this term deposit product type is locked-in and withdrawals are not allowed. The lock-in period values will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | 5 Days | Optional field Numeric and select from list |
Deposit Requirements (Recurring Deposit Only) | |||
Is Mandatory Deposit | Indicates if deposits are mandatory for term deposit accounts based on this term deposit product.
The value will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | Checked (True) | Optional field Check if true; Uncheck if false |
Allow withdrawals | Indicates if withdrawals are permitted for term deposit accounts based on this term deposit product. The value will be default for the term deposit product but can be changed for a term deposit account. | 5000 | Required if Is Overdraft Allowed is checked |
Recurring Deposit Amount | The amount the client commits to deposit on the specified deposit frequency. The amount of the recurring deposit must be within the deposit amount constraints specified in the product definition.
| 500 | Required Numeric |
Deposit Period | The length of time the client plans to maintain the recurring deposit account. The deposit period must be within the deposit period constraints specified in the product definition. | 9 months | Required field Numeric and select from list |
Deposit Frequency Same as Group/Center meeting | Indicates if the deposit frequency for a recurring term deposit account should be the same as the meeting dates for the group or center the client applying for the account is a member of. | Checked | |
Deposit Start Date | The date of the first deposit to the recurring term deposit account. Select a date from the calendar pop-up. The date must be greater than or equal the Submitted on date. | 12 June 2014 | Required field Date format |
Deposit Frequency | The deposit frequency defines when and how often a deposit is expected. In the example given, a deposit is expected every 1 month, typically on the same date of the month as the deposit start date. | 1 Month | Required fields Numeric and select from list |
Settings The information in the Settings section of a term deposit account is defined by the term deposit product definition and cannot be changed for an account. The information displayed includes: Minimum deposit term, example 3 Months And thereafter, in Multiples of for example 1 Month Maximum deposit term, example 36 Months For Premature Closure: Apply penal interest (less), example .75 (percent) On example Whole Amount | |||
Transfer interest to Linked Savings Account | For fixed term deposit only. The client may chose to transfer interest earned during the term to a saving account they have at the same financial institution. If this option is chosen when interest is earned by the term deposit account, the interest will be paid into the account specified in Link savings. Check Transfer interest to Linked Saving Account to turn on this option. | Checked (True) | May be checked (True) or unchecked (False) |
Linked savings | The field is required if Transfer Interest to Linked Saving Account is checked. It specifies the account that interest earned on the term deposit account should be transferred to. The term deposit account and the saving account must be in the same currency. | Standard Saving | Select from list |
Interest Rate Chart The interest rate chart for the term deposit product displays on the term deposit account application but cannot be modified. | |||
Charges Section | |||
Charges | Charges will default from the term deposit product definition. To remove a default charge, click x in the Action column. To add a charge, select a charge from the Charges list and click Add. If more charges apply to the term deposit account, select additional charges and click Add for each. |