Days in Status Field
Input from a firm can cause the status of the transfer to change intraday. When the status changes intraday, the Days in Status field displays 1 on the multicycle output. Unless a subsequent action or input changes the status again, the days in status field remains in 1 until the end of the day when either the status changes or the current status goes into the next business day. If a status goes into the next business day, the end of day output increases the days in status to 2.
ACATS ages the status. That is, ACATS adds 1 to the Days in Status field or changes the status according to the age in the prior status each evening before producing the ACATS End of Day Position MRO (P) and MUTLICYCLE TRANSACTION (M) files. The Days in Status field reflects the business day that a transfer is in a particular status. Using the business day of the status is important because some input deadlines differ based on the status day. The first day of status is equal to one. If the status remains the same for the remainder of the day, the end-of-day files increment the days of status to two, which is reported on the next day's intraday output files. The following table shows an example of the days in status for the transaction type.
| Day | Transaction Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Monday intraday | TI - A (Add) |
100–Request Status Days in status: 1 |
| Monday end of day |
100–Request Status Days in status: 2 |
|
| Tuesday intraday | No input |
100–Request Days in status: 2 |
| Tuesday end of day |
130–Request Past Days in status: 1 |
|
| Wednesday intraday | AT - A (Add) |
200–Review Days in status: 1 |
| Wednesday end of day |
200–Review Days in status: 2 |
|
| Thursday intraday | AT - C (Change) |
210–Review Adjust Deliverer Days in status: 1 |
| Thursday end of day |
210–Review Adjust Deliverer Days in status: 2 |
|
| Friday intraday |
210–Review Adjust Deliverer Days in status: 2 |
|
| Friday end of day |
310–Settle Close Days in status: 1 |