The ALERT platform is the industry’s largest and most compliant online global database for the maintenance and communication of account and standing settlement instructions (SSI). The ALERT platform enables a community of investment managers, brokers/dealers and custodian banks to share accurate account and SSI automatically worldwide.
Documentation
Documentation covering features, functionality and best practices that apply across multiple Institutional Trade Processing services. See the Cross-Product section.
Guides outlining the functionality included in recent releases of the ALERT platform.
ALERT Product Release Information
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ALERT 5.9 Product Release Information | Describes enhancements and defect fixes in the ALERT Web user interface and Open API Message Broker/Dealer specification in the March 2017 version 5.9 release. | Apr 03, 2018 |
| 2 |
ALERT 5.10 Product Release Information | Describes new features and Market/Business Rules changes in the version 5.10 release of the ALERT platform. | Jul 02, 2020 |
| 3 |
ALERT 5.11 Product Release Information | This document outlines the enhancements included in the ALERT platform 5.11 release. | Apr 04, 2018 |
| 4 |
ALERT 5.12 Product Release Information | This document outlines the enhancements included in the ALERT platform 5.12 release, which is scheduled to go into the Client Test environment on March 15,2018, and into Production on March 24, 2018. | Mar 15, 2018 |
| 5 |
ALERT 5.13 Product Release Information | This document outlines the enhancements included in the ALERT platform 5.13 release, which is scheduled to go into the Client Test environment on July 19, 2018, and into Production on July 28, 2018. | Aug 07, 2018 |
| 6 |
ALERT 5.15 Product Release Information | Describes new features, Market/Business Rules Changes, and necessary client actions in the version 5.15 of the ALERT platform, scheduled for release into the production environment on June 15, 2019. | Jun 14, 2019 |
| 7 |
ALERT 5.16 Product Release Information | Describes new features, Market/Business Rules Changes, and necessary client actions in the version 5.16 of the ALERT platform, scheduled for release into the CT environment on August 22, 2019, and into the Production environment on September 7, 2019. | Aug 22, 2019 |
| 8 |
ALERT Market Updates - January 2018 | This document describes the market updates available on the ALERT platform in January 2018. | Jan 22, 2018 |
| 9 |
ALERT Market Updates - November 2018 | This document describes the market updates available on the ALERT platform in November, 2018. | Nov 16, 2018 |
Online help for the ALERT platform's web interface. This content is also available using context-sensitive links from within the application.
ALERT Web and Online Help
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ALERT Broker/Dealer Online Help New! | The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. | Aug 24, 2020 |
| 2 |
ALERT Global Custodian Online Help New! | The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. | Aug 24, 2020 |
| 3 |
ALERT Investment Manager Online Help New! | The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. | Aug 24, 2020 |
| 4 |
ALERT Regional Custodian Online Help New! | The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface for Regional Custodian. The online help is also available using context-sensitive links in the ALERT web interface. | Aug 24, 2020 |
| 5 |
ALERT for Trustee Online Help New! | The online help files describe use of the ALERT platform's web interface, and are also available using context-sensitive links in the application. | Aug 24, 2020 |
Market-specific requirements/recommendations for populating global settlement instructions. Available for those countries where specific data population practices have been mandated/recommended.
ALERT Market/Business Rules
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT March 2019 Market Updates | This document details the market updates included in the ALERT 5.14 release, scheduled for release into the Production enviornment on Marhc 16, 2019. | Feb 27, 2019 |
| 2 |
ALERT Foreign Exchange Settlement Instructions New! | ALERT Market/Business Rules for Foreign Exchange (FX) settlement. | Aug 25, 2020 |
| 3 |
ALERT-SWIFT Mapping | Describes how the ALERT platform fields for standard, foreign exchange, and cash settlement instructions map to SWIFT fields. | Mar 16, 2018 |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Single Matching Identifier(SMI) and ALERT SSIs | This document describes ALERT platform best practices for SSIs (with BNP Paribas as the custodian and sub-custodian) where SMIs are needed for matching. | May 02, 2018 |
| 5 |
ALERT Market/Business Rules and Best Practices New! | The Market/Business Rules describe ALERT platform market-specific best practices. This content is delivered in HTML5 format. | Aug 24, 2020 |
| 6 |
ALERT Settlement Instructions and Validation Rules | Details the extensive rules validation for settlement instruction data intended for the ALERT database. | Sep 24, 2019 |
ALERT Product Guide
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Common Reference Data | Provides tables of values for certain fields used in the ALERT platform's Web and Direct interfaces and in the ALERT Plus module. | Jul 02, 2020 |
| 2 |
ALERT Data Search Reports | This document describes the contents of the ALERT platform Data Search files, their format, and how the fields map to the legacy DART fields. | Aug 22, 2019 |
| 3 |
ALERT Settlement Instruction (SI) Scan Upload Guide | This document describes how to upload SI Scan files to the ALERT platform. | Aug 23, 2019 |
| 4 |
ALERT SSI Utility Character Set Specifications | Information on character sets permitted in all SSI Utility components: Broker Direct, Global Custodian Direct, and ALERT web interfaces. | Apr 03, 2017 |
| 5 |
ALERT System Requirements | Describes the certified hardware and software for the ALERT platform. | Sep 25, 2019 |
| 6 |
ALERT Usage Guidelines | Lists responsibilities, standards, and guidelines for all users of the ALERT platform. | Nov 15, 2018 |
Message specifications that contain XML schema format message details and error codes for the ALERT open application program interface.
ALERT Open API
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Open API Message Specification 1.0 - Vendors | Message Specification that contains the messages and error codes for the ALERT open application program interface (API) for vendors. | May 11, 2018 |
Documentation describing the upload functionality available to ALERT platform Investment Managers and Global Custodians. Includes instructions and data format information.
ALERT Plus
| # | Name | Description | Added On |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALERT Plus Upload Guide for Global Custodians | Describes uploading ALERT Plus files to the ALERT platform (global custodians). | Aug 23, 2019 |
| 2 |
ALERT Plus Guide for Investment Managers | Describes uploading ALERT Plus module files to the ALERT platform (investment managers). | Aug 23, 2019 |