DoP CBS FAQv4.1
DoP CBS FAQv4.1
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Table of Contents
1. CONFIGURATIONS AND PROCESS.......................................................................................................... 5
1.1. DESKTOP SETTING ( BROWSER SETTING, SECURITY SETTINGS, JRE VERSION ETC.)...................................5
1.2. PRINTER SETTING (PASSBOOK)..............................................................................................................5
1.3. ATM PROCESS DOCUMENT AND PIN MANAGEMENT................................................................................5
1.4. E-BANKING PASSWORD PRINTING AND PIN PRINTING............................................................................5
2. COMMON ISSUES.................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1. PASSBOOK NOT PRINTING.......................................................................................................................6
2.1.1. NAME OF THE OFFICE OR THE CUSTOMER ADDRESS BEING PRINTED WRONGLY IN PASSBOOK...............................6
2.1.2. PASSBOOK NOT ENABLED AT THE ACCOUNT LEVEL........................................................................................6
2.2. SIGNATURE RELATED ERRORS..................................................................................................................6
2.2.1. SIGNATURE VIEW ISSUES DUE TO DESKTOP SETTINGS NOT PROPER...................................................................6
2.2.2. SIGNATURE VIEW ISSUES DUE TO ACCESS NOT PROVIDED...............................................................................8
2.2.3. SIGNATURE/PHOTOGRAPH VIEW ISSUE.......................................................................................................8
2.2.4. SIGNATURE VIEW ISSUES - STEPS TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT ISSUE.......................................................................9
2.9. ISSUES IN CLEARING..............................................................................................................................10
2.9.1. INWARD CLEARING ISSUES – DUPLICATE INSTRUMENT.................................................................................10
2.9.2. INSTRUMENT IS POST DATED..................................................................................................................11
2.9.3. INSTRUMENT TYPE IS INVALID FOR SCHEME...............................................................................................12
2.9.4. HOW TO CHANGE FROM SBGEN TO SBCHQ IF IT IS A CHEQUE ACCOUNT AND MIGRATED AS SBGEN AND HOW TO
ENTER AVAILABLE BLANK CHEQUE NUMBERS?.............................................................................................................13
2.9.5. OUTWARD CLEARING ISSUE - SORT CODE NOT PRESENT FOR A PARTICULAR BANK AND BRANCH COMBINATION...15
2.9.6. PROCESS OF HANDLING RBI CIRCULAR INTIMATING ABOUT A NEW BANK & BRANCH:.......................................15
2.9.7. HOW TO HANDLE OUTSTATION CHEQUE IN FINACLE?.................................................................................16
2.9.8. WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR OUTSTATION ' AT PAR' CHEQUES. FOR THESE KIND OF CHEQUES NO SERVICE CHARGE
HAS TO BE COLLECTED)...........................................................................................................................................16
2.9.9. CARVING COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO SCHEME ERRORS.............................................................................16
2.10. TRANSACTION POSTING FAILURE IN INWARD CLEARING......................................................................17
2.11. ACCOUNT CLOSURE ISSUES................................................................................................................18
2.11.1. LOAN ACCOUNT CLOSURE ISSUE..............................................................................................................20
2.11.2. PREMATURE CLOSURE ISSUES.................................................................................................................21
2.11.2.1. SCHEME MISMATCH ERROR..............................................................................................................23
2.11.2.2. UNPROCESSED RECORDS IN OUTWARD CLEARING FOR THIS A/C................................................................23
2.12. CASH/TELLER ACCOUNT RELATED ERRORS.....................................................................................................24
2.12.1. RD LOAN ACCOUNT PAYOFF DONE THROUGH CASH RECEIPT.........................................................................24
2.12.2. TRANSACTION NOT GETTING POSTED IN CTM/HTM MENU.........................................................................26
2.13. MENU NOT AVAILABLE TO PARTICULAR USER.....................................................................................26
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For the Finacle CBS application, the configuration details are specified in the below
attached zip file.
For the proper printing of the passbook, the Passbook Printer needs to be configured as
per the below specified document.
2. Common Issues
1.5. Passbook not printing
1.5.1. Name of the office or the customer address being printed wrongly in Passbook
Solution: Check the city code linked to the address of the Post office or the
customer address. Then validate the city code description in the menu HRRCDM.
Either the HRRCDM city code in the customer's address / Post office address has to
be changed in the address details or the description of the particular code has to be
changed in HRRCDM menu.
Solution: The passbook is not enabled at the account level. The same has to be
modified at the account level for passbook printing.
For PPF account, the menu HACM has to be used for modification of the field A/C
statement in the General Details tab.
Solution: Please check the desktop settings and then try viewing the signature.
Solution: The issue is present due to the access not provided to the particular user.
The changes have to done in the user creation by modifying the USER GROUP
NAME to ADMIN
User to contact the DOP Operations team to get the issue rectified.
Solution
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Check for the signature view from other user id and other location, preferably DOP
Operations Team. Issue may be with the desktop settings. The above issue is not occurring
for the below user id as per the screenshot attached.
Solution Screenshot
Solution: The signature not displayed might be due to several factors like
Any signatures present in Sanchay Post database which is above 30kb size shall be
dropped while migrating in Finacle. After the data upload, as a part of the recon details,
Infosys shall provide the details of signatures dropped during upload. POs need to ensure
that when the customer whose signtaure is dropped comes to the PO, fresh signature
mandate is captured using a new 'account opening form' and customer's transaction is
allowed based on the fresh signature mandate. POs to ensure that the account opening
form is clearly identified by writing 'Signature mandate' on top of first page of the form .
They should also clearly mention the CIF id and account number on the form. The form
shall be sent to CPC for scanning and upload of signature in Finacle.
2.9.Issues in Clearing
2.9.1. Inward clearing issues – Duplicate instrument
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Solution
In all such cases, the instrument has to be modified or marked as reject in the inward
clearing process. Attaching the document with the step by step process.
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Solution
In such cases, the below step by step process has to be followed
1. Invoke HMICZ , select function as 'Revoke Suspension' and enter the zone
code
2. In HICTM menu, select modify function and click on Go.
3. Next screen click on Accept
4. The next screen shows the records which has the post dated instrument
date. Modify the record with the proper instrument date and submit
5. Verify through another user
6. Invoke HMICZ and suspend the zone.
7. Invoke HMICZ and run 'Validation run' and 'Validation report'
8. Invoke HMICZ and Post the zone
9. Invoke HMICZ and close the zone
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Solution
The account 0025387513 belongs to the scheme code SBGEN, hence the issue. The
instrument type CHQ is not valid for this scheme code. If the cheque number in invalid
then also this error is thrown. The account entered here should belong to the scheme
type SBCHQ.
2.9.4. How to change from SBGEN to SBCHQ if it is a cheque account and migrated as
SBGEN and how to enter available blank cheque numbers?
Transfer the account to SBCHQ using the menu HACXFRSC and issue the cheques via
HICHBA menu.
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2.9.5. Outward Clearing Issue - Sort code not present for a particular bank and branch
combination
Issue Reported : When we lodge the Outward Cheques for clearing the sortcodes related to
the concerned cheques ( Nasirabad Bank Branch Codes ) are not being accepted by the
software.So How will we enter the Bank Branch related sortcodes without having any Bank
code in search option for that particular Branch of Bank. Kindly arrange the all Bank related
Codes Or some other solution for feeding.
Solution
1.The cheque can be lodged under the sort code of the 'service branch' of the same bank, if
that code is available in Finacle
is it mandatory to select Service Branch Code? Can any other branch code of same bank
available in data base be selected?
Answer: Any valid sort code can be selected.
2.If the sort code of the service branch ( main branch that participates in clearing for that
bank ) is not available, then please use the menu HBRTM to add the missing sort code as
2.9.6. Process of handling RBI Circular intimating about a new Bank & Branch:
Circular from RBI intimating about any new bank shall be received at the local SO/HO.
The SO/HO need to forward the said circular to the DOP Operations team which shall
create the new Bank code in the menu option HBKTM and the new branch code in
HBRTM. The MICR city code bank code and branch code as entioned in the RBI
circular shall need to be input during branch code creation.
In case the Bank is already is in Finacle CBS (by confirming through Inquiry mode in
HBKTM) - a branch code has to be created in HBRTM.
The naming convention of the bank / branch code is to have the MICR branch code
itself.
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2.9.8. What is the procedure for outstation ' AT PAR' cheques. For these kind of cheques no
service charge has to be collected)
Solution : The details in charges tab should be deleted in case the charges are not to be
collected for 'At Par' cheques.
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Solution
Please always click on the Show exception button to get the issue description.
If the cheque / instrument is not issued/ passed /stopped then this message comes
up. Even other errors are also listed related to exceptions like Insufficient available
balance , etc.
In case of such error what is to be done has not been mentioned.
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Solution
There is no write permission for the role id of the user who is trying to post it , hence the
issue. In HRPM menu, for the scheme code to which the above account in the screenshot
belongs should be given write permission.
This is for DOP CBS IT Operation Team only as HRPM menu is not available for post office
users.
2.10.1. Loan account closure issue
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Solution
The above error occurs when the balance is not zero for the loan account. This means that
payoff has not been done for the account. Please complete the payoff process and then
close the loan account
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Solution
The above screenshot is not an error actually. It is showing the messages as part of user
information during premature account closure. If unsure of the closure proceeds, please do a
trial closure, check the report and then proceed with actual closure of the account.
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Solution :
2)Invoke HOIQ and give Outward Clearing Zone Code as respective Zone Code and
Outward Clearing Zone Set ID as ALL and Outward Clearing Zone Date as respective
Zone date and get the Zone sol id from the details.
3)If zone is not regularized, invoke HMCLZOH under the respective zone sol id and
regularize and proceed further transferring the account.
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This error will be thrown in offices migrated in the middle of the month. (ie on or after 2 nd)
In case of Loan Disbursement or Loan Repayment the value date will be automatically
changed to 01st of the month as interest is calculated from the 1 st of the month for loans. As
Cash account of that office will not be available as on 1 st (since the office has migrated in the
middle of the month) this error is thrown in Supervisor while verification. This error will be
thrown only in the month of migration and from 2 nd month cash be used for repayment or
disbursement.
“In case of Loan disbursement – Instead of Cash (even if it is below Rs.20,000) select
Transfer and show RD Loan Disburement office account (Account number ending with 323)
and pay by cheque or cash from this office account. ( CTM menu is to be used for this )
In case of Loan repayment – Instead of repaying through cash accept loan repayment
through Transfer. Transfer can be from RD Loan Repayment office Account (Account number
ending with 323) or SB account of customer (if available) (CTM Menu to be used for this).
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Solution :
The user who is trying to do the operation doesn’t have a teller account linked to his
employee id, hence the issue.
Either the teller should be posting the transaction or the user trying to post the
transaction should be getting a teller account attached to his employee id.
Solution : Please contact DOP Operations Team at Chennai for the required access to be
given to the specified user for the particualr menu id.
Solution : Please contact DOP Operations Team at Chennai for the unlocking the user id.
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Temporary Solution : Logout from Finacle Application. Make Internet Browser as your
default browser. Press F-12, Clear all cookies and history. Then try to Logging through default
browser i.e (Internet Explorer)
Mr. sakthivelu Sir to confirm the above changes regarding pressing of F-12.
If still any transaction is not getting posted then use HTM to post that
transaction.
The below list of instructions is for the users at the Post offices to raise a
helpdesk request during CBS-Finacle connectivity issues ( Finacle not
accessible)
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2) The below page appears with the details of the user’s computer on the left
panel and a section to enter the user details on the right panel.
The fields which are marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
3) The city of the user can be chosen from the dropdown provided
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4) On selection of a city, all the pin codes under the city are shown in the Pin Code
dropdown
5) On selection of a pin code, all the post offices under the pin code are shown in
the Post Office Name dropdown with the first one selected
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6) On entering all the mandatory fields and a valid 10 digit contact number , the
submit button has to be clicked
7) On successful submission of the page with the user computer details and the
user details, the confirmation page appears
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The below list of instruction is for the L1 support personnel to view the list of problems
logged by the post office users
1) The CBS_Support.jsp page has to be typed in the browser, the complete path of
which can be like http://10.122.97.69:8082/CBS/CBS_Support.jsp. The below page
appears with today’s date in yyyy-mm-dd format as default and the list of issues
logged
2) The date range can be changed in yyyy-mm-dd format to view the list of issues for
that date range
working fine.
2.19. Getting runtime error when user tries to transfer or copy the
set number already existing in the outward clearing zone which is
not in open status
The user needs to be instructed that any changes that need to be done in clearing zone, the
zone status needs to be revoked from previous status (which in this case is suspended ‘S’) to
open status ‘O’ and then try to do the required operation.
2.20. MICR zone not closed. All the instruments are not verified.
Issue Reported : All the Instruments are not verified during ZONe closure issue is
coming.
Screenshot :
Solution:
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1) In HICTM menu verify the instrument. If the instrument is having some error please delete
the instrument or mark it as Inward reject in HICTM menu modify mode and then try verifying.
2) In HMICZ, suspend the zone and then do a validation run.
3) After this, post the instrument thru HMICZ menu.
4) If the posting is successful, please close the zone thru HMICZ menu
2.21. The nonsytem or Teller cash accounts are not allowed in this
transaction subtype
Issue Reported : Trying to move the amount from Vault account to teller cash account.
Specified error message is displayed.
Screenshot :
Solution : The User is not marked as Teller. Please modify the user as Teller and then try
posting the transaction.
1. HSBM menu to have the SOL 56000100 as Service branch and Member SOL(s) as mentioned
in the excel shared by Mr. Gopi. There are different ECS user number for Bangalore alone –
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but all participate through Bangalore GPO – so only one ECS user number will be populated.
The downloaded file can be modified if the ECS user number needs to be corrected.
2. Navigate to menu HSCFM – SOL ID (the Sol ID of the post office participating in ECS clearing
example – Bangalore GPO).
a. ECS USER NUMBER Treasury free text 1 in HSCFM --- 5603181
b. User Bank Account number Treasury free text 2 in HSCFM.-->
3007000000
c. User defined limit for individual credit items.. MRS Name field in HSCFM
SOL 150000
d. MICR Center , Bank and Branch code – 560 111 002.
Solution: New Report named Post Office Clearing Detail Report has been made available in
HFINRPT
1. Clearing report can be generated in HFINRPT which will enlist all the clearing transactions for
given date.
2. Clearing Transactions for Office accounts will also be listed in the same report.
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3. Input Parameters required for the report are: Date, Sol/Set Id and Scheme Code.
2.8.1. Report output is grouped by Scheme Type, GL Subhead and Sol Id wise. Total and
Grand Totals are provided.
3. Formats
1.1. Issue reporting Format
Before raising the defect or while lodging the defect, the below specified word
document needs to be updated by DOP and the same uploaded by the HD team in
Meops, so that the issue resolution time is reduced.
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