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Depot properties


You can enter the securities account properties or master data when you create the securities account. However, you can also check or change these at any time. Proceed as follows, for example:

  1. Select the depot and select the PROPERTIES command in the context menu.
    Or select the depot and click on the "Properties" icon in the Explorer toolbar.
    Or select the depot and press the<F12>button.
  2. Make the desired changes in the "Depot properties" dialog box that appears.

    The fields in detail:

    Field

    Description

    Holder

    The owner of the securities account is displayed here for information purposes.

    Depot

    Here you must enter the unique name of the custody account. This name is used to address the depot later during evaluations.

    Depot no.

    Enter the securities account number of the securities account here.

    Depot no.
    (encrypted)

    Here you can see the encrypted securities account number.

    For data protection reasons, object information (e.g. securities account or portfolio numbers) should only be transmitted in encrypted form when communicating with the cloud services . If the unencrypted depot number is shown here, then no key is currently stored.

    For a newly created securities account with a securities account number or for newly entered securities account numbers, the encrypted securities account number is only displayed after closing the dialog window with "OK" the next time the securities account properties are called up.

    You can configure the key via Server configuration tool ,

    Bank

    Select the desired bank from the selection list.

    Click on the "Bank..." button to open the "Manage bank details" dialog box. There you will find all the details of the bank details you have created and can also edit them.

    If necessary, please also read the section Bank details.

    Created on

    Here you can enter the date on which you created the securities account. The current date is entered by default.

    Tip: Right-click in a date field to quickly select today's date, the day before, the beginning of the month or the beginning of the quarter via the context menu that appears.

    Deactivated on

    If you want to deactivate this depot, enter the date here.

    If a depot is deactivated, it will no longer appear in the Explorer after this date.

    You can display deactivated securities accounts in the Explorer; if necessary, read the section Show deactivated depot objects in Explorer.

    Performance calculation from

    Alternatively, you can enter a date here from which you would like the calculations for this securities account to start.

    You can use the global settings on the "Depot" tab to specify whether this date applies to the evaluations. If necessary, read the section General securities account settings.

    Commission scheme

    Here the Infront Portfolio Manager displays the currently selected commission scheme. To change the scheme or enter a new scheme, select the "Commission scheme..." button to the right. Please read the section Commission scheme.

    Standard settlement account

    Select an account from the selection list as the default settlement account for the custody account.

    Currency

    Enter the currency in which the assets are to be valued in the standard case.

    The default setting is the holder's evaluation currency from their properties.

    Exclude from tax consideration

    Activate this checkbox if you do not want to include the custody account in the tax calculation. This function is useful, for example, for foreign securities accounts from a German perspective.

    Remark

    You can enter any comments on the securities account in the text field.

    User-defined fields..

    If user-defined fields are defined for securities accounts, select this button to edit the values of the user-defined fields for this securities account in the dialog box that appears.

    This button is only active after the securities account has been created, i.e. when this dialog box is called up via the PROPERTIES command in the context menu of a securities account.

    Data status

    Here you can see the data status currently assigned to the depot and (if the data status is set) the date of the last change. Select the "Edit data status" icon to change the data status.

    Please read the section Data status.

    Messages
    Plausibility checks

    Depending on your personal configuration, plausibility checks may run in the background when you enter the securities account properties. Corresponding messages are then displayed above the buttons.

    Example: "Note: Field 'Depot no.' must be filled."

    To see all other messages, point to the message with the mouse. To see the detailed test results, click on the message.

    In these cases, correct your entries before finalizing them.

    Read the section on plausibility checks.

    Change log" icon.

    Select this icon to view the change log for this securities account - provided you have the appropriate authorization. The icon is deactivated if authorization is missing.

    Read the chapter on change tracking.

    The "Change log" icon is only visible if the "Portfolio service change log" module is licensed.

  3. Then close the "Depot properties" dialog box with "OK".
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