DisbursementUpdate

The DisbursementUpdate attached rule provides the ability to update the status code of disbursement records to an active status. A user can configure the rule for Company, Plan, and Policy level transactions to update the disbursement status of selected records. The <COAEntity> element identifies the chart of accounts entity to use when accounting is triggered.

DisbursementUpdate: Elements and Attributes
Element/Tag	Attributes	Parent Element	Description	Element/Attribute Values
<DisbursementUpdate>			The opening and closing elements of the DisbursementUpdate business rule.
<UpdateStatus>		<DisbursementUpdate>	Opening and closing tag for the element that identifies records to be updated.
	DISBURSEMENT	<UpdateStatus>	Optional: Identifies a MathVariable containing a single DisbursementGUID of a policy. Note: Applicable for Policy level activity only.	Either DISBURSEMENT or ACTIVITY can be defined.
	ACTIVITY		Optional: Identifies MathVariable containing a single activityGUID of a Policy. Note: Applicable for Policy level activity only.
	DISBURSEMENTARRAY	<UpdateStatus>	Optional: Identifies a MathVariable collection of disbursementGUIDs. Either this attribute or ACTIVITYARRAY must be defined. Use if both attributes are defined (both DISBURSEMENTARRAY and ACTIVITYARRAY)
	ACTIVITYARRAY	<UpdateStatus>	Optional: Identifies a MathVariable collection of activityGUIDS. Either this attribute or DISBURSEMENTARRAY must be defined.
	STATUS	<UpdateStatus>	Required: Updates the status of each selected disbursement to Active status.	"Active" is the only value accepted for this attribute.
<DisbursementAccounting>		<DisbursementUpdate>	Optional: Opening tag to indicate the opening of the disbursement accounting process.
<COAEntity>		<DisbursementAccounting>	Required: Specifies the Chart of Accounts Entity in the AsChartofAccountsEntity table that determines the accounting detail to be written on the active disbursement record.

XML Example

<DisbursementUpdate>

<UpdateStatus STATUS= "Active" DISBURSEMENTARRAY= "ListOfDisbursements">

<DisbursementAccounting>

<COAEntity>DisbursementSuspense</COAEntity>

</DisbursementAccounting>

</UpdateStatus>

</DisbursementUpdate>

<DisbursementUpdate>

<UpdateStatus STATUS="Active" ACTIVITYARRAY="ListOfActivities">

<DisbursementAccounting>

<COAEntity>DisbursementSuspense</COAEntity>

</DisbursementAccounting>

</UpdateStatus>

</DisbursementUpdate>

Example: To update a single disbursement of a Policy

<DisbursementUpdate>

<UpdateStatus STATUS="Active" DISBURSEMENT="DisbursementGUID">

<DisbursementAccounting>

<COAEntity>DisbursementSuspense</COAEntity>

</DisbursementAccounting>

</UpdateStatus>

</DisbursementUpdate>

<DisbursementUpdate>

<UpdateStatus STATUS="Active" ACTIVITY="ActivityGUID">

<DisbursementAccounting>

<COAEntity>DisbursementSuspense</COAEntity>

</DisbursementAccounting>

</UpdateStatus>

</DisbursementUpdate>

Example: To update multiple disbursement records in a Policy

<DisbursementUpdate>

<UpdateStatus STATUS="Active" DISBURSEMENTARRAY="DisbursementGUIDs">

<DisbursementAccounting>

<COAEntity>DisbursementSuspense</COAEntity>

</DisbursementAccounting>

</UpdateStatus>

</DisbursementUpdate>