Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed)

The Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed) allows you to enter information for a Standby Letter of Credit (detailed version) amend transaction. Click here for information on the use of the detailed version of the Standby Letter of Credit.

Different action buttons appear on the page (Attach a Document, Save, Save & Close, Verify Data, and so on), depending on the transaction's status and/or whether the transaction is in edit mode or read-only mode. This page appears in read-only mode if you have view only security rights to instruments, if the transaction has any status other than "Started", or if the instrument was not created by your organisation (if your organisation has subsidiaries). Click here to read about the actions available on transactions for each status in edit mode and read-only mode.

The Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed) page includes the following sections:

 

 


General

The General section of the Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed) contains basic information about the Standby Letter of Credit (detailed version) amend transaction. The fields and controls contained in this section are described below.

Field/Control Description

Your Reference Number

Your reference number for the instrument, displayed in read-only form.

Amount

The amount of the transaction. This field displays in read-only form the original amount from the issue transaction, with the currency indicated before the amount.

To enter a new Letter of Credit amount, select Increase By or Decrease By from the drop-down list in this area, enter a dollar amount in the text box, and press Calculate New Amount. The new amount will display in the New Amount read-only field.

New Amount

Displays the new LC amount, based on the original issue amount and whether you selected Increase By or Decrease By from the Amount drop-down list.

Calculate New Amount

Pressing this button calculates the new Letter of Credit amount for the amend transaction, based on the original amount and whether you selected Increase By or Decrease By from the Amount drop-down list.

New Validity

 

Valid From

Indicates the new date from which the Letter of Credit is valid. To specify, select one of the following options:

  • Date of Issue - The Letter of Credit is valid from its issue date.

  • Other Date -  The Letter of Credit is valid from a date other than its issue date. If you select this option, you must also enter a date by selecting a day, month, and year from the appropriate drop-down list.

Valid To

Indicates the new date until which the Letter of Credit is valid. To specify, select one of the following options:

  • Validity Date - The Letter of Credit is valid until a specified date. If you select this option, you must also enter a date by selecting a day, month, and year from the appropriate drop-down list.

  • Other - The Letter of Credit is valid until a date detailed in the Instructions to Bank text area. If you select this option, be sure to also enter information about the Valid To date in the Instructions to Bank text area.

 

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Terms

The Terms section of the Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed) contains information about the terms for the Standby Letter of Credit (detailed version) amend transaction. The fields and controls contained in the section are described below.

Field/Control Description

[changes to terms text]

The changes to the Letter of Credit terms for the amend transaction. To enter text, you can either type directly into the text area, or add a phrase from the drop-down list to the text area. The text area can contain up to 3000 characters.

 

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Instructions to Bank

The Instructions to Bank section of the Amend Standby Letter of Credit (Detailed) page contains instructions to your bank for the Standby Letter of Credit (detailed version) amend transaction. The fields and controls contained in this section are described below.

Field/Control Description

[special instructions text]

The special instructions text for the transaction. To enter text, you can either type directly into the text area, or add a phrase from the drop-down list to the text area. The text area can contain up to 1000 characters.

 

Related Topics

Instruments Overview

Working with Instruments and Transactions

Working with Page Controls

Working with Detail Pages

Creating Transactions