Inputs (Array of SuperTransactions) inherits from EntityBase

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available as of version

Name	Type	Description	Available as of version
BusinessTransactions	BusinessTransaction[]	See table below
InsurancePolicy	Guid	The Guid of the insurance policy for the super transaction	2.02
InsuranceClaim	Guid	The Guid of the insurance claim for the super transaction	2.02
Batch	Guid	The Guid of the batch for the super transaction	2.09
BusinessEventId	Guid	The Guid of the business event that the super transaction should be connected to. By associating a super transaction to a business event it is possible to include them in various GUI views, for example for corporate actions or other events.	2.27
OrderId	Guild	The Guid of the order that the super transaction should be connected to. After associating a super transaction to a order, the business transactions inside will be shown with a direct link to the order in the admin UI:	2.40
NoteId	Guid	The Guid of the note that the super transaction should be connected to. When a link between a note and a transaction is specified then the transaction will be listed on the trade note generated into a PDF.	2.40

Inputs (Array of BusinessTransactions) inherits from EntityBase

CustomFields entered on BusinessTransactions are not being saved (use CustomFields on the SuperTransaction to store that type of data which then can be retrieved using GetBusinessTransactions )
From version 2.39 the CustomFields you enter on the individual Business Transaction will be saved on that particular Business Transaction. It will as before be possible to add CustomFields on the Super Transaction aswell,

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available as of version

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Available as of version
BrickId	Guid	Not used.
Account	Guid	The Guid of the account where the transaction should be created. Empty guid is not allowed	True
BusinessTransactionType	string	Empty string is not allowed	True
TransactionReference	string	Transaction reference (This will show on the customer front in the section called "Comment")
Asset1	Guid	The GUID of the asset/financial instrument of the first leg of the transaction
Asset2	Guid	The GUID of the asset/financial instrument of the second leg of the transaction
AmountAsset1	decimal	The amount of the first leg of the transaction. (Number of decimals allowed is controlled by the number of decimals defined on the Cash object, although minimum 2 and maximum 6 decimals as from version 2.14)
AmountAsset2	decimal	The amount of the second leg of the transaction
CustodyAccountAsset1	Guid	The internal id of the custody account of the first leg of the transaction Obsolete as of version 2.02. Transactions for custody accounts should be created as separate business transactions as of version 2.02.
CustodyAccountAsset2	Guid	The internal id of the custody account of the second leg of the transaction Obsolete as of version 2.02. Transactions for custody accounts should be created as separate business transactions as of version 2.02.
TradeDate	DateTime	Trade date
SettlementDate	DateTime	Settlement date
ValueDate	DateTime	Value date
Price	double	Price. Below zero is not allowed
AcquisitionValue	double	Acquisition value
AcquisitionValueAccountCurrency	double	The acquisition value expressed in the account currency.
SettlementType	string	Settlementtype, could be "Internal" or "External". "Internal" is default. Obsolete as of version 2.02. Transactions for custody accounts should be created as separate business transactions as of version 2.02.
ReconciliationStatus	ReconciliationStatus?	ReconciliationStatus is an Enum that can be: Reconciled, Ignored and Investigate.		2.42.3 2022-09-14

Response rows

Name	Type	Description	Available from version

Name	Type	Description	Available from version
Entities	Array	An array of SuperTransactions will be returned with individual error messages and their associated BusinessTransactions	2023-01-XX

Code examples

C# - Create Business Transactions

//Create a business event for a deposit with four business transactions using the CreateBusinessTransaction method
var client = new BFSServiceReference.bfsapiSoapClient();

var credentials = new BFSServiceReference.Credentials()
{
    UserName = bfsusername, //Username of administrative user in your instance of BFS
    Password = bfspassword, //Password of the administrative user in your instance of BFS
};

var response = client.CreateBusinessTransactions(new BFSServiceReference.CreateBusinessTransactionRequest()
{
    Credentials = credentials,

    identify = bfsidentifier, //Identifier is a unique token for your instance of BFS        

    Entities = new[]
    {
        new SuperTransaction()
        {
            BusinessTransactions = new BusinessTransaction[]
            {
                //Transaction for customer BFS-account
              new BusinessTransaction()
              {
                  Account = new Guid("cbfe4a0d-bf05-4a7e-bdc8-1ee809817bee"),
                  BusinessTransactionType = "Default_Transfer_Trade_Cash",
                  TransactionReference = "Test",
                  Asset1 = new Guid("21b0718c-bce9-4c6b-b1c9-520b65121ff6"),
                  AmountAsset1 = 100M,
                  //Since the transaction type is for only the Trade dimension as suggested by the transaction name 
                  TradeDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18")
              },
              //Transaction for customer BFS-account
              new BusinessTransaction()
              {
                  Account = new Guid("cbfe4a0d-bf05-4a7e-bdc8-1ee809817bee"),
                  BusinessTransactionType = "Default_Transfer_Settle_Cash",
                  TransactionReference = "Test",
                  Asset1 = new Guid("21b0718c-bce9-4c6b-b1c9-520b65121ff6"),
                  AmountAsset1 = 100M,
                  //Since the transaction type is for only the Settle dimension as suggested by the transaction name 
                  SettlementDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18"),
                  ValueDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18")
              },
              //Transaction for house Custody account
              new BusinessTransaction()
              {
                  Account = new Guid("25c7b534-c2b6-47a9-a3df-1dcc88b1f49c"),
                  BusinessTransactionType = "Default_Transfer_Trade_Cash",
                  TransactionReference = "Test",
                  Asset1 = new Guid("21b0718c-bce9-4c6b-b1c9-520b65121ff6"),
                  AmountAsset1 = 100M,
                  //Since the transaction type is for only the Trade dimension as suggested by the transaction name 
                  TradeDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18")
              },
              //Transaction for house Custody account
              new BusinessTransaction()
              {
                  Account = new Guid("25c7b534-c2b6-47a9-a3df-1dcc88b1f49c"),
                  BusinessTransactionType = "Default_Transfer_Settle_Cash",
                  TransactionReference = "Test",
                  Asset1 = new Guid("21b0718c-bce9-4c6b-b1c9-520b65121ff6"),
                  AmountAsset1 = 100M,
                  //Since the transaction type is for only the Settle dimension as suggested by the transaction name 
                  SettlementDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18"),
                  ValueDate = DateTime.Parse("2016-04-18")
              },
            },
        },                    
    }

});

Console.WriteLine(response.Message);

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