Morningstar Office Update June 2011

Reports

13F Report Added to Batch Template Options

The 13F Report is a global report added in our recent 3.10 release. This report has now been added to the report options in the Batch Template tool and can now be included in batch reporting.

Performance Summary Report: Benchmark Performance Issues Resolved

Some users have encountered an issue when running the Performance Summary Report at the aggregate level in which the benchmark return inception date does not match the inception date of the client aggregate. This issue was resolved with this update.

 

New DST Import Interface

Enter Key Issue

When downloading files from DST using the new DST import interface, you might have encountered a software bug that caused the download interface to close when you hit Enter. After the update, hitting the Enter key will start the download, not cancel it.

DST Login Credentials Saved

Due to popular demand, we’ll begin saving your DST login and password within the DST download tool. This information will be saved locally on your computer in an encrypted cookie and will not be available when you access your Office account from another computer.

“Generate Initial Transactions” Does Not Update Reconciliation

Since the 3.10 release, you might have encountered an issue when using the “Generate Initial Transactions” tool to resolve out of balances during reconciliation. Although the tool successfully generates missing transactions, those transactions are currently not reflected in the reconciliation report. This issue will be resolved with the update.

 

Charts

Custom Benchmarks Can Now be Used as Crosshairs in Risk/Reward Charts

Previously, custom benchmarks were not supported when used as the crosshairs in Risk/Reward charts. This issue has been resolved.