Submit names for screening with Grid web interface
Create inquiries and submit batch search groups for screening and if desired, ongoing daily risk monitoring through the Moody's web interface.
Use the Grid web-based name search workflow to:
Create an auditable search group that consists of one or more inquiry names.
Add your search group to your automated, nightly portfolio monitoring group.
Submit your search group for batch screening.
Use the Spreadsheet Upload operation to bulk upload up to 5000 names for screening.
Create inquiry and submit search group for screening
To create a search group of one or more names:
Go to > > .
Define the inquiry name's Search Type as a , , or , if you are not certain. This is a required field.
Add the entity name in the Name field. This is a required field.
Tip
For a Person search type, enter all known name elements to narrow potential match results.
If desired, add additional search parameters to reduce and target potential matches.
Select when you are satisfied with your search criteria. The name and its search criteria are added as a single inquiry to your Current Search Group.
Note
A search group is similar to a shopping cart. This feature allows you to group one or more names into a single search for batch processing.
Repeat the previous steps to add additional inquiry names to your search group.
When you are satisfied with the contents of your search group, you may add the inquiries in this group to your daily monitoring process.
Select to also add these inquiries to your portfolio for nightly monitoring. This selection performs an initial screening against all Grid data and ongoing daily screenings against new items added to the database.
Deselect to perform an initial, one-time on-demand screening against current Grid data.
Select to initiate screening.
Note
When submitted for screening, a search group is assigned a Batch ID and a link to the screening status and results.
All results for search groups submitted through this feature are maintained for historical auditing, reporting, decisioning, and monitoring needs.