How to create a new user?

  • Click on Menu > Masters > Users > New > Enter the details i.e name, user code, user type, password > Confirm password > Save > Exit



How to edit or delete an existing user?

  • To edit existing users click on the Master’s menu>Users> here select a user you want to edit and click on the edit button.
  • Here you can change user code and user name. You can also change the password by clicking on the “change password button”
  • Once you are done editing the user, click on the update button and click on exit.
  • You can delete a user by simply selecting the portfolio you wish to delete and click on the delete button.



How to create a new portfolio?

  • To create a new portfolio click on file menu>New portfolio> you can also usekeyboard shortcuts keys “CTRL+N”> here search the script you wish to create
  • As soon as you select a portfolio all other required fields will be filled with defaultvalues, you can change the value as per your desire, you can change the expirydate for your portfolio.
  • Click on ok, you’ll see a popup saying “portfolio has been created successfully”click on ok.



How to apply day reduce settings for monthly expiry manually?

  • To apply day reduce settings manually click on settings in menu > system settings > click on the checkbox “ use day reduce in fraction” and save the settings.
  • Now click on the tools menu > day reduce > You can also use keyboard shortcutkeys “F12” > “a day reduce tool” pop up will be opened.
  • Enter the value in the text box and click on Apply to all portfolios.
  • Your day reduce settings will be saved.



How to apply automatic day reduce setting?

  • For automatic day reduce click on the settings menu > system settings > upload> automatic day reduce settings > (Check-in) use automatic day reduce settings > click on show and save button.
  • Here you can change the start and end time of auto upload. You can set the time interval in minutes, select the effect i.e increment or decrement > you can clickthe show button to view the effect of the time interval you have set in details. You can select the trade segment i.e FO/cm or currency. once you are done editing click on the save and save the setting form.
  • Note: while using automatic day reduce, you cannot manually update Day reduce settings i.e “F12” key will be disabled.



How to apply file upload settings in talk delta?

  • To apply upload settings click on the settings menu > click on multiple file upload settings > a file settings window will open > click on new > now enter the file path i.e folder’s path where your trades files are stored.
  • Now enter the prefix and postfix of the file > apply the date settings > select the file type.
  • You can also preview the file path and your filename
  • Now click on the save button and click on ok >Then click on save upload settings and click on ok and close the window.
  • Your file upload settings will be saved.



How to apply automatic file upload settings?

  • To apply automatic file upload settings >You can click on the “clock icon” in the top right corner of the talk delta application screen > once you click on it a popup will appear “switched to auto uploading” click on ok.
  • You can switch back to manual uploading by simply clicking on the clock icon again.
  • You can also apply automatic file upload setting by clicking on the settings menu > click on system settings > click on upload tab > In upload system working > click on Automated radio button > you can set the time interval too > click on save and close the form.



How to take manual upload?

  • To take manual upload click on the upload menu > click on multiple uploads.
  • A popup will appear “Transfer successful” once uploading is successful.
  • You can also use keyboard shortcut keys “F8”.



How to upload contract/security and cd contract files?

  • The contract security and cd contract files has to be in your talk delta applications file location.
  • Now open talk delta application’s login page > you can see links such as contract file upload / security file upload / cd contract file upload > click on the links given
  • A status window will open > click on upload > your file will be uploaded here, you can close the window once it reaches the end time.
  • Repeat this step to upload the other files
  • Once you have uploaded the files > enter the login credentials and click on ok.



How to modify a portfolio?

  • To modify a portfolio > click on the file menu > click on modify portfolio > a modify portfolio window will open > Kindly read the note specified here.
  • Here Double click on the portfolio you want to modify > Once you have selected the portfolio.
  • you can change the expiry date of the portfolio, you can change the token no, you can enable spot price,
  • Now click on the update button to save the changes.

  • you can also delete a portfolio by clicking on the delete button. and close the window.

How to Compact your database?

  • Before compacting databases always remember to take a backup of your delta .mdb file.
  • Click on the database menu > click on monthly data backup, a monthly data backup will open >
  • here select the month and click on the go button to take a backup of the selected month and click on the backup button you can see the status bar, once backup is completed a popup will appear saying monthly database backup has been successful.
  • Repeat the same steps for all the months you want to take backup and close the form.
  • Now click on the database menu > click on the compact database. A popup will appear saying Database has been compacted successfully. Click on ok and check your positions.



How to check Trade trail?

  • To view track of your trades click on trade trail icon, you can also view trade trail by pressing ALT+T
  • Read the note specified here.
  • A trade trail window will open, select the category and click on ok.
  • A trade track window will open. First, select Type (Option, Future or Cash) Next select call/put and strike value if it’s an option. If you want to view trade for any particular date; then check on “Date wise” then select the desired date you can view your hand entries by checking on “show hand entries” and then click on the “Go” button.
  • You can view all your traded related actions performed here



How to enable spot rate?

  • To enable spot rate click on the Masters menu > click on Script > A script master window will open > in search by script name text box write portfolio’s name i.e nifty > select the portfolio > once you select portfolio, all required fields will be filled automatically now write spot name i.e NIFTY50 in capital letters > and click on update and close the window.
  • Now click on the file menu > click on Modify portfolio > click on script > select a portfolio eg here I’m selecting nifty > click on Enable spot rate > click on update and close.
  • Now click on the Tools menu > and click on update spot name.
  • Spot name will be enabled.



How to carry forward equity?

  • To carry forward equity > First, create the portfolio manually in which you want to carry forward equity > Now Keep your system date as the expiry date. Click on the File menu > click on Open portfolio select the portfolio in which you wish to carry forward equity.
  • Now Click on the settings menu > click on carry forward equity > a carry forward process popup will appear to click on ok to continue.
  • Close the form, change the system date to the present date and check. [For all the portfolio's you need to follow this]



How to hide portfolios?

  • To hide a portfolio click on the settings menu > system settings > check-in “use hide portfolio”
  • Now click on the tools menu > click on hide portfolio settings > select the portfolio you want to hide > A popup will appear saying that hide portfolio settings are saved successfully click on ok and close the window.



How to run closeout exe?

[Note: Always keep the closeout date as the expiry date of the month]

  • To perform closeout > First Copy the delta.mdb file and paste it in the talk delta access setup folder itself(Just in case we lose our data).
  • Now Upload FO/EQ bhavcopy in talk delta access setup folder
  • Run the closeout exe >Connect to EQ bhav copy>Add the EQ bhav copy file. The rate will be shown.
  • Follow the same steps for FO i.e Connect to FO bhav copy > Add FO bhavcopy file > Save closeout.
  • Open Talk delta application > and press CtrlR. Your Position will be shown.
  • Now click on Database menu > then click on show closeout backup > click on Ok.



How to apply Incremental settings for open portfolio?

  • To apply incremental settings click on setting menu > click on system setting > click on live bhavcopy tab > check on use portfolio rate increment > Save the settings.
  • Now click on the file menu > click on modify portfolio > click on portfolio rate increment setting > here select script > rate as user want > save > f10



How to solve index out of bounds error?

To solve Index out of bounds error click on the settings menu > click on system setting > click on Live summary portfolio tab > click on Apply default grid settings in live summary portfolio > click on save and close the form.



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