3 Standard procedure The following diagram shows the process for participating in the TIPS service.
Step 1 (preparation) Step 2 (UTEST) Step 3 (testing) •Online ordering at NSP U2A/A2A for TIPS service •Completion of registration form for UTEST environment (Section 4) •Creation by NCB and notification sent to participant •Creation of missing reference data by participant (Section 5) •Completion of test cases by participant (Section 6) Step 4 (preparation) Step 5 (PROD) •Submission of production form (Section 4) •Creation by NCB and notification sent to participant •Creation of missing reference data by participant (Section 5) Typically, the process begins with e-ordering at the selected network service provider.
It is only possible to send payments to, and receive payments from, TIPS after being added to the closed group of users for TIPS. The participation forms for the test environment (UTEST) can be filled out at the same time. All reference data, with the exception of specific contacts for the TIPS service, can be entered in the registration form. The contacts for TIPS can be submitted using form 4555. The two forms are listed in Section 7 “Links” . Please refer to Section 4 “Registration form” for instructions on how to complete the form. If you have any further questions, please always contact your Bundesbank customer service team (contact details: Section 2.1 “Customer service team” ).
You should send the Excel file by email to your Bundesbank customer service team. They check the Excel file and, after confirmation, you can submit the signed PDF of the Excel file and form 4555 by post. Once the forms have been processed internally, the National Service Desk will create your reference data. You will then be notified of this by email and asked to create the reference data for which you are responsible and to complete the required test cases. Once you have successfully completed the test cases and this has been certified, you will be able to complete and submit the form for the production environment. We advise against Last updated:
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