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Securities Data Company (SDC) Platinum™ is a historical financial transactions database, providing detailed financial transaction information available on new issues, M&A, bonds, syndicated loans, private equity, project finance, poison pills, and many more. UConn School of Business subscription to SDC includes all modules/datasets.

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1. Click on Start > All Programs > SDC Platinum V 4.0.4.0 > SDC Tools 0.4.0
   
   
   
2. On the Upper left, click the Account button Click on Account (2). Fill out the information under the Account Details Tab and Administrator Info tabs. Hit OK.
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   Login ID: pcedwlim
   Password: pcedwlim
   
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   Name:   enter your name
   Phone: enter your contact number
   
   
3. Click the on Options button (3).
   
   The following details should be prefilled.
   Network Type: Internet
   Connection: TCP/IP
   IP Address: platinum.thomsonlib.com
   
   
4. Click the on Users button (4) and hit the Add button.
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   Enter your initial initials (all lowercase, keep it short, 4-6 characters), your first name & last name, and your UConn email address.
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5. Click the Update button (5). Wait for the update to be completecompleted. Click the “Close” button.
   
   

Part IV: Additional Steps for Windows 10

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1. Run Command Window (cmd) in Administrator mode
2. Register the Webpro32.ocx file using command

   regsvr32 [Platinum_Home]\Bin\Webpro32.ocx

   Example: regsvr32 C:\SDC\4.0.4.0\Platinum\Bin\Webpro32.ocx
   
   
3. Register gembox.spreadsheet.dll using command
   

   C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe" "[Platinum_Home]\Bin\GemBox.Spreadsheet.dll

   Example: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe C:\SDC\4.0.4.0\Platinum\Bin\GemBox.Spreadsheet.dll

Part V: Starting SDC Platinum

1. Launch SDC Platinum V 4.0.4.0. Hit Login and enter your initials. (Recall the initials that you set at Part III, step 4.?)
   
   
   
2. You will be prompted to enter a project description. It is inconsequential so you can enter anything.
   

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