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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- Click on Start > All Programs > SDC Platinum V 4.0.4.0 > SDC Tools 0.4.0
- Click on Account (2). Fill out the information under the Account Details and Administrator Info tabs. Hit OK.
Login ID: pcedwlim
Password: pcedwlim
Name: enter your name
Phone: enter your contact number - Click on Options (3).
The following details should be prefilled.
Network Type: Internet
Connection: TCP/IP
IP Address: platinum.thomsonlib.com - Click on Users (4) and hit the Add button.
Enter your initials (all lowercase, keep it short, 4-6 characters), your first name & last name, and your UConn email address. - Click the on Update (5). Wait for the update to be completed. Click the “Close” button.
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When you are done with configuration and before you start SDC Platinum follow the steps below:
- Run Search for "Command Window" (cmd) in Administrator mode. Right click and Run as administrator.
- Register the Webpro32.ocx file using the command
regsvr32 [Platinum_Home]\Bin\Webpro32.ocx
Example: regsvr32 C:\SDC\4.0.4.0\Platinum\Bin\Webpro32.ocx - Register gembox.spreadsheet.dll using the 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
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Our license permits up to five simultaneous users. Additional users will be denied access. SDC automatically logs off users after a period of inactivity. Access is restricted to current UConn School of Business faculty, students, and staff only. There is no alumni or community access. |
- 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?)
- You will be prompted to enter a project description. It is inconsequential so you can enter anything.
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