CBF Release November 2022 – Mandatory CASCADE PC update

02.09.2022

Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt1 informs customers about the mandatory software update of CASCADE-PC effective on

business day Monday, 21 November 2022

Implementation approach

For the introduction of the CBF Release in November 2022, rollout activities for the CASCADE-PC version 10.3 need to be considered. A mandatory software update has been scheduled, that is, all earlier versions of CASCADE-PC cannot be used after the successful deployment of the CBF Release in November 2022. Starting from 21 November 2022, customers, who log on with CASCADE-PC version 10.2, will receive the following error message:

•   E00060: your currently installed program version is 10.2, but you need version: 10.3. Terminate this application.

According to the “CBF Customer Readiness Plan”, the CASCADE-PC version 10.3 will be available for download from the website as of 7 November 2022.

Further information

For further information, customers may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer. Particular questions related to the production launch in November 2022 will be routed to the experts of the CBF Settlement Functionality team.

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1. This Announcement is published by Clearstream Banking AG (CBF), registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, registered with the Commercial Register of the District Court in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under number HRB 7500.