RIC Expansion differences between TRTH Web and DataServices API

Bondy_Bo

I am
comparing the following two chains while using TRTH Web (Version 6.0.11:Data
72) and the TRTH Data Services API.

For the 12/01/2014 00:00 through 12/31/2014 23:59:59.999 date/time
range:

• 0#USAFLRRPS1 expands to 8 instruments via TRTH web but 10 instruments via
  TRTH Data Services
• 0#USRPBB-ADT1 expands to 10 instruments via TRTH web but 12 instruments via
  TRTH Data Services

Why is there a discrepancy between the two sources?

LarryT

RRPSHRD1(FID800) and
RRPSBONDS(FID 801) from the chains 0#USAFLRRPS1 and 0#USRPBB-ADT1 unfortunately
cannot be removed as they are required to be on the chain for the convenience
of desktop users.

From the
above desktop snapshot, if you observe RRPSBONDS in 801, it helps desktop users
to navigate back to the parent speed guide page. And RRPSHRD1 strings all the
labels such as Issue, Coupon, Maturity etc together. In absence of FID 801
these labels will not be seen. There's a purpose for their existence and it
can't be removed.



RRPSHRD1(FID800)
and RRPSBONDS(FID 801) are pages and not RICS. Now GUI shows them as invalid as
GUI verifies the chain and only updates its corresponding RICS on the
instrument list page. The API on the other hand (unlike GUI which has a
dedicated speedguide page option) also includes the SpeedGuide page in its
expansion. This is the reason as to why you view the above RICS



Thus my
suggestion would be for you to ignore these instruments while requesting for
data.