National Financial Services (NFS) - FTP Access
FI ID: 112181
Onboarding Instructions
Feed access pre-requisitesThis feed service is for National Financial Services (NFS) Broker Dealers and it is prepared for Morningstar ByAllAccounts to obtain account information. Advisors must have a registered relationship with NFS and is required to complete a Third-Party Transmission Request to release the requested files to ByAllAccounts.
Step 1: Log onto Fidelity Wealthscape website and go to the Fidelity Integration Xchange under Resources.
Step 2: Request a third-party data transmission to ByAllAccounts by updating your firm's outbound transmission rules.
Digital form instructions
- In Wealthscape, select Menu > Resources > Fidelity Integration Xchange
- In Fidelity Integration Xchange, select My Firm's Integrations > Outbound Transmission Rules
- Select "Add Rule" at the bottom of the page
- Select "BYALLACCOUNTS/MORNINGSTAR (180)" from the ENTITY NAME drop-down menu
- Select / Add Header: Client Header
- Contact your Fintech if a Client Header Name is required.
- The Client Header can be any value created by the B/D and is used by Morningstar BAA to identify the data set for the Advisor.
- The Client Header should be a combination that includes the B/D ID and Advisor Code (i.e. “Smith-JDoe” or “AB12-B03”).
- The Client Header must be provided to ByAllAccounts to locate the data once NFS adds it to the feed.
- Please note that in order to utilize the self-service tools to Add or Delete Outbound Transmission Rules, you must first request the the following entitlements from your Fidelity Administrator:
- “Integration Xchange_OutboundTransmissionsRulesManagement”
- “Integration Xchange Admin Outbound Transmission Rules Management"
- Once the request is submitted and in good order, AVDF/Fidelity will create the requested data feed to ByAllAccounts. These client-initiated changes should be effective the same day provided they are entered prior to 7:30PM EST.
- Note: This process may take a couple of weeks. If there are any questions regarding the Third-Party Transmission process, the B/D and/or Advisor can contact the NFS Client Service Team.
Entity details
Step 3: Email [email protected] to request feed setup.
Required information
| Email Subject | "National Financial Services (NFS) - FTP Access - Feed Setup Request - Advisory Firm (Technology Platform Provider)" |
| Requesting Advisor | The first and last name of the advisor requesting the feed setup. |
| Requesting Advisor Email Address | The email address of the advisor requesting the setup. |
| Advisory Firm | The firm the requesting advisor is associated with. |
| Technology Platform Provider | The platform receiving data via ByAllAccounts on behalf of the advisor. This could be a portfolio management platform, financial planning software, CRM, etc. It might also be referenced as third party partner or redistributor. |
| Client Header | A unique identifier that allows ByAllAccounts identify which accounts should be associated with a given user. |
| ByAllAccounts User Email Address | The email address for the BAA user who will use the feed credentials to aggregate accounts after setup. This email will receive the feed password in step 4. |
| Expected Account Volume | The anticipated number of accounts to be added to this feed. |
Step 4: ByAllAccounts will complete the final configurations and share the feed password.
Feed password delivery details
| ByAllAccounts Password Email Subject | ByAllAccounts/National Financial Services (NFS) - FTP Access [ByAllAccounts SalesForce Case Number] |
| ByAllAccounts Password Email Sender | [email protected] |
| ByAllAccounts SalesForce Case Number | This is the reference number you will have received to track your request after completing step 3. |
Step 5: Enter feed credentials in AccountView and aggregate accounts.
Feed credential details
- Username: Client Header
- Password: Shared by ByAllAccounts via email in step 4
- If you have more than one Client Header, you need to create multiple credentials. These will share the same password unless noted otherwise.
For detailed instructions on how to link accounts once you have your feed credentials, please refer to the following training video: Linking Accounts and Credentials with Direct Feeds
Additional Feed Information
Please see Fidelity IWS (non-brokerage) Affiliate Accounts – FTP for annuities, tax-deferred and charitable accounts.
Please see National Financial Services (NFS) - FTP Access for NFS Broker/Dealer accounts.
Updated 3 days ago