The project’s first step was to integrate Pega with the front office solution already existing in the organization, where leasing applications are registered. Based on the information collected by the seller, the front-office system generated an XML file with all the required data and delivered it to the specified directory. Using only the platform’s functionalities available straight from the box, we built a functionality in Pega that detects the appearance of a new file, processes its content, and registers a new business case, based on the collected data.
Another type of important information sent from the front-office system were photos of documents, at least some of which are required for the lease agreement to be processed. We created a functionality which allowed for automatic processing of external files: based on the file name, we would determine which business case the document was related to and what was its type (e.g., ID card, PIT, etc.). Then, the document was attached to the appropriate business case, while indicating the proper attachment category.
The list of necessary documents was determined by Pega, based on internally maintained configuration managed by business users. Moreover, adding a new record to Pega triggered an automatic check, to determine whether all required documents had already been attached to the business case. Only then was it possible to further process the leasing contract.
The next stage of the process was to perform numerous credibility checks on the contract partners (anti-money laundering, anti-fraud checklist, and others). Pega carried out inspections in two parallel streams – checks related to the Supplier and reviews related to the Customer. These checks and reviews were based on data dynamically downloaded from external data sources (synchronous and asynchronous SOAP services, database procedures) and, in some cases, on data entered by users directly in Pega (forms).
After checking the Partners’ credibility, the processing of the business case in Pega would proceed to the credit decision stage. The final credit decision was made as a result of a detailed assessment of many aspects of the processed lease application. The client described the method of assessing these aspects in the form of several dozen business rules that Pega had to apply and calculate to determine the overall credit decision in the next step. Moreover, all business rules had to be configurable for the client, with the possibility of changing the threshold values which determine the results of the checks and reviews. Using the capabilities of the Pega platform, we were able to build a complete decision engine that comprehensively and quickly assesses the application, while ensuring an appropriate level of the solution’s flexibility.
If the Partners assessment yielded good results and a positive credit decision was issued, Pega would enter the leasing agreement into the client’s central system.
It is worth noting that, during the process, our solution actively notified interested parties about the course of the process in Pega (through email notifications and status changes in the front-office system).
