Bloomberg Data License Plus

FINBOURNE’s Bloomberg Data License Plus (BBG DL+) integration allows you to enrich your LUSID instruments with comprehensive Bloomberg data across all instrument types. The integration maps this data to appropriate LUSID property types for immediate use in valuations and analytics.

BBG DL+ is one of Bloomberg’s enterprise Data License products. The commercial model optimises between Data License Bulk subscriptions and the pay-per-use model of Data License Per Security, grouping the most widely-used fields across the following datasets:

• Core entity

• Instrument

• Market

• Price

• ESG

More information on Bloomberg Data License.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have:

• An active DL+ contract with Bloomberg

• Contacted your FINBOURNE representative to:

  • Enable the integration in your LUSID domain

  • Provide you with the IP addresses you’ll need to whitelist for the application in Bloomberg

Supported data types

Instrument types

LUSID supports all instrument types for instrument enrichment.

Fields

If one of your required fields isn’t currently available, contact your FINBOURNE representative.

Setting up the integration

Step 1: Obtain Bloomberg DL+ credentials

1. Contact your Bloomberg account representative to set up API access for your DL+ subscription.

2. Obtain and securely store your DL+ Key and DL+ Issuer - you’ll need to provide these in LUSID.

3. Add the Allowed IPs provided by your FINBOURNE representative.

Step 2: Create an integration instance

An integration instance is a configuration that defines which Bloomberg data fields to import.

1. Sign in to the LUSID web app.

2. Navigate to Integrations > Dashboard.

3. Select Create instance and choose Bloomberg Data License Plus.
   

4. Specify the following:

   • Name: A friendly name for this integration instance

   • Description: A detailed description

   • DL+ Credentials - Key and Issuer: Your DL+ credentials from step 1

   • Download Drive File Path: Optional; a path starting with LUSID-Horizon to download data import troubleshooting files in

5. Click Edit imported properties > Add properties and select which Bloomberg data fields to import.

   Note

   You can select the View imported fields button to inspect how LUSID maps your Bloomberg data.

   

6. Click Save to create the integration instance. Note the Instance ID, which you’ll need for certain run methods.

Step 3: Select the instruments to import data for

LUSID selects instruments to import Bloomberg data for using the Instrument/LUSIDConfig-Bloomberg-DLPlus/RefreshReferenceData property.

1. Ensure your instruments have at least one of the following identifiers:

   • BloombergUniqueId (recommended for best results; this identifier ensures the result is unambiguous)

   • Figi

   • Sedol

   • Isin

2. Follow these steps to add the instrument property with scope LUSIDConfig-Bloomberg-DLPlus and code RefreshReferenceData to your instruments. Set the property value to True on the instruments you want to include in the integration runs.
   

Running the integration

You can run the integration manually using the Integrations dashboard, an API call, or via a Luminesce query. See how to run an integration instance.

Monitoring and troubleshooting integration runs

See how to monitor integrations and troubleshoot general issues.

LUSID adds Bloomberg data to instruments as properties in the LUSID-Bloomberg-DLPlus scope.

Data handling and field mapping

Bloomberg provides data in various formats. The integration converts Bloomberg field types into LUSID data types to ensure the data works seamlessly in your LUSID operations.

Field mapping

Data quality handling

Bloomberg data doesn’t always conform to the expected field type. For example, price fields may contain values like N/A, U/A, or empty strings instead of numeric data. When this occurs, LUSID logs these values as AttributeFailed in the Run details.

You can review the run logs for each integration instance to identify data quality issues.