MT 405 Field Specifications

16. Field 21A: Transaction Reference

FORMAT

Option A

16x

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field contains the unique reference allocated by the Sender to the individual transaction in this occurrence of sequence B.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

This field must not start or end with a slash ('/') and must not contain two consecutive slashes ('//')(Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

In transaction related queries, cancellations, etc., the message reference together with the transaction reference provides the transaction identification.