MT 517 Format Specifications

MT 517 Trade Confirmation Affirmation

Status	Tag	Qualifier	Generic Field Name	Detailed Field Name	Content/ Options	No.
Mandatory Sequence A General Information
M	16R			Start of Block	GENL	1
M	20C	SEME	Reference	Sender's Reference	:4!c//16x	2
M	23G			Function of the Message	4!c[/4!c]	3
O	98a	PREP	Date/Time	Preparation Date/Time	A or C	4
M	95a	AFFM	Party	Affirming Party	P, Q or R	5
-----> Repetitive Mandatory Subsequence A1 Linkages
M	16R			Start of Block	LINK	6
O	13a	LINK	Number Identification	Linked Message	A or B	7
M	20C	4!c	Reference	(see qualifier description)	:4!c//16x	8
M	16S			End of Block	LINK	9
-----| End of Mandatory Subsequence A1 Linkages
M	16S			End of Block	GENL	10
End of Sequence A General Information
M = Mandatory O = Optional