MT 582 Field Specifications

2. Field 21: Related Reference

FORMAT

16x

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field identifies the transaction to which this claim/advice relates.

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

This reference should normally be a reference which is meaningful to the Receiver.

When the message is used to claim funds or securities following an instruction, eg, the MT 565 Corporate Action Instruction, this field must contain the contents of field 20C of the related instruction.

When the message is used to advise the payment of funds or securities previously claimed in an MT 582 Reimbursement Claim or Advice, this field must contain the contents of field 20 of the related message.