MT 584 Field Specifications

31. Field 20C: Reference: Master Reference

FORMAT

Option C :4!c//16x (Qualifier) (Reference)

PRESENCE

Conditional (C4)

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O MAST N   C Master Reference

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

MAST Unique and unambiguous identifier used to link a group of individual transactions together.
MAST Master reference which identifies the link between allocations.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

USAGE RULES

This field is used when a block trade has all, or many, of its allocations with the same status.