MT 584 Field Specifications

82. Field 20C: Reference

FORMAT

Option C

:4!c//16x

(Qualifier) (Reference)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in an optional sequence

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	M	RELA	N		C	Related Reference
	or	PREV	N		C	Previous Reference
	or	ASRF	N		C	Account Servicer Reference
	or	COMM	N		C	Common Reference
	or	POOL	N		C	Pool Reference
	or	TRRF	N		C	Deal Reference
	or	BMRB	N		C	Block Matching Reference
	or	ALMR	N		C	Allocation Matching Reference

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

RELA	Reference of the linked message which was previously received.
PREV	Reference of the linked message which was previously sent.
ASRF	Reference assigned to the reported transaction by the account servicer.
COMM	Unique reference agreed upon by the two trade counterparties to identify the trade.
COMM	Unique reference agreed upon by the Investment Manager AND the Broker/Dealer to identify the trade. This reference should be passed down and up through the whole life cycle of the transaction.
POOL	Collective reference identifying a set of messages.
TRRF	Reference assigned to the trade by the Investment Manager OR the Broker/Dealer. This reference will be used throughout the trade life cycle to access/update the trade details.
BMRB	Reference of the linked message at the Trade/Block Level which identifies a centrally matched transaction.
ALMR	Reference of the linked message at the Detail/Allocation Level which identifies a centrally matched transaction.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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