MT 608 Field Specifications

5. Field 60a: Opening Balance

FORMAT

Option F 1!a6!n3!a15d (D/C Mark) (Date) (Unit) (Amount)
Option M 1!a6!n3!a15d (D/C Mark) (Date) (Unit) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field specifies, for the (intermediate) opening balance, whether it is a debit or credit balance, the date, the unit of metal and amount of the balance.

CODES

D/C Mark must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T51):

C The (intermediate) opening balance is a credit balance.
D The (intermediate) opening balance is a debit balance.

CODES

Unit must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T06):

FOZ Fine ounce
GOZ Gross ounce
GRM Gramme
KLO Kilo
LOT Lot
TAL Tael
TOL Tola
UNT Unit

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Date must be a valid date expressed as YYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

Unit must be the same in the fields 60, 62a, 64 and 65 (Error code(s): C80).

Amount must not contain more than six digits following the decimal comma (Error code(s): C89).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. (Error code(s): T40, T43).

USAGE RULES

This field must always be the same as field 62a (closing balance) of the previous statement message for this account.

The first statement message for a specified period must contain field 60F (first opening balance); additional statement messages for the same statement period must contain field 60M (intermediate opening balance).