MT 608 Field Specifications

7. Field 62a: Closing 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) closing 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) closing balance is a credit balance.
D	The (intermediate) closing 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).

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

The contents of this field will be repeated in field 60a of the subsequent statement message for this account.

If there is only one statement message transmitted for the period, this field must use tag option F, ie, 62F. When several messages are transmitted for the same statement period, all statement messages except the last message must contain field 62M (intermediate closing balance); the last message of the statement period must contain field 62F (final closing balance).