MT 742 Field Specifications

8. Field 34a: Total Amount Claimed

FORMAT

Option A	6!n3!a15d	(Date) (Currency) (Amount)
Option B	3!a15d	(Currency) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency code and total amount claimed from the reimbursing bank.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03, T40, T43).

USAGE RULES

This field is the total of the amounts in fields 32B and 33B, and any charges specified in field 71B.