MT 941 Field Specifications

6. Field 60F: Opening Balance

FORMAT

Option F

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(D/C Mark) (Date) (Currency) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field specifies, for the opening balance, whether it is a debit or credit balance, the date, the currency and the amount of the balance.

CODES

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

C	The opening balance is a credit balance.
D	The opening balance is a debit balance.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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 must always be the same as field 62F of the previous statement or balance report.