MT 102 STP Field Specifications

2. Field 23: Bank Operation Code

FORMAT

16x

Must be formatted as:

6a

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence A

DEFINITION

This field identifies the type of operation.

CODES

One of the following codes must be used (Error code(s): T08):

CREDIT	Credit transfer(s)	This message contains credit transfer(s) to be processed according to the pre-established bilateral agreement between the Sender and the Receiver.
CRTST	Test credit transfer	This message contains credit transfers for test purpose(s).
SPAY	SWIFTPay	This message contains credit transfer(s) to be processed according to the SWIFTPay Service Level.

USAGE RULES

As tests in FIN should be done in Test & Training, the code CRTST is only valid when sent by a Test & Training destination.