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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 the commodity and amount of the balance.

CODES

In option F, or M, 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

In option F, or M, Unit must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T06):

FOZ Fine Troy Ounce
GOZ Gross Ounce
GRM Gramme
KLO Kilo
LIT Litre
LOT Lot
OTH Other
PND Pound
TAL Tael
TOL Tola
TON Metric Tonne
TOZ Troy Ounce
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).

When Unit 'OTH' is used, the unit of the commodity must be defined in field 25.