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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 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) closing balance is a credit balance
D The (intermediate) closing 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).

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, that is, 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).

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