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MT 537 Field Specifications

52. Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//[N]3!a15d (Qualifier)(Sign)(Currency Code)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional subsequence C2

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O PSTA N C2 A Posting Amount
2 O OCMT N   A Original Currency and Ordered Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

OCMT Original Currency and Ordered Amount Posting/settlement amount in its original currency when conversion from/into another currency has occurred.
PSTA Posting Amount Amount of money that is to be/was posted to the account.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

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

If Amount is zero, Sign must not be present (Error code(s): T14).

USAGE RULES

Sign is used when the Amount is credited while the practice or the transaction type would normally imply that the Amount should be debited (or vice versa).