MT537: (46) Field 20C: Reference

FORMAT

Option C

:4!c//16x

(Qualifier)(Reference)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory subsequence C1

QUALIFIER

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	M	POOL	N		C	Pool Reference
	or	PREV	N		C	Previous Message Reference
	or	RELA	N	C10	C	Related Message Reference
	or	TRRF	N		C	Deal Reference
	or	COMM	N		C	Common Reference
	or	ASRF	N		C	Account Servicer Reference

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ASRF	Account Servicer Reference	Reference assigned to the reported transaction by the account servicer.
COMM	Common Reference	Unique reference agreed upon by the Investment Manager AND the Broker/Dealer to identify the trade. This reference should be passed down and up through the whole life cycle of the transaction.
POOL	Pool Reference	Collective reference identifying a set of messages.
PREV	Previous Message Reference	Message reference of the linked message which was previously sent.
RELA	Related Message Reference	Message reference of the linked message which was previously received.
TRRF	Deal Reference	Reference assigned to the trade by the Investment Manager OR the Broker/Dealer. This reference will be used throughout the trade life cycle to access/update the trade details.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Reference must not start or end with a slash '/' and not contain two consecutive slashes '//'. For field formats with more than 1 line, the rule applies for each line .

USAGE RULES

When no reference is available for the instruction, eg, the instruction was sent by fax, the Related Reference (RELA) must be :20C::RELA//NONREF.