MT588: (45) Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence C2

QUALIFIER

 

Order

M/O

Qualifier

R/N

CR

Options

Qualifier Description

1

M

CHAR

N

 

A

Charges/Fees

 

or

PREC

N

 

A

Pre-Release Cash Amount

2

O

RESU

N

C2

A

Resulting Amount

3

O

OCMT

N

 

A

Original Currency and Ordered Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

CHAR

Charges/Fees

Amount of money paid for the provision of financial services.

OCMT

Original Currency and Ordered Amount

Posting/settlement amount in its original currency when conversion from/into another currency has occurred.

PREC

Pre-Release Cash Amount

Amount of money required for a pre-release to the market.

RESU

Resulting Amount

Amount of money resulting from a foreign exchange conversion.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

When Sign is present, Amount must not be zero .

Currency Code must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code .

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 .

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).