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D08A

Message D08A/BOPINF

Balance of payment information from customer message

The Balance of payment information from customer message is sent from a customer to the customer's bank in order to inform the customer's bank of information relating to one or more external payments which have been received in settlement of transactions with non-residents and which must be reported on by the bank to the responsible authority for Balance of Payment reporting purposes.

Message description

UNH M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Balance of payment information from customer message is BOPINF. Note: Balance of payment information from customer messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 BOPINF 0052 D 0054 08A 0051 UN

BGM M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicate the type and function of the message and to transmit its identifying number.

DTM M(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify the date and, when required, the time of the creation of the message and optionally to specify other process dates which apply to the whole message.

SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify references which apply to the whole message and optionally to specify related dates.

RFF M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify a reference for the message.

DTM C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify dates related to the reference.

SG2 M(9) : NAD-CTA-COM-FTX

A group of segments to identify the parties associated with the message.

NAD M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the reporting party and in addition to identify the customer when the reporting party is a third party.

CTA C(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or a department for the party to whom communication should be directed.

COM C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to specify a communication number for the party.

FTX C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify free text information relating to the party.

SG3 C(999) : RFF-DTM-SG4

A group of segments to identify a referenced credit advice message together with any associated transaction details.

RFF M(1) : Reference

A segment to specify the reference number of the referenced credit advice message.

DTM C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify any dates relating to the referenced credit advice message.

SG4 M(99) : RCS-FTX-MOA-LOC

A group of segments to specify the nature of transactions associated with the referenced credit advice, together with any associated amounts and geographical details.

RCS M(1) : Requirements and conditions

A segment to specify the nature of a transaction.

FTX C(99) : Free text

A segment to specify additional free text information relating to the nature of the transaction.

MOA C(1) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify an amount and associated currency for the transaction such as the debit flow amount or the credit flow amount.

LOC C(9) : Place/location identification

A segment to identify a country involved in the transaction such as country of origin or country of destination.

CNT C(9) : Control total

A segment to specify total values for control purposes such as total value of credit items.

UNT M(1) : Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        9

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- M        9 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
CTA, Contact information                      C        1        |
COM, Communication contact                    C        9        |
FTX, Free text                                C       99        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M       99 ------+|
RCS, Requirements and conditions              M        1       ||
FTX, Free text                                C       99       ||
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        1       ||
LOC, Place/location identification            C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
CNT, Control total                            C        9
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1