Page Comparison

1

SOH control character

(1)

Binary representation of the number 1

Control Character

Message Header

2 - 3

Exchange ID

(2)

‘M ‘

Exchange

Message Header

4 - 5

Vendor ID

(2)

‘  ‘

Vendor

Message Header

6

Product Classification Code

(1)

A

Product type

Message Header

7

Category Code

(1)

C

Message type

Message Header

8

Type Code

(1)

D

Message Type Code

• Type Code A

• Type Code B

• Type Code C

• Type Code D

• Type Code J 

• Type Code I

• Type Code N

• Type Code O

• Type Code S

• Type Code T

Message Header

9

Message Day Code

(1)

A

Day of month

Message Header

10 - 16

Message Sequence Number

(7)

0000001

Sequence number

Message Header

17 - 23

Message Time Stamp

(7)

1330010

Time will be represented as ‘HHMMSST’

for the time zone in which the exchange is located

Message Header

24

Session ID

(1)

G

Session ID

Message Header

25

STX control character

(1)

Binary representation of the number 2

Control Character

Message Header

26-58

Admin Message

(33)

START OFOFFICI                AL TRANSMISSION

1. Administrative Message

2. Start of Simulated Data

3. End of Simulated Data

4. Start of Communications Testing

5. Start Of Official

6. End of Communications Testing

7. End Of Official

8. Character Test

9. Simulated Data Warning

10. Line Integrity

Message Body

59-64

Date

(6)

041011

Transmission Date

Message Body

65

Space

(1)

‘ ‘

Blank

Message Body

66-71

Time

(1)

133001

Message Transmission Time

Message Body

72

ETX

(1)

Binary representation of the number 3

Control character

Message Body