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FIX MESSAGE 35=P

AllocationInstructionAck

MsgType (35) = PAllocationAdded FIX.2.7

Definition

In versions of FIX prior to version 4.4, this message was known as the Allocation ACK message. The Allocation Instruction Ack message is used to acknowledge the receipt of and provide status for an Allocation Instruction message.

Message structure 78 distinct fields

Source order, including nested components and groups. Group counts precede the repeated entries. “Required here” is relative to the enclosing component or group, not unconditional in the message. A dash means not marked required; conditional requirements remain in the source notes. This is a reference, not a counterparty-specific validator.

  1. StandardHeaderComponentRequired

    MsgType = P

    StandardHeader definition & usage →

    1. 8 BeginStringStringRequired here

      FIXT.1.1 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

    2. 9 BodyLengthLengthRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

    3. 35 MsgTypeStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

    4. 1128 ApplVerIDString—

      Indicates application version using a service pack identifier. The ApplVerID applies to a specific message occurrence.

    5. 1156 ApplExtIDint—
    6. 1129 CstmApplVerIDString—

      Used to support bilaterally agreed custom functionality

    7. 49 SenderCompIDStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted)

    8. 56 TargetCompIDStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted)

    9. 115 OnBehalfOfCompIDString—

      Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    10. 128 DeliverToCompIDString—

      Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    11. 90 SecureDataLenDeprecated FIXT.1.1Length—

      Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)

    12. 91 SecureDataDeprecated FIXT.1.1data—

      Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field.

    13. 34 MsgSeqNumSeqNumRequired here

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    14. 50 SenderSubIDString—

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    15. 142 SenderLocationIDString—

      Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    16. 57 TargetSubIDString—

      "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    17. 143 TargetLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    18. 116 OnBehalfOfSubIDString—

      Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    19. 144 OnBehalfOfLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    20. 129 DeliverToSubIDString—

      Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    21. 145 DeliverToLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    22. 43 PossDupFlagBoolean—

      Always required for retransmitted messages, whether prompted by the sending system or as the result of a resend request. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    23. 97 PossResendBoolean—

      Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    24. 52 SendingTimeUTCTimestampRequired here

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    25. 122 OrigSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—

      Required for message resent as a result of a ResendRequest. If data is not available set to same value as SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    26. 212 XmlDataLenLength—

      Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    27. 213 XmlDatadata—

      Can contain a XML formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Volume 1: FIXML Support

    28. 347 MessageEncodingString—

      Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message's "Encoded" fields. Required if any "Encoding" fields are used.

    29. 369 LastMsgSeqNumProcessedSeqNum—

      The last MsgSeqNum value received by the FIX engine and processed by downstream application, such as trading system or order routing system. Can be specified on every message sent. Useful for detecting a backlog with a counterparty.

    30. HopGrpRepeating groupCount tag 627—

      Number of repeating groups of historical "hop" information. Only applicable if OnBehalfOfCompID is used, however, its use is optional. Note that some market regulations or counterparties may require tracking of message hops.

      HopGrp definition & usage →

      1. 627 NoHopsGroup count—
      2. 628 HopCompIDString—
      3. 629 HopSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—
      4. 630 HopRefIDSeqNum—
  2. 70 AllocIDStringRequired
  3. PartiesRepeating groupCount tag 453—

    Parties definition & usage →

    1. 453 NoPartyIDsGroup count—

      Repeating group below should contain unique combinations of PartyID, PartyIDSource, and PartyRole

    2. 448 PartyIDString—

      Used to identify source of PartyID. Required if PartyIDSource is specified. Required if NoPartyIDs > 0.

    3. 447 PartyIDSourcechar—

      Used to identify class source of PartyID value (e.g. BIC). Required if PartyID is specified. Required if NoPartyIDs > 0.

    4. 452 PartyRoleint—

      Identifies the type of PartyID (e.g. Executing Broker). Required if NoPartyIDs > 0.

    5. PtysSubGrpRepeating groupCount tag 802—

      Repeating group of Party sub-identifiers.

      PtysSubGrp definition & usage →

      1. 802 NoPartySubIDsGroup count—
      2. 523 PartySubIDString—
      3. 803 PartySubIDTypeint—
  4. 793 SecondaryAllocIDString—

    Optional second identifier for the allocation instruction being acknowledged (need not be unique)

  5. 75 TradeDateLocalMktDate—
  6. 60 TransactTimeUTCTimestamp—

    Date/Time Allocation Instruction Ack generated

  7. 87 AllocStatusintRequired

    Denotes the status of the allocation instruction; received (but not yet processed), rejected (at block or account level) or accepted (and processed).

  8. 88 AllocRejCodeint—

    Required for AllocStatus = 1 ( block level reject) and for AllocStatus 2 (account level reject) if the individual accounts and reject reasons are not provided in this message

  9. 626 AllocTypeint—
  10. 808 AllocIntermedReqTypeint—

    Required if AllocType = 8 (Request to Intermediary) Indicates status that is requested to be transmitted to counterparty by the intermediary (i.e. clearing house)

  11. 573 MatchStatuschar—

    Denotes whether the financial details provided on the Allocation Instruction were successfully matched.

  12. 460 Productint—
  13. 167 SecurityTypeString—
  14. 58 TextString—

    Can include explanation for AllocRejCode = 7 (other)

  15. 354 EncodedTextLenLength—

    Must be set if EncodedText field is specified and must immediately precede it.

  16. 355 EncodedTextdata—

    Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

  17. AllocAckGrpRepeating groupCount tag 78—

    This repeating group is optionally used for messages with AllocStatus = 2 (account level reject) to provide details of the individual accounts that caused the rejection, together with reject reasons. This group should not be populated when AllocStatus has any other value. Indicates number of allocation groups to follow.

    AllocAckGrp definition & usage →

    1. 78 NoAllocsGroup count—

      This repeating group is optionally used for messages with AllocStatus = 2 (account level reject), AllocStatus = 0 (accepted), to provide details of the individual accounts that were accepted or rejected. In the case of a reject, the reasons for the rejection should be specified. This group should not be populated where AllocStatus has any other value. Indicates number of allocation groups to follow.

    2. 79 AllocAccountString—

      Required if NoAllocs > 0. Must be first field in repeating group.

    3. 661 AllocAcctIDSourceint—
    4. 366 AllocPricePrice—

      Used when performing "executed price" vs. "average price" allocations (e.g. Japan). AllocAccount plus AllocPrice form a unique Allocs entry. Used in lieu of AllocAvgPx.

    5. 1047 AllocPositionEffectchar—
    6. 467 IndividualAllocIDString—
    7. 776 IndividualAllocRejCodeint—

      Required if NoAllocs > 0.

    8. NestedPartiesRepeating groupCount tag 539—

      NestedParties definition & usage →

      1. 539 NoNestedPartyIDsGroup count—

        Repeating group below should contain unique combinations of NestedPartyID, NestedPartyIDSource, and NestedPartyRole

      2. 524 NestedPartyIDString—

        Used to identify source of NestedPartyID. Required if NestedPartyIDSource is specified. Required if NoNestedPartyIDs > 0.

      3. 525 NestedPartyIDSourcechar—

        Used to identify class source of NestedPartyID value (e.g. BIC). Required if NestedPartyID is specified. Required if NoNestedPartyIDs > 0.

      4. 538 NestedPartyRoleint—

        Identifies the type of NestedPartyID (e.g. Executing Broker). Required if NoNestedPartyIDs > 0.

      5. NstdPtysSubGrpRepeating groupCount tag 804—

        Repeating group of NestedParty sub-identifiers.

        NstdPtysSubGrp definition & usage →

        1. 804 NoNestedPartySubIDsGroup count—
        2. 545 NestedPartySubIDString—
        3. 805 NestedPartySubIDTypeint—
    9. 161 AllocTextString—

      Free format text field related to this AllocAccount (can be used here to hold text relating to the rejection of this AllocAccount)

    10. 360 EncodedAllocTextLenLength—

      Must be set if EncodedAllocText field is specified and must immediately precede it.

    11. 361 EncodedAllocTextdata—

      Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the AllocText field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

    12. 989 SecondaryIndividualAllocIDString—

      Will allow the intermediary to specify an allocation ID generated by the system

    13. 993 AllocCustomerCapacityString—

      Will allow for granular reporting of separate allocation detail within a single trade report or allocation message.

    14. 992 IndividualAllocTypeint—

      Identifies whether the allocation is to be sub-allocated or allocated to a third party.

    15. 80 AllocQtyQty—

      Quantity to be allocated to specific sub-account

  18. StandardTrailerComponentRequired

    StandardTrailer definition & usage →

    1. 93 SignatureLengthDeprecated FIXT.1.1Length—

      Required when trailer contains signature. Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

    2. 89 SignatureDeprecated FIXT.1.1data—

      Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

    3. 10 CheckSumStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, always last field in message)