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SWIFT Message Properties

For SWIFT messages, the Library editor displays the Message, Sequence, Field, Option, Line, Alternative Layout, Code Group, Code, and Fixed Component properties.

The following table describes the Message properties:

Property	Description
ID	Message identifier. Global settings.
Name	Message name. Global settings.

The following table describes the Sequence properties:

Property	Description
Name	Sequence name. Global settings.
Repetitions	R if repetitions are allowed, or S if only single occurrences are allowed. Positional settings.
Requirement	Mandatory or optional. Positional settings.

The following table describes the Field properties:

Property	Description
Code	Identifier for the field. Global settings.
Name	Field name. Global settings.
Letter options	Letters such as A, B identifying the valid Option elements nested within the field. Global settings.
Repetitions	R if repetitions are allowed, or S if only single occurrences are allowed. Positional settings.
Requirement	Mandatory or optional. Positional settings.

The following table describes the Option properties:

Property	Description
Letter option	A letter such as A or B identifying the option. Global settings.

The following table describes the Line properties:

Property	Description
Repetitions	The number of repetitions allowed for the line. Global settings.

The following table describes the Alternative Layout properties:

Property	Description
(None)	An alternative layout element has no editable properties.

The following table describes the Component properties:

Property	Description
Name	Component name. Global settings.
Prefix	A prefix such as / preceding the data. Global settings.
Length	Length of the data. Global settings.
Fixed	If true, the component has a fixed length defined by the Length property. If false, the Component has a variable length. The Length property defines the maximum length. Global settings.
Char set	Character set used to encode the data. Global settings.
Requirement	Mandatory or optional. Global settings.

The following table describes the Code Group properties:

Property	Description
Description	A comment describing the valid values of a component. Global settings.
Error code	The error code to report in the event of a validation error. Global settings.
Qualifier dependency	A value of a qualifier component. The code group is valid only if the qualifier has the specified value. Global settings.

The following table describes the Code properties:

Property	Description
Value	A valid value for a component. Global settings.
Name	The name of the value. Global settings.
Description	A comment describing the value. Global settings.
Order	Integer identifier of a mutually exclusive set of values. Two codes having the same Order cannot appear together. Global settings.
Requirement	Mandatory or optional. Global settings.
Repetitive	If true, the value can appear more than once. Global settings.

The following table describes the Fixed Component properties:

Property	Description
Name	Fixed component name. Global settings.
Requirement	Mandatory or optional. Global settings.
Format	Layout of the fixed component. Global settings.

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