AUTHOR Authorization

TBG5 Finance

An Authorization Message is sent by the Ordering Customer (or Payor or Agent on behalf of the Ordering Customer) or by a third party having authority on the Ordering Customer's payments to the Ordered Bank, to authorize the Ordered Bank to execute a given financial transaction.

This financial transaction might relate to both multiple messages like PAYMUL and DIRDEB, and single instruction messages like PAYORD and PAYEXT.

An Authorization Message could also be sent from the Ordered Bank to the Ordering Customer or its Authorization Authority to request authorization for a given financial transaction.

Throughout this document the term 'Original Message' refers to the message to be authorized.

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  1. A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Authorization message is AUTHOR. Note: Authorization messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 AUTHOR 0052 D 0054 21A 0051 UN

    1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use of
    S016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.
    2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shall
    be used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or if
    not used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

  2. A segment for unique identification of the Authorization message, its type and number and its function, i.e., specifying if it is an authorization or request for authorization.

  3. A segment containing the creation date of the Authorization Message.

  4. A segment providing information for routing of the message.

  5. Segment group 1
    Repeat 2

    1. A segment referring to the message that has to be authorized or to a previously-sent request for authorization.

    2. A segment indicating the date and time of creation of the message referenced in the RFF segment or possibly the payment date.

  6. Segment group 2
    Repeat 5

    1. A segment identifying the Ordered Bank acting for the Ordering Customer and/or Payor and the relevant account number and currency.

    2. A segment identifying a person or department for the financial institution specified in the FII segment and to whom communication should be directed.

    3. A segment providing communication numbers for the financial institution identified in the FII segment and optionally for the contact identified in the associated CTA segment.

  7. Segment group 3
    Repeat 3

    1. A segment identifying the name and address of the non-financial parties involved in the exchange of this message. (Sender and Recipient).

    2. A segment identifying a person or department for the party specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.

    3. A segment providing communication numbers for the party identified in the NAD segment and optionally for the contact identified in the associated CTA segment.

  8. Segment group 4
    Repeat 9999

    1. A segment specifying the beginning of details referring to the message/transaction to be authorized.

    2. Segment group 5
      Repeat 5

      1. A segment indicating reference number(s) for the message or transaction to be authorized.

      2. A segment specifying the date/time of the referenced message or transaction.

    3. Segment group 6
      Repeat 9999

      1. A segment identifying the beginning of the details needed to give the authorization.

      2. A segment specifying the kind of authorization given to the referenced message/transaction in a coded form.

      3. A segment identifying dates related to the referenced message/transaction.

      4. A segment giving the amount of the referenced message/transaction.

      5. A segment identifying referenced numbers of the referenced message/transaction.

    4. Segment group 7
      Repeat 2

      1. A segment identifying a financial institution related to the referenced message/transaction.

      2. A segment identifying a person or department for the party specified in the FII segment and to whom communication should be directed.

      3. A segment providing communication numbers for the party identified in the FII segment and optionally for the contact identified in the associated CTA segment.

    5. Segment group 8
      Repeat 2

      1. A segment identifying a non-financial party related to the referenced message/transaction.

      2. A segment identifying a person or a department for the party identified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.

      3. A segment identifying communications types and numbers for the persons or departments specified in the associated CTA segment.

  9. A segment identifying the type of control checks and totals.

  10. Segment group 9
    Repeat 5

    1. A segment specifying the details of any authentication (validation) procedure applied to the Authorisation message.

    2. A segment defining the validation date/time.

  11. 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.

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