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Table describing the subfields of ISO 8583 field 60, the advice reason code

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F60)

F60-ADVICE REASON CODE: Used to indicate the specific purpose of an advice/reversal message. It is 60 characters long.

Diagram showing the structure of an ISO 8583 message

ISO 8583

What Fields Make Up ISO 8583?

We covered the ISO 8583 basics in an earlier article. This post explains the ISO 8583 message structure in detail: every ISO 8583 message consists of three main parts - the MTI (Message Type Indicator), the Bitmap, and the Data Elements.

Diagram illustrating the ISO 8583 F7 transmission date and time field

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F7)

F7 - TRANSMISSION DATE AND TIME: the field containing the moment the initiating party started the transaction. It is a 10-character numeric value in MMDDhhmmss format.

Diagram explaining ISO 8583 field 11 (STAN)

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F11)

DE 11 - SYSTEMS TRACE AUDIT NUMBER: A 6-digit unique numeric value generated by the message originator, enabling unique tracking of the transaction. How is STAN generated?

Illustration of ISO 8583 message field layout used for field F37

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F37)

F37-RETRIEVAL REFERENCE NUMBER is a code generated by the bank that initiates a transaction, used to uniquely track it. It is a 12-character alphanumeric value.