For example, to define a SWIFT 2005 dictionary structure, a SWIFT opening tag (node) would be defined in the syntax with values for the Name and Version attributes.

In the following image, the SWIFT node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the SWIFT node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column and type the new value.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the Basic Header block.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the Basic Header block, which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

In the following image, the Basic_Header node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Basic_Header node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Basic Header block is divided into several sub-sections:

{1:

F

01

BANKBEBB

2222

123456}

The following table defines the parts of the Basic Header block:

Writing a Basic Header (for a and b)

Note: (c), (d), and (e) are sub-sections written in the same syntax.

A BASIC tag (node) contains the raw data, which is represented by the Element node. The following table lists the attribute properties for the Element node.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the element. This value is provided by the author of the dictionary.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the element and must be set to "M" for mandatory as specified by the user.

The Type attribute tells Transformer the types of characters and the amount of characters to expect.

In the following image, the Application_Identifier element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Application_Identifier element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

In the following image, the Service_Identifier node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Service_Identifier node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column and type the new value.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the Application Header block.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the Application Header block, which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

In the following image, the Application_Header node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Application_Header node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Application Header block has the following format:

{2:

I

100

BANKDEFFXXXX

U

3

003}

The following table defines the parts of the Application Header block:

Writing an Application Header (a, b, and c)

Note: (d), (e), and (f) are sub-sections written in the same syntax. This example is written for an input message where (a) is "I". For the best interpretation of the syntax, include two segment tags (nodes) to represent both input and output. This ensures that an incoming message, whether input or output, is still read.

An APP tag (node) contains the Segment node. The following table lists the corresponding attributes for the Segment node.

The Name attribute can be either "I" (input) or "O" (output).

The Description attribute can be either "Input" or "Output".

The Req attribute can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

The Type attribute tells Transformer the types of characters and the amount of characters to expect.

In the following image, the I segment node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the I segment node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

In the following image, the Input_Identifier element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Input_Identifier element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the User Header block.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the User Header block, which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

In the following image, the User_Header node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the User_Header node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The User Header block has the following format:

{3:

{113:xxxx}

{108:abcdefgh12345678}

}

The following table defines the parts of the User Header block:

Writing a User Header

A User Header node contains a Loop node. The following table lists the corresponding attributes for the Loop node.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the Loop node, which is specified by the author of the dictionary.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the Loop node, which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

In the following image, the INFO loop node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the INFO loop node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

A loop node can contain multiple element nodes as children. The following table lists the corresponding attributes for the element nodes.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the element. This value is provided by the author of the dictionary.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the element and must be set to "M" for mandatory as specified by the user.

The Type attribute tells Transformer the types of characters and the amount of characters to expect.

In the following image, the Generic_Code element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Generic_Code element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

In the following image, the Generic_Data element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Generic_Data element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Name attribute provides a group of characters that reference the SWIFT message type number. For example, if you are creating a SWIFT message type 515, then the Name="515". This value must be the message type number specified by SWIFT.

The Description attribute specifies the name of the SWIFT message type referenced by 515. For example, 515 is the Client Confirmation of Purchase or Sale, therefore, its Description would be "Client Confirmation of Purchase or Sale". For this attribute, you can specify any name. However, it is recommended that you use the name specified by the SWIFT message type.

In the following image, 515 transaction set node is displayed in Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the 515 transaction set node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Trailer block requires a value for the Name attribute, which can be a word or a character string. It is recommended that you use Trailer.

In the following image, the Trailer node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Trailer node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

The Trailer block has the following format:

{5:

{MAC:12345678}

{CHK:123456789ABC}

Trailer Block

The following table lists the corresponding attributes for the Loop node.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the Loop tag (node), which is specified by the author of the dictionary.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the Loop tag (node), which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

In the following image, the INFO loop node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attributes for the INFO loop node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

A Loop node can contain Element nodes. The following table lists the corresponding attributes for the Element nodes.

The Name attribute provides a character string that identifies the Element tag (node), which is specified by the author of the dictionary.

The Req attribute defines the requirement of the Element tag (node), which can be either 'M' (mandatory), or 'O' (optional).

The Type attribute tells Transformer the types and amount of characters to expect. In this example, a type attribute is not specified because any value can be used.

Note: For a loop in a trailer header, you can specify only two elements.

In the following image, the Code element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Code element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.

In the following image, the Data element node is displayed in the Layout pane of Dictionary Builder. The Item Properties pane on the bottom provides a list of attribute properties for the Data element node.

To modify an attribute's value, double-click the corresponding row in the Value column.