<AttachmentGrp> Component Block

The AttachmentGrp component provides the ability to attach other media type documents to a FIX message for transmission. The media type can be any of the media types (previously referred to as MIME types) that are listed by IANA (www.iana.org) [RFC2046].

The AttachmentGrp is intended to be used to attach documents in other formats, such as PDF, TIFF, and Microsoft Word, for example to a FIX message.

Note when the AttachmentGrp is used within a business message, such as the TradeCaptureReport(35=AE), the attachment should supplement the data already contained in the business message It is not intended to replace the content of the business message. The standard fields within the business message should be populated, even if they duplicate data expressed within the attachment(s).

Used in :

Tag		Field Name	FIXML	Req'd	Comments
2104		NoAttachments	Attchmnt	N	The number of attached files.
=>	2105	AttachmentName	@Name	C	Required if NoAttachments(2104) > 0.
=>	2106	AttachmentMediaType	@MediaTyp	C	Required if EncodedAttachment(2112) is present.
=>	2107	AttachmentClassification	@Clsfn	N	Specifies semantically the type of the attached document from a business perspective. The default classification scheme reuses the FIX standard classification scheme of a high level section (pretrade, trade, posttrade, etc.) and a category, then a specific application or document type. The expression follows {"section/category/application type"}. The goal here is to map the attachment into the sections and categories of the FIX business messages if possible. The classification scheme can be expanded or replaced by counterparty agreement. This approach permits the introduction and reference to other business ontologies. Example: posttrade/confirmation/confirm pretrade//termsheet
=>	2108	AttachmentExternalURL	@URL	N	Either AttachmentExternalURL(2108) or EncodedAttachment(2112) must be specified if NoAttachments(2104) > 0.
=>	2109	AttachmentEncodingType	@EncTyp	C	Required if EncodedAttachment(2112) is present.
=>	2110	UnencodedAttachmentLen	@UnencAttchmntLen	N	Unencoded content length in bytes. Can be used to validate successful unencoding.
=>	2111	EncodedAttachmentLen	@EncAttchmntLen	N	Must be set if EncodedAttachment(2112) is specified and must immediately precede it.
=>	2112	EncodedAttachment	@EncAttchmnt	N	Either AttachmentExternalURL(2108) or EncodedAttachment(2112) must be specified if NoAttachments(2104) > 0.
=>	<AttachmentKeywordGrp>			N	For foreign exchange Quanto option feature.