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Re: UserDefined admistrative message
Mahesh Kumaraguru <>
28 May 2008 8:10AM ET

Yes, you can have UserDefined administrative (session level) messages.

[Quote from FIX.4.2 specs regarding Tag 35]
Note: A "U" as the first character in the MsgType field (i.e. U1, U2, etc) indicates that the message format is privately defined between the sender and receiver.
[End Quote]

In the above, there is no mention of any restriction for the purposes for which UserDefined messages can be used between consenting counterparties.

> Hi, Can two consenting FIX engine treat UserDefined FIX message as
> adminisrative level message or in other words ,in FIX can we have
> Userdefined admistrative level messages?

UserDefined admistrative message
guruprasad shetty   27 May 2008 9:44AM ET

Re: UserDefined admistrative message
Mahesh Kumaraguru   28 May 2008 8:10AM ET