applyUpdates

The updates that can be issued to the Transaction Server by using the Messaging API are shown in the following table.

Table 1. Update types for the Messaging API
Update type	Description
Transaction action	Used to apply an update to a specific transaction, or group of transactions, that are identified by their payment ID values.
Update bean	General purpose update that applies to higher order entities in the Transaction Server, such as transmissions or batches (ICLs).

The applyUpdates request is used to send an update type to the Transaction Server. The Transaction Server determines which type was received and then dispatches the update request accordingly.

The update types and their message formats are described in the following sections.