Identify Interface and Message Types

All interactions with FTM must be through properly defined interfaces. Properly defining interfaces includes understanding and documenting the following for all interfaces involved:
  • Protocol (Examples: WMQ, HTTP, File)
  • Format (Examples: EDI, SWIFT, ISO20022, Custom)
    • Version (Example: SWIFT 2008)
  • Message type (Examples: MT103, Pain.001.02)
Note: In some circumstances, the same broad messaging standard (EDI, for example) may be used across many interfaces. However, each interface may use a specific variant of the messaging standard (version and year, for example).