Data Dictionary - Header Fields

ALERT Name	Max. Length	Definition
Access Code	12	The identifier assigned to an account by the investment manager. All special characters are allowed except “ in the Access Code field . Special characters when used must be entered along with an Alphanumeric value . It has maximum length of 12.
ALERT Acronym or Settlement Model Owner	8	The ALERT name, provided by DTCC, that identifies the global custodian. It is unique to the global custodian.
Country	3	The country in which the security is settling.
Effective Date	[Not relevant]	A system-generated value that specifies the settlement instruction's data of creation.
Method	12	The way a settlement will take place for a given security. It normally takes place in either a national central securities depository, or an international central securities depository. However, securities can settle outside of central securities depositories, though this is normally referred to as physical settlement.
Model Name	16	The name that the custodian gives to the set of standing settlement instructions (SSI)
Revision Date	[Not relevant]	A system-generated value that specifies the date that the settlement instruction was last modified.
Security	8	The type of security settling through the chosen method; for example, equity, corporate bond, municipal bond, or money market.