1.6 Maintain Country Name Details

This topic explains systematic instructions to maintain country name details.

Note:

The fields which are marked in asterisk are mandatory.
  1. On Homescreen, type STDCNMNT in the text box and click Next.
    The Country Code Maintenance screen displays.

    Figure 1-7 Country Code Maintenance


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    Description of "Figure 1-7 Country Code Maintenance"

  2. On the Country Code Maintenance screen, specify the fields.
    For more information on fields, refer to the field description table.

    Table 1-7 Country Code Maintenance - Field Description

    Field Description
    Country Code Enter an unique three-character code to identify the country. For example, the USA as the country code for the United States of America.
    Alternate Country Code Enter an alternate country code. This is for information purposes only and will not be printed on any customer correspondence.

    For example, the US as the alternate code for USA

    Country Name Specify the name of the country.
    Blacklisted In the Country Name Maintenance screen, the user can blacklist a country for further usage. The user is not allowed to deal in countries that are blacklisted.

    Note:

    The user can only deal with countries that are not blacklisted.
    IBAN Mandatory for Payment Messages If this is checked, it indicates that for every payment message, an IBAN is mandatory.

    If this option is unchecked for a country, the system will not process the outgoing payments wherein the ordering customer or the beneficiary customer belongs to that country.
    EU Member This indicates whether the country is recognized by SWIFT as a part of the Intra European countries.

    If this box is checked, the instructed amount field should be mandatory in the generated 103, 103+, and 102 messages. The instructed amount field is mandatory in the incoming messages.
    Clearing Code in BIC+ Check this box to indicate that the National ID in the BIC plus file is the clearing code. During the upload of clearing codes from the BIC plus file, the records that belong to countries against which this box is checked will be selected.
    Generate 205 Check this box to indicate that the cover message 205COV or 205 needs to be generated for transactions involving this country. If this box is not checked, RTGS, 202, or 202COV messages will be generated.

    For more details on 202COV and 205COV cover message formats, refer to the Settlements User Guide.

    Default Clearing Network Once the National ID from BIC plus directory is uploaded into clearing codes, the network will be populated as the default clearing network for that country. This is mandatory when clearing code in BIC+ is chosen as Y.
    International Dialing Code Specify the international dialing code associated with the country.
  3. Click Exit to end the transaction.

Parent topic: Core Maintenance