Sequence Reset <4> message – FIX 4.2 – FIX Dictionary

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Description

The Sequence Reset <4> message is used by the sending application to reset the incoming sequence number on the opposing side. This message has two modes: Sequence Reset-GapFill <4> when GapFillFlag <123> is 'Y' and Sequence Reset-Reset <4> when GapFillFlag <123> is N or not present. The Sequence Reset-Reset <4> mode should ONLY be used to recover from a disaster situation which cannot be otherwise recovered via "Gap Fill" mode. The Sequence Reset <4> message can be used in the following situations:

• During normal resend processing, the sending application may choose not to send a message (e.g. an aged order). The Sequence Reset-GapFill <4> is used to mark the place of that message.
• During normal resend processing, a number of administrative messages are not resent, the Sequence Reset-GapFill <4> message is used to fill the sequence gap created.
• In the event of an application failure, it may be necessary to force synchronization of sequence numbers on the sending and receiving sides via the use of Sequence Reset-Reset <4>

The sending application will initiate the sequence reset. The message in all situations specifies NewSeqNo <36> to reset as thevalue of the next sequence numberimmediately following the messages and/or sequence numbers being skipped.

If the GapFillFlag <123> field is not present (or set to N), it can be assumed that the purpose of the Sequence Reset <4> message is to recover from an out-of-sequence condition. The MsgSeqNum <34> in the header should be ignored (i.e. the receipt of a Sequence Reset-Reset <4> message with an out of sequence MsgSeqNum <34> should not generate resend requests). Sequence Reset-Reset <4> should NOT be used as a normal response to a Resend Request <2> (use Sequence Reset-GapFill <4>). The Sequence Reset-Reset <4> should ONLY be used to recover from a disaster situation which cannot be recovered via the use of Sequence Reset-GapFill <4>. Note that the use of Sequence Reset-Reset <4> may result in the possibility of lost messages

If the GapFillFlag <123> field is present (and equal to Y), the MsgSeqNum <34> should conform to standard message sequencing rules (i.e. the MsgSeqNum <34> of the Sequence Reset-GapFill <4> message should represent the beginning MsgSeqNum <34> in the GapFill range because the remote side is expecting that next message).

The sequence reset can only increase the sequence number. If a sequence reset is received attempting to decrease the next expected sequence number the message should be rejected and treated as a serious error. It is possible to have multiple ResendRequests <2> issued in a row (i.e. 5 to 10 followed by 5 to 11). If sequence number 8, 10, and 11 represent application messages while the 5-7 and 9 represent administrative messages, the series of messages as result of the Resend Request <2> may appear as SeqReset-GapFill <4> with NewSeqNo <36> of 8, message 8, SeqReset-GapFill with NewSeqNo <36> of 10, and message 10. This could then followed by SeqReset-GapFill with NewSeqNo <36> of 8, message 8, SeqReset-GapFill with NewSeqNo <36> of 10, message 10, and message 11. One must be careful to ignore the duplicate SeqReset-GapFill which is attempting to lower the next expected sequence number. This can be detected by checking to see if its MsgSeqNum <34> is less than expected. If so, the SeqReset-GapFill is a duplicate and should be discarded.

Structure

Sample Message

The '^' character is used to represent SOH character.

Related Messages

• Resend Request<2>