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My view is that StrategyParameters only covers a subset of all possible user-defined tags and is only intended for strategies. The group is also only part of a small subset of messages, i.e. core order handling. However, your point is absolutely valid that there is already a generic means to convey information. The 5K-10K range has a large number of generic fields with names such as Algoxxx1, Algoxxx2, Algoxxx3,... or xxxReservedxxx. On top of that the StrategyParameters group is mirrored by UDFs 5957-5960, removing the need to have any of the generic UDFs. Your comment helps to formulate a transition strategy towards a new UDF policy. The 20K-40K range can then be used for such UDFs without the need to make the names and usages public. I would assume that this was the motivation of the submitters when they entered UDFs between 5K and 10K without given an actual name or description. Regards, Hanno. > Has anyone considered the role that the StrategyParameters repeating > group (tags 957-960) might play in allowing customization? I alway > though the introduction of this repeating group was a great idea - I've > always tried to encourage it's use in passing custom tags bewteen firms. > Could this be used as an alternative to adding tags 20,00 - 39,999? [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fix-protocol?hl=en.
