[Quickfix-developers] how to disable range checking on enums

[Nick R. <nic...@gm...>]

There is no config parameter to disable the range checking on enum fields.

A broker we connect to has their own user defined values for tag 102.

I'd like to keep validation enabled but would like QF to not throw
FIX::IncorrectTagValue for added values in tag 102.

eg - 58=Value is incorrect (out of range) for this tag|371=102|

As i see it I have three options,
1. disable validation all together, which I don't want to do.

2. change the xml file for that broker and add their values. probably not
good from a maintainability point of view going forward

    <field number="102" name="CxlRejReason" type="INT">
      <value enum="0" description="TOO_LATE_TO_CANCEL"/>
      <value enum="1" description="UNKNOWN_ORDER"/>
      <value enum="2" description="BROKER_OPTION"/>
      <value enum="100" description="BROKER_OPTION_100)"/>
      <value enum="101" description="BROKER_OPTION_101)"/>
    </field>


3. remove the enum values for that tag in the brokers xml file.
<field number="102" name="CxlRejReason" type="INT">
</field>

I leaning towards option 3 but thought i'd throw the question out to the
group to see what other people do.

regards
nick