[Quickfix-developers] FIX Message Validation

[Franssen, R. <Ron...@ko...>]

Hello All,
We have had a QuickFix implementation for about 5 years now that connects to one of the major exchanges.  Anyhow, we are wondering if there is a way to use QuickFix without the message validation.  We are currently using a data dictionary and validate incoming messages.  However, the vendor routinely adds new information to the data dictionary (which we must go manually update).  This can become a bit of a tedious chore.  I tried to change the configuration setting to "N" to NOT use a data dictionary and QuickFix promptly began rejecting messages.  Further research indicates that I can use the ValidateFieldsHaveValues and ValidateUserDefinedFields (set to N) to turn of message validation, although I don't have this working yet.

What is the proper way to turn of message validation and what are the pitfalls if I do?

thanks


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