[Quickfix-developers] Data Dictionary Sources

[Michael C. S. <hik...@gm...>]

Hi,
I'm curious as to how the data dictionaries (e.g., FIX44.xml) files are
created.

Were they generated by hand, from looking at the FIX specifications, were
they parsed from the Fix Repository source xml files or both?

I was experimenting with automating similar dictionaries from the formal
fix repository files but found them to be inconsistent with the
specifications and error prone.

For Example,  according to the FIX 4.4 spec,  the AllocGroup in
MsgType="AS" should contain tag 635 (ClearingFeeIndicator), but the
FixRepository.xml file from the FIX consortium seems to have left that tag
out in the AllocGrp component of the FIX.4.4 section.

Also, what is the difference between FIX44.xml and FIX44.modified.xml?

Thanks,
Mike