[Quickfix-developers] problem parsing repeating groups in fix message

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I've run into a serious problem that I haven't been able to figure out.

In trying to send across allocation messages (which contain groups), I am
able to successfully do so on my development platform.  When I move the
receiving FIX engine to another environment (same class machine, same java
version, same OS version-solaris 8), the receiving side is unable to parse
the allocation message correctly which causes the processing to fail.

My outgoing message appears to be right in its XML form while the incoming
message does not show the repeating group entries.  I am also including the
'raw' format as printed in the output:

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to proceed resolving this
problem?  This is now holding up our UAT and production release schedules.

Thanks for any help,
Gary

Outgoing
=========

(8=FIX.4.2^A9=424^A35=J^A34=474^A49=FMRFITST^A52=20030304-20:12:56^A56=STNMMTST^A6=99.991667^A15=USD^A22=1^A48=CUSIP^A53=1000000^A54=1^A55=FIXED^A60=20030304-20:12:54^A70=Allocation:

0^A71=3^A73=1^A11=NONREF^A37=155882^A75=20030304^A78=1^A79=FCUSM^A80=1000000^A76=GECC^A154=999916.67^A6604=PartAllocID:1^A106=GECC^A118=100^A124=1^A32=1000000^A17=155882_20031204_151254^A31=3^A6640=99.991667^A381=999916.67^A6609=CP^A6611=100^A6613=MONEYMARKET^A6614=1^A6629=MATURITY^A6637=20031204^A10=053^A

 <message>
  <header>
    <field number="8" value="FIX.4.2"/>
    <field number="9" value="424"/>
    <field number="35" value="J"/>
    <field number="34" value="474"/>
    <field number="49" value="FMRFITST"/>
    <field number="52" value="20030304-20:12:56"/>
    <field number="56" value="STNMMTST"/>
  </header>
  <body>
    <field number="6" value="99.991667"/>
    <field number="11" value="NONREF"/>
    <field number="15" value="USD"/>
    <field number="17" value="155882_20031204_151254"/>
    <field number="22" value="1"/>
    <field number="31" value="3"/>
    <field number="32" value="1000000"/>
    <field number="37" value="155882"/>
    <field number="48" value="CUSIP"/>
    <field number="53" value="1000000"/>
    <field number="54" value="1"/>
    <field number="55" value="FIXED"/>
    <field number="60" value="20030304-20:12:54"/>
    <field number="70" value="Allocation: 0"/>
    <field number="71" value="3"/>
    <field number="73" value="1"/>
    <field number="75" value="20030304"/>
    <field number="76" value="GECC"/>
    <field number="78" value="1"/>
    <field number="79" value="FCUSM"/>
    <field number="80" value="1000000"/>
    <field number="106" value="GECC"/>
    <field number="118" value="100"/>
    <field number="124" value="1"/>
    <field number="154" value="999916.67"/>
    <field number="381" value="999916.67"/>
    <field number="6604" value="PartAllocID:1"/>
    <field number="6609" value="CP"/>
    <field number="6611" value="100"/>
    <field number="6613" value="MONEYMARKET"/>
    <field number="6614" value="1"/>
    <field number="6629" value="MATURITY"/>
    <field number="6637" value="20031204"/>
    <field number="6640" value="99.991667"/>
  </body>
  <trailer>
    <field number="10" value="053"/>
  </trailer>
</message>

Incoming:
==============
<20030304-20:12:56, FIX.4.2:STNMMTST->FMRFITST, incoming>

(8=FIX.4.2^A9=424^A35=J^A34=474^A49=FMRFITST^A52=20030304-20:12:56^A56=STNMMTST^A6=99.991667^A15=USD^A22=1^A48=CUSIP^A53=1000000^A54=1^A55=FIXED^A60=20030304-20:12:54^A70=Allocation:

0^A71=3^A73=1^A11=NONREF^A37=155882^A75=20030304^A78=1^A79=FCUSM^A80=1000000^A76=GECC^A154=999916.67^A6604=PartAllocID:1^A106=GECC^A118=100^A124=1^A32=1000000^A17=155882_20031204_151254^A31=3^A6640=99.991667^A381=999916.67^A6609=CP^A6611=100^A6613=MONEYMARKET^A6614=1^A6629=MATURITY^A6637=20031204^A10=053^A)

<message>
  <header>
  <field number="8" value="FIX.4.2"/>
  <field number="9" value="372"/>
  <field number="35" value="J"/>
  </header>
  <body>
    <field number="6" value="99.991667"/>
    <field number="15" value="USD"/>
    <field number="22" value="1"/>
    <field number="48" value="CUSIP"/>
    <field number="53" value="1000000"/>
    <field number="54" value="1"/>
    <field number="55" value="FIXED"/>
    <field number="60" value="20030304-20:12:54"/>
    <field number="70" value="Allocation: 0"/>
    <field number="71" value="3"/>
    <field number="73" value="1"/>
    <field number="75" value="20030304"/>
    <field number="78" value="1"/>
    <field number="106" value="GECC"/>
    <field number="118" value="100"/>
    <field number="124" value="1"/>
    <field number="381" value="999916.67"/>
    <field number="6609" value="CP"/>
    <field number="6611" value="100"/>
    <field number="6613" value="MONEYMARKET"/>
    <field number="6614" value="1"/>
    <field number="6629" value="MATURITY"/>
    <field number="6637" value="20031204"/>
    <group>
      <field number="11" value="NONREF"/>
      <field number="37" value="155882"/>
    </group>
    <group>
      <field number="79" value="FCUSM"/>
      <field number="80" value="1000000"/>
      <field number="76" value="GECC"/>
      <field number="154" value="999916.67"/>
      <field number="6604" value="PartAllocID:1"/>
    </group>
    <group>
      <field number="32" value="1000000"/>
      <field number="17" value="155882_20031204_151254"/>
      <field number="31" value="3"/>
      <field number="6640" value="99.991667"/>
    </group>
  </body>
  <trailer>
    <field number="10" value="164"/>
  </trailer>
</message>

Gary Mui
Prescient Markets, Inc         914-989-3118  (W)
445 Hamilton Avenue          914-422-3693  (F)
White Plains, NY 10601

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