How to report potential errors in FIX Repository?

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I was attempting to use the fix-orchestra utilities in Github to convert the latest FIX.5.0SP2_EP228 Repository into a “2016” repository, and then from there generate a QuickFIX compatible DataDictionary.

The utilities choked on a few fields, which I traced back to missing attributes in the Repository.

The following FIX Length Fields which are defined in Fields.xml appear to be missing the necessary “AssociatedDataTag” element:

  <Tag>1277</Tag>
  <Name>DerivativeEncodedIssuerLen</Name>
  <AssociatedDataTag>1278</AssociatedDataTag>

  <Tag>1280</Tag>
  <Name>DerivativeEncodedSecurityDescLen</Name>
  <AssociatedDataTag>1281</AssociatedDataTag>

  <Tag>1397</Tag>
  <Name>EncodedMktSegmDescLen</Name>
  <AssociatedDataTag>1398</AssociatedDataTag>

  <Tag>2481</Tag>
  <Name>EncodedMDStatisticDescLen</Name>
  <AssociatedDataTag>2482</AssociatedDataTag>

  <Tag>2665</Tag>
  <Name>EncodedAllocCommissionDescLen</Name>
  <AssociatedDataTag>2666</AssociatedDataTag>

Is there a process in place to report data issues such as this, and how do they get fixed and incorporated into future EP’s?

Thanks,
Dave

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Thanks, this error is known to the GTC and will be fixed in due course, stay tuned…

Currently, the forum is the best way to report such errors, using the tag “fixrepository2010”.

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Once reported our technical support team will capture the item(s) in Jira and reply to the thread with Jira number(s). We are still discussing whether or not we expose a public facing copy (possibly read only) of the FIX Trading Community Jira instance. Please keep reporting. Some errors are corrected by patching, others more properly are addressed by issuing an extension pack. It depends on the nature of the error.

The main thing is it is of major value to the FIX community to have folks report the discrepancies they find here on the discussion forum as Hanno says.

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This thread is no longer active, please use the annual thread for 2022 here to report errors in the Unified or Orchestra Repository.