Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) and Microsoft® Money
This specification describes the OFC data format and details how Microsoft ® Money uses OFC for online home banking and online bill payment features.
Microsoft hereby grants to any party a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use the Open Financial Connectivity and Microsoft® Money Specification to make, use, and sell products and services that conform to this Specification.
Version 1.0.6
September 4, 1996
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Contents
Introduction 3
Audience 3
Document Overview 3
Related Documentation 4
Microsoft Money and OFC 5
Chapter overview 5
HTTP 5
HTTP POST 5
HTTP response 6
Connectivity options 6
Internet 6
Private dial-up connection 7
Mode of operation 8
Batch mode 8
File import mode 8
Timeout values 8
Security 9
Chapter overview 9
Possible risks 9
Microsoft Money solutions 9
Secure communication protocols 10
PCT and SSL 10
Communicating over a private network 10
OFC User ID and Password 11
Implementing security 11
Microsoft Money and the Branding Server 12
Chapter overview 12
Identifying a financial institution 12
Defining information for the Branding Server 12
Setting Up for Online Services with Microsoft Money 14
Chapter overview 14
Setting up for online services with Money 14
Online Bill Payment with Microsoft Money and OFC 16
Chapter overview 16
Paying a bill in Microsoft Money 16
Entering an electronic payment 16
Validating the payment 16
Days-to-pay value 17
Withdrawal date value 18
Payee add behavior 18
Inquiring about a payment 18
Canceling a payment 18
Online Banking with Microsoft Money and OFC 19
Chapter overview 19
Updating account information 19
Matching downloaded transactions 19
Transferring funds 19
Email 20
Microsoft Money, OFC and Crash Recovery 21
Chapter overview 21
DTCLIENT and Money crash recovery behavior 21
Server crash recovery behavior 22
Using the SESSKEY element to track sessions 22
OFC Data Format Details 23
Chapter overview 23
Introduction to the OFC format 23
Syntax 23
Structure 23
Order of records (batch mode) 23
Identifiers 24
Element lengths 24
Unsolicited responses 25
Server defined error messages 25
Illegal characters 25
Record structure with error responses 25
OFC Aggregates and Elements 26
Account , 26
Account type 27
Action 27
Amount 27
Date and time , 27
Online services 27
Payee
28
Statement transactions 29
Status 30
Transaction type 31
OFC and Signon Records 32
OFC 32
Signon Request 33
Signon Response 34
Account Records 36
Account request 36
Account response 37
Mail Records 38
Mail request 38
Mail response 39
Online Banking Records 40
Statement request 40
Statement response 41
Intrabank Transfer request 43
Intrabank Transfer response 43
Interbank Transfer request 45
Interbank Transfer response 45
Online Bill Payment Records 46
Payee request
46
Payee response
48
Payment request
49
Payment response
50
Payment inquiry request
52
Payment inquiry response
53
File Import Records 54
Account statement 54
Standard Industrial Code support 55
Introduction
Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) is a data format designed to represent financial transactions exchanged between client and server. The OFC format was designed to accommodate the requirements of a variety of banking and bill payment systems, both domestic and international.
The Microsoft Money 5.0 will support the OFC data format for its online home banking and online bill payment features.
Audience
This document is intended for use by banks and solution providers who are evaluating or implementing a home banking server solution using OFC and Microsoft Money.
Document Overview
This specification details the OFC data format and how the next release of Microsoft Money will use OFC. Following the introduction, this specification is divided into the following sections:
Chapter 1, Microsoft Money and OFC
This explains how Microsoft Money will utilize the OFC data format for online home banking and online bill payment services.
Chapter 2, Security
This explains how Microsoft Money will secure transactions sent from client to server.
Chapter 3, Microsoft Money and the Branding Server
This explains the functionality of the Branding Server and how Microsoft Money utilizes it.
Chapter 4, Setting Up for Online Services with Microsoft Money
This explains the process a user must go through to set up Microsoft Money for use with online services.
Chapter 5, Online Bill Payment with Microsoft Money and OFC
This explains how Microsoft Money uses features of OFC for its online bill payment functionality.
Chapter 6, Online Banking with Microsoft Money and OFC
This explains how Microsoft Money uses features of OFC for its online banking functionality.
Chapter 7, Microsoft Money, OFC and Crash Recovery
This explains how Microsoft Money uses features in OFC to recover from communication and system errors.
Chapter 8, OFC Data Format Details
This chapter provides more explanation of the OFC data format and introduces how Microsoft Money takes advantage of it.
Chapter 9, OFC Aggregates and Elements
This explains each aggregate and element in the OFC data format.
Chapter 10, OFC and Signon Records
This explains the OFC record and the Signon request and response.
Chapter 11, Account Records
This explains the Account request and response records.
Chapter 12, Mail Records
This explains the Mail request and response records.
Chapter 13, Online Banking Records
This explains the records associated with online banking: Statement request and response, Interbank transfer request and response, Interbank transfer request and response
Chapter 14, Online Bill Payment Records
This explains the records associated with online bill payment: Payee request and response, Payment request and response, Payment inquiry request and response.
Chapter 15, File import records
This explains the structure for the Account Statement record.
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