Opens an investigation when expected funds are missing at the creditor or when a payment instruction arrived without its expected cover. It locates missing value; it is not proof of non-settlement or a return instruction.
DIRECTION: Sent by the party claiming non-receipt to the party expected to trace the payment or cover leg, and may be forwarded along the processing chain.
Version + profile: camt.027 is a message-family identifier, not a complete version. The numeric .001.xx definition and field rules depend on the scheme, service, usage guideline, and implementation version named in each context; sample namespaces show only the illustrated version.
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Field matrixBase ISO 20022current
camt.027 field matrix
Curated field requirements, contexts, operational meaning, and implementation cautions.
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Claim creator / assignerIdentifies the original payment and states where the expected credit or cover is missing.
Case assigneeTraces the instruction and settlement path, repairs a missing cover where applicable, and reports the investigation outcome.
KEY FIELDS
Curated conceptual subset. camt.027 distinguishes a missing customer credit from a missing cover and belongs to a versioned investigation service; verify the current profile before implementation.
Key fields of camt.027
FIELD
NAME
PRESENCE
WHAT IT MEANS
Assgnmt/Id
Assignment identification
MANDATORY
Reference for the current claim assignment.
Assgnmt/CreDtTm
Creation date and time
MANDATORY
Timestamp for the current assignment.
Case/Id
Case identification
CONDITIONAL
Stable reference for the claim case.
Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlMsgId
Original message identification
CONDITIONAL
Identifies the payment message being traced.
Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlUETR
Original UETR
CONDITIONAL
Network reference used to trace the underlying payment.
Undrlyg/CoverDtls
Cover details
CONDITIONAL
Identifies reimbursement agents and accounts when the claim concerns a missing cover leg.
InstrInf
Instruction information
OPTIONAL
Additional direction to the party investigating the non-receipt.
COMMON ERRORS
Opening the claim without saying whether the customer credit or cover is missing.Consequence: Different teams investigate different legs and the case stalls.Avoid it: Name the missing event and include the original message, UETR, amount, date and cover details where relevant.
Treating the claim as evidence that funds never settled.Consequence: A settled payment held in suspense can be duplicated or returned incorrectly.Avoid it: Reconcile message receipt, settlement account entries and customer posting before deciding the remedy.
USAGE CONTEXTS
Missing creditor creditThe payment chain is traced to distinguish a missing message, settlement break, suspense posting or customer-posting delay.
Missing coverA received customer-payment announcement has no matching reimbursement movement, so the cover agents and account evidence must be traced.
Defines the current versions of all ISO 20022 message definitions, including the pain, pacs, and camt messages taught on this site. · Checked 2026-07-12
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What this simplifies: Shows customer-credit and cover claims without reproducing the full underlying-payment model.
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