FIX Protocol Tag 216: RoutingType

RoutingType is an integer field used in 7 FIX message types, including Market Data Snapshot Full Refresh (35=W), Market Data Incremental Refresh (35=X) and Quote (35=S). It is defined in FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2 and has 6 enumerated values.

Tag number: 216
Data type: INT
FIX versions: FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2
Used in: 7 message types

Tag 216 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

INT: A whole number without a decimal point. It may be negative.

Valid values

6 enumerated values across all FIX versions.

Value	Meaning	FIX versions
1	Target firm	All
2	Target list	All
3	Block firm	All
4	Block list	All
5	Target person	5.0 SP2
6	Block person	5.0 SP2

Example

216=1

Illustrative value. In a message, fields are separated by the SOH character (0x01), often shown as | or ^ in logs.

Decode a message with this tag

Message types that use tag 216

Covers every version from FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2, including fields reached through components and repeating groups. The version pages above show whether the tag is required in each message.

Field and message data comes from the QuickFIX data dictionaries for FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1, used under the QuickFIX Software License. This product includes software developed by quickfixengine.org (http://www.quickfixengine.org/). Enumerated value names are converted to plain text for reading.