Session Management Tests

The purpose of this test is to verify that the client system can successfully maintain an STP FIX Session.

Available Tests

Note: The test procedures below are for Globex and / or EBS Direct Session Management for Bank / Dealer. Additional options include: Prime Customer, Prime Broker, Prime of Prime Broker, which are dependent on responses provided in the Interview.

  • To set up the selected test:
  1. After selecting a test case from the suite, select a SenderComp from the drop-down menu and ASSIGN (if not already selected).

  1. Select an Instrument from the drop-down menu and click Select if not already selected.

  1. Select START TEST to begin, then proceed to the instructions below.

Note: DO NOT select the "START TEST" button once the test is in progress.

Process a Test Request and Resend Request

The purpose of this test is to verify that the client system can successfully process a Test Request message and properly respond to a resend request.

  1. To run a Process a Test Request and Respond to Resend Request test:
  2. Submit a proper Logon Request [35=A (tag 141-ResetSeqNumFlag=Y)].
  3. Receive a successful Logon Acknowledgement (35=A).
  4. Submit a Trade Capture Report Request (35=AD).
  5. Receive a corresponding Trade Capture Report Acknowledgment [35=AQ (tag 749-TradeRequestResult=0)].
  6. Send a Heartbeat Message (35=0).
  7. Receive a Test Request Message (35=1).
  8. Send a Heartbeat Message in response (35=0).
  9. Receive a Resend Request (35=2).
  10. Submit a Sequence Reset-Gap Fill message [35=4 (tag 123-GapFillFlag=Y)].
  11. Receive a Heartbeat Message (35=0).
  12. Send Proper Heartbeat Message (35=0).
  13. Receive a Heartbeat Message (35=0).

Detect a Gap

The purpose of this test is to verify that the client system can successfully logon to an STP FIX Session and properly manage through a gap scenario.

  1. To run a Detect a Gap test:
  1. Submit a proper Logon Request [35=A (tag 141-ResetSeqNumFlag=Y)].
  2. Receive a successful Logon Acknowledgement (35=A).
  3. Submit a Trade Capture Report Request (35=AD|263=1).
  4. Receive a responding heartbeat message and detect a gap.
  5. Submit a proper Resend Request [35=2 (tag 7-BeginSeqNo)].
  6. Receive a missed business message.
  7. Send a Heartbeat Message in response (35=0).
  8. Receive a Heartbeat Message (35=0).
  9. Send a proper Heartbeat Message in response (35=0).

 

Processing Additional Tags

The purpose of this test is to verify that the client system can successfully logon to an STP FIX Session and properly manage through a gap scenario.

  1. To run a Process Additional Tag test:
  1. Submit a proper Logon (35=A).
  2. Receive a successful Logon Acknowledgement (35=A).
  3. Submit a Trade Capture Report Request [35=AD (tag 263-SubscriptionRequestType=1)].
  4. Receive a corresponding Trade Capture Report Acknowledgement (35=AQ).
  5. Receive Trade Capture Report (35=AE).