values published by FID 259

mktdata

Hello , we are using RFA 8.1 C++ api we want to understand what values FID 259 publishes ,

Data model page says "Field which indicates the type of record and also the type of data in that record"
Can you elaborate more on this ?

nick.zincone

Hi @mktdata

The value in FID 259 identifies the type of asset. Refer to this article for more details:

Using FID 259 to identify your market data records | Devportal (refinitiv.com)