19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising the step of linking the plurality of data field definitions to corresponding ones of the message fields as represented by the unique identifier.
19. The method according to claim 18 further comprising the step of linking the plurality of data field definitions to corresponding ones of the message fields as represented by the unique identifier. 22. The method according to claim 19 further comprising the step of identifying additional ones of the message field definitions in relation to the unique identifier.