diff --git a/modules/jpos/test/org/jpos/util/msgiso-base.xml b/modules/jpos/test/org/jpos/util/msgiso-base.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1ca197de3
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+++ b/modules/jpos/test/org/jpos/util/msgiso-base.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<schema id='msgiso'>
+ <field id="0" type="N" length="4" />
+ <field id="3" type="N" length="6" />
+ <field id="11" type="N" length="6" />
+ <field id="70" type="N" length="3" />
+</schema>
+