Why is the identifier invalid when trying to use a RIC Root?

@mike-petrut Hi,

Initially when I looked at this I thought maybe it was a validation option AllowHistoricalInstruments acting as a false restricting the use of this identifier type:

{
    "ExtractionRequest": {
        "@odata.type": "#DataScope.Select.Api.Extractions.ExtractionRequests.ElektronTimeseriesExtractionRequest",
        "ContentFieldNames": [
            "RIC",
            "RIC Root",
            "Trade Date",
            "Expiration Date",
            "Last Trading Day",
            "High",
            "Last",
            "Low",
            "Open",
            "Open Interest",
            "Volume"
        ],
        "IdentifierList": {
            "@odata.type": "#DataScope.Select.Api.Extractions.ExtractionRequests.InstrumentIdentifierList",
            "InstrumentIdentifiers": [
                {
                    "Identifier": "KW",
                    "IdentifierType": "RICRoot"
                }
            ],
            "ValidationOptions": {
                "AllowHistoricalInstruments": true,
                "AllowInactiveInstruments": true,
                "AllowLimitedTermInstruments": true,
                "AllowOpenAccessInstruments": true,
                "AllowSubclassImport": true,
                "AllowUnsupportedInstruments": false,
                "ExcludeFinrAsPricingSourceForBonds": false,
                "UseConsolidatedQuoteSourceForCanada": false,
                "UseConsolidatedQuoteSourceForUsa": false,
                "UseDebtOverEquity": false,
                "UseExchangeCodeInsteadOfLipper": true,
                "UseOtcPqSource": false,
                "UseUsQuoteInsteadOfCanadian": true
            },
            "UseUserPreferencesForValidationOptions": false
        },
        "Condition": {
            "StartDate": "2016-08-01T13:00:00.000-05:00",
            "EndDate": "2016-09-01T13:00:00.000-05:00"
        }
    }
}

However on checking the above it was still returning the same.

I am checking the use of using this RIC Root/RICRoots with a Tick History template with the Specialists to see whether this is expected.

As an alternative to RIC Root I used Chain RIC just to check if that retrieved anything:

                {
                    "Identifier": "0#KW:",
                    "IdentifierType": "ChainRIC"
                }

There were about 360 records returned, I paste the 1st 6 below:

RICRIC RootTrade DateExpiration DateLast Trading DayHighLastLowOpenOpen InterestVolumeKWH7^1KW01/08/201614/03/201714/03/2017457.5452451452292801235KWH8^1KW01/08/201614/03/201814/03/2018

1270KWH9^1KW01/08/201614/03/201914/03/2019

0KWK7^1KW01/08/201612/05/201712/05/2017467.75464462465.25111933434KWK8^1KW01/08/201614/05/201814/05/2018

630KWK9^1KW01/08/201614/05/201914/05/2019

0KWN7^1KW01/08/201614/07/201714/07/2017476.75473.5470.2547116117733

I will respond back on use of RIC Root here when I have more detail on this.

Best regards,

Gareth