public synchronized void postRic(String ricName, Map<String, String> fields) throws RemoteException {
		try {
			if (fields.size() == 0) {
				return;
			}
			OMMMsg postMsg = this.pool.acquireMsg();
			postMsg.clear();

//			OMMMsg updateMessage = this.pool.acquireMsg();
//			updateMessage.clear();
//
//			updateMessage.setMsgModelType(RDMMsgTypes.MARKET_PRICE);
//			updateMessage.setMsgType(OMMMsg.MsgType.UPDATE_RESP);
			this.encoder.initialize(OMMTypes.MSG, 1000);
//			this.encoder.encodeMsgInit(postMsg, OMMTypes.NO_DATA, OMMTypes.FIELD_LIST);

			postMsg.setMsgModelType(RDMMsgTypes.MARKET_PRICE);

//			postMsg.setMsgType(OMMMsg.MsgType.POST);
			postMsg.setMsgType(OMMMsg.MsgType.UPDATE_RESP);
			postMsg.setId(getNextPostingId());
//			int indicationFlags = (OMMMsg.Indication.POST_COMPLETE | OMMMsg.Indication.POST_INIT);
//			postMsg.setIndicationFlags(indicationFlags);
			postMsg.setIndicationFlags(OMMMsg.Indication.DO_NOT_CONFLATE);
			postMsg.setRespTypeNum((short)1);
			postMsg.setState(OMMState.Stream.OPEN, OMMState.Data.OK, OMMState.Code.NONE,
					"All is Well!");

			postMsg.setAttribInfo(this.serviceNameProv, ricName, RDMInstrument.NameType.RIC);


			this.encoder.encodeMsgInit(postMsg, OMMTypes.NO_DATA, OMMTypes.FIELD_LIST);
			this.pool.releaseMsg(postMsg);
			
			this.encoder.encodeFieldListInit(OMMFieldList.HAS_STANDARD_DATA, (short)0, (short)1, (short)0);
			
			for (Iterator<String> iterator = fields.keySet().iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
				String fieldName = (String) iterator.next();
				String fieldValue = fields.get(fieldName);
				
			    FidDef fiddef1 = Dictionary.CURRENT_DICTIONARY.getFidDef(fieldName);
			    
			    switch (fiddef1.getMfeedType()) {
				case FidDef.MfeedType.PRICE:
					if (!fieldValue.matches("[0-9]+[\\.]?[0-9]*")) {
						_logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Invalid value ("+fieldValue+") for field="+fieldName+" and RIC="+ricName);
						return;
					}
			        byte exponent = OMMNumeric.EXPONENT_0;
					int pointIndex = fieldValue.indexOf(".");
					
					if (pointIndex >= 0) {
						int fractionLength = fieldValue.substring(pointIndex+1).length();
						if (fractionLength == 4) {
							exponent = OMMNumeric.EXPONENT_NEG4;
						} else if (fractionLength == 3) {
							exponent = OMMNumeric.EXPONENT_NEG3;
						} else if (fractionLength == 2) {
							exponent = OMMNumeric.EXPONENT_NEG2;
						} else if (fractionLength == 1) {
							exponent = OMMNumeric.EXPONENT_NEG1;
						}
					}
					
			        this.encoder.encodeFieldEntryInit(fiddef1.getFieldId() , OMMTypes.REAL);
			        this.encoder.encodeReal(Long.parseLong(fieldValue.replace(".", "")), exponent);
					
					break;
				default:
					break;
				}
			}

			this.encoder.encodeAggregateComplete();

			OMMHandleItemCmd ommPostHandleItemCmd = new OMMHandleItemCmd(); 
			ommPostHandleItemCmd.setMsg((OMMMsg)this.encoder.getEncodedObject());        
			ommPostHandleItemCmd.setHandle(this.loginHandle);

			this.consumer.submit(ommPostHandleItemCmd, ricName);

		} catch (Exception e) {
			_logger.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage());
			throw new RemoteException(e.getMessage());
		}		
	}