What does ESCA mean in ISO 20022?

ESCA is Escalation in the ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code code set: Special follow-up is taking place

ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code

ESCA Reason Code: Escalation

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ESCA means escalation in the ISO 20022 pending processing reason code set. Special follow-up is taking place

Code: ESCA
ISO name: Escalation
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2016-05-11

Official definition

Special follow-up is taking place

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code

Message	Element path
reda.058	versions 001.01

ESCA in other code sets

ESCA in ExternalInvestigationStatusReason1Code

ESCA questions

What does ESCA mean in ISO 20022?: ESCA is Escalation in the ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code code set: Special follow-up is taking place

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