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Procedure documentationConfiguring Bar Codes for Cable Television Payment

Procedure

This procedure provides information about configuring an Item Entry Control record for a bar code for a cable television service payment.

Details of this Example

This example shows the Item Entry Control configuration for a bar code for a cable television service (non-merchandise item) payment.

The bar code (Standard 2 of 5) on the cable television statement is scanned at the POS. This bar code contains a decimal point that is recognized by the POS when defined through the Item Entry Control. It then triggers a payment function and recognizes the account number and payment amount. The POS deciphers the amount from the bar code, which contains a decimal point in the amount, to display the correct payment amount.

Example Example

If the bar code is 99161696800000702.99, then the data embedded in the bar code is as follows:

Identifier: 2 digits, 99

Acct #: 8 digits, 16169680

Amount: 10 digits, 0000702.99

End of the example.
Configuring a Cable Television Service Payment

  1. In Transaction Functions, create a Non-Merchandise item called TV Service for example.

  2. Create an Item Entry Control record (Terminal > Item Entry Control) with the following settings:

    • Price Start: 11

    • PAN Start: 3

    • Price Length: 10

    • PAN Length: 8

    • Decimal Start: 19.0

    • Decimal Length: 2.00

    • Prefix Mask: 99

    • Scan Data Type: Any Scan Data Type

    • Allow for Keyed Entry: enable this checkbox