Private label cards are generally store or other non-financial or non-credit service cards presented by customers as a form of identification for writing or cashing checks. POS devices can be configured to read the magnetic data strip of a private label card, driver’s license or military ID when the following parameters are set.
To configure private label cards, you must do the following in each of the following POS configuration categories:
Contact your technical representative to update the POS.INI file with information to read track 2 data on the private label card and to define IDCC credit identification parameters. This information is vital for this feature and not currently accessible in the Configurator.
Select AJB as the credit server where required.
If required, modify the check info profile prompt (#99) to prompt for the selection of an authorization card from a choice list:
In Data Capture
on the Prompt
Lines
tab move the existing records and all their parameter
settings down a line.
On line 1 enter ID TYPE in the Prompt
Line
field.
Select Choice List Type 7
in the Mask
Type
drop-down list.
Create a new mask type to validate the authorization card account numbers:
In Code
Maintenance on the Edit Mask
tab
, choose New
and enter Type 20 in
the Mask ID
field. 5.
Enter Credit Card ACCT # from Swipe in the Mask
Description
field.
Create a profile prompt for each private label and authorization card: To modify the check info profile prompt:
In Data Capture
on the Profile
Prompts
tab , choose New
and
enter a number in the Prompt ID
field. Then
enter a description (for example CHECK CHARGE) in the Prompt
Description
field.
Select the Prompt Lines
tab. On
Line 1 enter one of the following parameters depending on the type of card
you are setting up:
T2: CHARGE # substituting the store or brand name for “private label name” for a private label card
TB: MILITARY (or other) CARD # for a military or other card
In the Mask Type
drop-down list,
select Mask ID 20
.
Create a record in the choice list for each authorization card, and link it to each card’s profile prompt.
In Data Capture
on the Choices
tab
scroll down the list to the ID List choice item and choose Open
.
Enter an ID and a description.
In the Link ID
field, select the
number of the corresponding profile prompt created for the card.
Select Profile Prompt
in the Link
Type
drop-down list.
If required, repeat this procedure for next card.