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Background documentationRecord Type A: Authorization

 

Field

Columns

Size

Values

Can be Larger (See Record Type A3)

14 Tender ID

49 - 50

2 n

15 Credit or debit type

51 - 52

2 n

User Defined

16 How Authorized

53 - 53

1 n

0-Online

1-Manual

2-Auto

17 Card Entry Type

54 - 54

1 n

0-Swipe

1-Keyed

18 Card Number

55 - 74

20 n

19 Expire Date

75 - 80

6 n

YYYYMM

20 Request Amount

81 - 88

6.2 n

Y

21 Authorized Amount

89 - 96

6.2 n

Y

22 Authorization Number

97 - 106

10 a/n

23 Future

107 - 107

1 n

24 Positive Flag

108 - 108

1 a/n

' ' ' - '

25 Credit or debit transaction type

109 - 110

2 n

See Appendix G: Credit Txn Types

26 Ext Card number

111 - 120

10 a/n

27 Length of Resp Part 1 field in A2 record (see definition below)

121 - 122

2 n

28 Length of Resp Part 2 field in A2 record (see definition below)

123 - 124

2 n

29 Cash Back Amount

125 - 132

6.2 n

Y

30 Retrieval Number

133 - 144

12 n

31 Original Credit Transaction Type

145 - 146

2 n

In case of voids, see Appendix G: Credit Debit Transaction Types

32 Corporate Card Type

147 - 147

1 n

33 Nonmerch UPC

148 - 165

18 a/n

34 Store ID Extension

166 - 169

4 n

High order digits for Store ID Extension with leading zeros.

35 Cashier ID Extension

170 - 171

2 n

High order digits for Cashier ID Extension with leading zeros.

36 Salesperson ID Extension

172 - 173

2 n

High order digits for Salesperson ID Extension with leading zeros.

37 Record # Sequence Extension

174 - 175

2 n

High order digits for Record # Sequence.

38 Label

176 - 205

30 a/n

Label generated from chip card EFT transaction.

39 Datagram

206 - 223

18 a/n

Datagram generated from chip card EFT transaction, which is also used during post void transactions.

40 Input Type

224 - 225

2 n

Numeric value identifying the Card Input Type:

0 – Swiped

1 – Keyed

2 – Scanned

5 – Pinpad Keyed

6 – Pinpad Swiped after Chip read failed

7 – Pinpad Chip

41 Tender Option

226 - 226

1 n

Tender Option used:

0 – None

1 – Credit

2 – Points

42 Credit Auth Service Type

227 - 228

2 n

43 Memo Flag

229 - 229

1 n

A memo record indicator:

0 – Not a memo record

1 – Memo record

Total bytes: 229

A record is a memo record if the authorization was unsuccessful. Memo records are optionally saved for Head Office reporting purposes when the POS.INI option SAVEMEMOONLYAUTHTXNS is set to Y.