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HELP! Clarification Aloha credit card voucher required field details

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bronzemantis

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Need help with clarification of Aloha TableService credit card receipt required field details. Please see and refer to the example of receipt/voucher standardization in the following Aloha link below -- Aloha EDC Enhancement Release v6.5 - “Standardizing Credit and Debit Vouchers” pgs. 12 – 13 for examples of the “required fields”

EDC link:

Does anyone know what the following Aloha TableService (i.e. TS) credit card receipt/voucher fields represent?

1.Referring to the Field in the example of the standardized voucher i.e. the Aloha TS voucher # “2/20001” where the # “2” is the same # “2” which prefixes/begins the 7 digit transaction reference number i.e. the # “2007517”:

What does the #(2) prefix preceding the forward slash and the five digit TS check number field reference? According to the TS standardization example, if the check number begins with a # as in the example the “2”, then the “#” prefix before the forward slash ( / ) then begins with the same # “2”.

Also, the seven digit field on the receipt – i.e. the credit card receipt transaction reference number -- appears to the right of where it states the type of charge i.e. “VISA” or “M/C” etc.. In the linked example “Fig. 3 Credit Voucher” on pg. 12 the trans. ref. number is “2007517” which begins with the same #2 prefix as the #2 before the forward slash. So, according to this example of a standardized receipt – the SAME #2 is referenced in multiple fields) the check number; 2) the # prefix before the forward slash; and, 3) the transaction number reference fields on the TS credit card voucher.

This exact same pattern (i.e. the repeating prefix 2 in this example the 2 – 2 – 2 pattern i.e. the 2/20001 and 2097517) would be expected to be a 6 - 6 - 6 pattern if the prefix was instead of a 2 was a 6. The fields would be expected to then be by standardization for example 6/60014 with a transaction reference # beginning with the same #6 for ex. 6291482 as seen on other voucher examples.

Need to know what the #2 in the Aloha EDC example references with respect to the transaction as the #2 is referenced in multiple fields.

2.Also, what does the timestamp field (i.e. in this example the time of “10:51AM”) reference? Does the timestamp reference the time that the transaction was completed? the time that the transaction was authorized? the time of authentication? or, the time that the receipt was printed?

3.If anyone knows what the # prefix and the timestamp fields reference could you also provide a source of reference(s)? This would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
 
1/10001 means Term1 check 1, 2/20001 is Term2 check 1.

The number to the right of Visa/MC/etc is the check number as well, just represented differently (some sort of conversion takes place in the trans.log).

Not sure about the timestamp
 
Thanks bigblok403 for the response.

So, the # prefix represents the POS terminal # - i.e. the order entry terminal # - from which the POS transaction/order entry sale/check was generated. Therefore, this is the reason for the check # starting with the same order entry terminal # from where the check was generated.

Research indicates that the terminal # is required to be referenced somewhere on the credit card / terminal receipt. Here the prefix # is the terminal # reference.

Also from research, the 7 digit # to the right of VISA/MC etc. is the reference # (for tracking) referencing the Electronic Draft Capture (EDC) i.e. the credit card swipe terminal transaction (record). The reference/transaction # indicates that the "draft"/order entry check sale was captured and authorized by means of TERMINAL capture. These reference #'s are found on ALL electronic terminal receipts and are used for auditing as part of Audit Trails.

Then, it makes sense that the order entry terminal # / prefix # is the same prefix # in the reference # field as the prefix # represents the same terminal # from which the order entry check sale draft was generated and then captured by EDC via the TCP/IP connection correct?
 
Yes, the reference number should start with the digit represented by the Terminal #. I'm guessing EDC captures this info, but never really looked.
 
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