Payment by EC Card with 3 Numbers: BC, Account No., Expire Date
Within the payment via a Eurocheque (EC) card, the
system asks for four numbers. The bank sort code, account no. and expire date
on the magnetic stripe of the EC card are to be read in by the magnetic card
reader.
In the example below, the existing payment type
"Cheque" will be adjusted. This offers two advantages: The effort for
the change is very little, and since the payment type number does not change,
the cheque payment type can still be booked via the usual payment type key. You
can also create a new payment type “Cheque”. The procedure is similar, the
field entries are generally (exception: the payment type no.) the same as the
following.
Creation of the Cheque Payment Type
Open the window Payment
Type via Parameters -> Payments. If a payment type is displayed, empty
the screen mask first and call up the payment type “Cheque” by entering the
payment type no. and confirming.
The payment type must be configured as follows:
- Unique payment type no. (e.g. "2").
- Name: "Cheque"
- Euro currency: "EURO"
- EURO exchange rate: "0"
- Category: "Cash" (!).
Open the sub-window Payment
parameter.
- Assign a terminal type.
- Form no.: "10"
- Entry nos.: "4"
- Activate the switch “Voucher track”
- Close the window and save your entries in the
window "Payment Type".
Open the window Form Text
via System -> User Interface.
- Select the language (e.g. English)
- Enter Sales in the field “Form Name” (correct
spelling, case-sensitive!).
- Enter a "Name" and a
"Translation" for each input number. After having made the
entries, you have to save every input no.
- Bank sort
code
- Enter "NumberOne2" in the field
“Field name” ("NumberOne" is the preset term for the first
input no. to be queried, the “2” is the payment type number.). Make sure
the spelling is correct!
- Translation:
The text can be chosen at will; e.g. “Bank code”. This text will be
displayed on the screen/ display. Keep in mind that the max. number of characters in the display is 20.
- Save your entries.
- Account no.:
- Enter "NumberTwo2" in the field
“Field name”. "NumberTwo" stands for the second input no.,
"2" for the payment type.
- Translation:
Enter e.g.. "Account no.". This text
will be displayed on the screen/ display. Keep in mind that the max. number of characters in the display is 20.
- Save your entries.
- Expire Date
- Enter "NumberThree2" in the field
“Field name”. "NumberThree" stands for the third input no,
"2" for the payment type.
- Translation:
Enter e.g. "Expire date".
This text
will be displayed on the screen/ display. Keep in mind that the max. number of characters in the display is 20.
- Save your entries.
Go to Branch -> Card
Reader Parameter.
Before you configure the card, the following
requirements must be met:
- The track structure of the card must be known to
you.
- Generally, all numbers/ data (
bank code, account no., expire date) must be located on the same
track.
- Every number to be read must be recorded with a
unique “seq.no.”.
In the following example, it is assumed that all EC
cards are provided with the „59“ as a unique identification in the 4th
position, the bank code has 8 digits and begins at the 5th position,
and the account no. has 10 digits and begins at the 15th position.
Configure the bank code as follows:
- Company: <Company No.>
- Branch: <Branch No.>
- Track: 3
- Seq.no.: 1
- Descriptor: "EC card - BC"
- Compare as from position: 3 (Since the position
count begins at "0", the 4th digit is in position
"3").
- Compare with: 59
- Simulates key: STn
(The confirmation of the manually entered number via "ST" will
be evaluated internally as the key code "STn")
- Offset Field 2: 5 (Field 2 defines the bank code.
The 6th digits equals position 5 since
the count begins at "0").
- Length Field 2: 8
- In the fields "Offset Field 1",
"Length Field1" and "Def.Device Data", no entries are
to be made.
- Save your entries.
Configure the account no. as follows:
- Company: <Company No.>
- Branch: <Branch No.>
- Track: 3
- Seq.no: 2
- Descriptor: "EC card – Account. no."
- Compare as from position: 3
- Compare with: 59
- Simulates key: STn
(The confirmation of the manually entered number via "ST" will
be evaluated internally as the key code "STn")
- Offset Field 2: 14 (Field 2 defines the account
number. The 15th digit equals position 14 since the count begins at
"0")
- Length Field 2: 10.
- In the fields "Offset Field 1",
"Length Field1" and "Def.Device Data", no entries are
to be made.
- Save your entries.
Configure the expire date. as follows:
- Company: <Company No.>
- Branch: <Branch No.>
- Track: 3
- Seq.no: 2
- Descriptor: "EC card – Valid to“
- Compare from position: 3
- Compare with: 59
- Simulates key: STn
(The confirmation of the manually entered number via "ST" will
be evaluated internally as the key code "STn")
- Offset Field 2: 61 (The expire date begins with
the 62nd digit, i.e. at position 61)
- Length Field 2: 4.
- In the fields "Offset Field 1",
"Length Field1" and "Def.Device Data", no entries are
to be made.
- Save your entries.
Booking the Cheque Payment Type
Carry out the booking transaction of the cheque
configured as a “Cash” payment type as follows (outlined):
- Calculate the subtotal.
- Press the appropriate payment type key.
- The display/ screen shows
“Bank Code” or the text you entered in the procedure above. (cp. Bank Code).
It could also be “Bank Code. Swipe Card”, etc.
- Draw the card through the magnetic card reader.
Now the bank code and the account number will be read in.
- Then you will be asked to enter the cheque
number. Enter the number and confirm with "ST".
- Then you will be asked to enter the card number.
Confirm this entry with “ST” too.
- Now insert the cheque form. The printout will be
started. The booking transaction will be finalised after you take out the
printed form.
- A detailed description of the payment by cheque
can be found in the user manuals.
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