When setting up a new EMV ready EPay deployment through Datacap’s PSCS website please be aware of the following options so that the correct settings are applied.
Under the EMV Support section there are three radio buttons to choose from.
- “None”- this option disables the use of EMV pinpads and sets the EPay to standard card processing using a standard keyboard wedge MSR.
- “Credit Only”- allows the use of EMV pinpads and reads all cards as credit. No pin required.
- “Credit and Swiped PIN Debit”- this allows the use of EMV pinpads with credit and debit cards.
Under the EMV Cardholder Verification section there are three radio buttons to choose from. Option 2 is what should always be selected.
- “All CVMs”- requires pin for all card types (credit and debit). This option should not be used.
- “Signature”- prints signature line on all card slips.
- “None”- no customer verification.
All other parameters available under the EPay PSCS are merchant parameter settings that are not unique to the EMV setup environment so no additional instructions are documented.
Datacap’s EMV Store & Forward solution comes with 3 new parameters in PSCS:
Maximum Stored Transactions
Maximum number of transactions that can be stored before offline processing is halted. The default value in PSCS is 100. The maximum value for this field is 4 digits (9999).
Purchase Limit for Stored Transactions (dollars)
The maximum dollar amount of transactions that can be stored before offline processing goes online. The default value is 500. The maximum value for this field is 5 digits (99,999). Less than or equal to the Purchase Limit, the transaction may be stored. Offline processing is not halted based on this value. Some transactions continue to be stored and some transactions continue to go online depending on the transaction purchase amount.
Maximum Time Length for Stored Transactions (hours)
The age the oldest stored record is allowed to be before offline processing is halted. The default value for this field is 48 with a maximum of 3 digits (999). We recommend leaving this value at 48 hours. After 48 hours, you will be more susceptible to declines and potential transaction errors directed from the processor.