Inquiry Message (Tran Type 22)

Note: The following description of the Inquiry process applies if SAF (Store and Forward) is disabled or POS SAF is enabled. If On-Device SAF is enabled, a modified process applies. See POS Inquiry with On-Device SAF Enabled for more information.

In normal cases, Simplify will respond to a POS request in a timely manner. If this does not occur (timeout), the POS will need to send an Inquiry message to Simplify requesting information from Fusebox about the transaction. An Inquiry message should contain all elements of the original transaction.

  • Inquiry processing is required for the following situations:
    • No response to a financial request.
    • Field 1010 in the financial response contains one of the following:
      • *SLR STAND-IN.
      • *SLR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR.
  • After sending an Inquiry message, Elavon highly recommends that the POS wait for a response and continue processing based on the response. The Inquiry message should be resent until it receives one of the following:
    • Fusebox approval for the original transaction
    • Fusebox decline for the original transaction
    • Fusebox no record response (Field 1010 = NO RECORDS FOUND).

important

If the POS stops sending Inquiry messages for a transaction before receiving a Fusebox response, the transaction will need to be reconciled manually.

  • The possible outcomes at the POS after sending an Inquiry message are as follows:
    • The POS receives a normal transaction response. (Transaction Type = original). This response indicates that the Inquiry message and the original transaction were both processed online by Fusebox. The POS should treat this response as a normal response to the original transaction.
    • The POS receives a no record response. (Transaction Type =22 and Field 1010 contains NO RECORDS FOUND). This response indicates that the original request was NOT processed by Fusebox. The POS can proceed in accordance with corporate policy. E.g. a Void Request can be sent for the transaction.
    • If the Inquiry message times out at the host, the POS will receive a host down response (Transaction Type = 22 and Field 1010 contains “*SLR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR.” or “*SLR SWITCH TIMEOUT.”) The POS must then re-send the Inquiry message until it receives a host response
    • If the POS times out before receiving an Inquiry Response, it must re-send the Inquiry message until it receives a host response.
  • The Inquiry message can be re-sent by Simplify or through a back channel. All rules for Inquiry processing apply regardless of how the Inquiry message is re-sent.
  • The Inquiry message can be sent any time before the Gateway Batch Close.

The following table shows a sample of fields in the Inquiry message that may need to match fields in the original transaction.

API Field #Description
0002Transaction Amount
0007Transaction ID / Reference Number
0109Terminal ID
8002Location Name
8006Chain Code

For more information, see the Fusebox Integration Guide under Transaction Inquiry (22).

Sample Message

Request

An example of an Inquiry Request message (from the POS to Simplify) is as follows:

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,22Tran Type.
0002,5.00Transaction Amount. Must match the financial request.
0007,1025Transaction ID / Reference Number. Must match the financial request.
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
0013,022519Transaction Date (current date) – MMDDYY
0014,131559Transaction Time (current time) – HHMMSS
0017,0.00Cash Back Amount
0109,TERM1Terminal ID. Must match the financial request.
1008,ID:Set to ID: to request that an account token be returned by Fusebox.
8002,RETL01Location Name. Must match the financial request.
8006,TSTLARChain Code. Must match the financial request.

Response

An example of an Inquiry Response message (from Simplify to the POS) is as follows:

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,02Original Transaction Type (entire response = original host response)
0002,5.00Transaction Amount
0003,ID:4546705467010002Account Token (returned by Fusebox)
0004,1221Expiration Date - MMYY
0006,CVI758Authorization Code (returned by Fusebox)
0007,1025Transaction ID / Reference Number
0009,001Fusebox – Host Batch number
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
0013,022519Transaction Date (current date) – MMDDYY
0014,151729Transaction Time (current time) – HHMMSS
0017,0.00Cash Back Amount
0030,1Fusebox – Online Indicator
0032,022519Fusebox – Authorization Transaction Date
0033,181733Fusebox – Authorization Transaction Time
0035,D07DValidation Code
0036,114120980253909Host Transaction Identifier
0037,2Fusebox – Authorizer
0043,214872System Trace Audit Number
0047,M;1;1;1;0;1;2;5;4;1;3;C;0;4POS Data Code
0052,5Transponder / Proximity Indicator (0 = contact; 2 = contactless; 5 = swiped)
0054,90POS Entry Mode
0062,110Service Code
0109,TERM1Terminal ID
0110,205Cashier ID
0112,400Fusebox – Processor ID
0115,010Transaction Qualifier (010 = Credit; 030 = debit)
0125,430181733Retrieval Reference Number (may need to appear on receipt)
0126,2Track Indicator (may need to appear on receipt
0129,1Fusebox – Compliance Data
0130,5.00Authorized Amount
0140,USDFusebox – Merchant Currency
0201,0.00Tip Amount
0651, [see value below]Reversal data (for reversal, if needed)
0738,106781MMCC539137 Y 0225Recurring Compliance Data
1000,VICard Type
1001,VISACard Name
1003,0000Gateway Response Code
1004,APPROVALHost Response Message
1005,0010600008014593613999Merchant Number
1008,************0002Masked Account Number (may need to appear on receipt)
1009,AAHost Response Code
1010,COMPLETEGateway Response Message
1012,0039Gateway Batch Number
1200,0000AAIssuer Network Information
1339,00EMV Response Code
1359,4EMV CVM Indicator
4747,050311Third Party Interface POS Data Code
5002,80378002Device Serial Number
5004,G2Encryption Provider ID
5010,EMVDC0838EMV kernel version
5070,xxx…Simplify Information. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
7007,1114281539351186Transaction Link Identifier (unique identifier to link transactions)
8002,RETL01Location Name (provided by Elavon)
8006,TSTLARChain Code (provided by Elavon)

0651,00003@;01001175950315 17501600000471705000000000 00419039807417117595