Terminal Setup - terminalsetup

The terminalsetup transaction retrieves the terminal and merchant setup information.

In this section:

Request


ssl_merchant_id 15 \| numeric \| required	Merchant ID Elavon-assigned Converge account ID.
ssl_user_id 15 \| alphanumeric \| required	Converge User ID The user ID with Hosted Payment API User status that can send transaction requests through the terminal.
ssl_pin 64 \| alphanumeric \| required	Terminal ID Unique identifier of the terminal that will process the transaction request and submit to the Converge gateway. Important: The `ssl_user_id` sending the transaction request must be associated with the terminal that will process the request.
ssl_transaction_type 20 \| alphanumeric \| required	Transaction Type Value: `terminalsetup`

Response

MerchantInformation

Merchant Information Container

Contains the Merchant Information elements.

MerchantName	Merchant Name As set up by Elavon.
Address1	Address Line 1
Address2	Address Line 2
City	City's Name
StateProvice	State Code/Province Code
PostalCode	ZIP or Postal Code
ContactName	Contact's Name
ContactPhone1	Contact's Primary Phone Number
ContactPhone2	Contact's Alternate Phone Number 2
ContactEmail	Contact's Email Address
TerminalEmail	Terminal's Email Address
SMSEmail	Merchant's Email Address
MerchantURL	URL Address

TerminalInformation

Terminal Information Container

Contains the Terminal Information elements.

vm_friendly_name	Terminal Name As set up by Elavon.
vm_region	Region of Business
vm_time_zone	Time Zone
vm_currency	ISO Currency Code
vm_market_segment	Market Segment
vm_status	Terminal Status Examples: `ACTIVE`, `NOT LIVE`, or `SUSPENDED`
vm_processing_type	Processing Type Terminal-based Only
vm_payment_types	Payment Types Indicates if the terminal is set up (Y) or not set up (N) for these payment types: Credit Card (`Credit`) Debit Card (`Debit`) Gift Card (`Gift`) Electronic Check (`ECheck`) Food Stamp Card (`FoodStamp`) Cash Benefit Card (`CashBenefit`) Cash (`Cash`) Loyalty Card (`Loyalty`)
vm_card_brands	Card Brand Indicator Indicates if the terminal is set up to accept payments from specific card brands. Valid values: `Y` - Set up to accept payment from card brand `N` - Not set up to accept payment from card brand
vm_credit_option	Credit Card Payment Option Indicator Indicates if the terminal is set up (Y) or not set up (N) for these credit card payment options: Address Verification Service (`AVS`) Card Verification (`CVN`) Purchase Card (`Purchase Card`) Dynamic Currency Conversion (`DCC`) Multi-Currency Conversion (`MCC`) Recurring (`Recurring`) Last 4 Digits (`Last4digits`) Travel Data (`TravelData`) Account Updater (`AccountUpater`)
vm_recurring_option	Default Recurring Options `Frequency` - Billing Cycle `Payments` - Number of Payments
vm_debit_option	Debit Card Payment Options Indicates the terminal's default debit card payment setup: `Surcharge` - Set up (Y) or not set up (N) for surcharge `SurchargeAmount` - Surcharge Amount
vm_echeck_option	Electronic Check Options Indicates the terminal's default electronic check setup: `CheckType` - Check Type ACHECHECK PAPERCHECK `TransactionType` - Check Transaction Option `ImageUploadOption` - Image Upload Option for Paper Check `Recurring` - Set up (Y) or not set up (N) for ACH Recurring
vm_transaction_entry	API Option Indicates the terminal's default API setup: `EnableHTTPSTransaction` - Set up (Y) or not set up (N) for API `EnableHTTPSBatch` - Set up (Y) or not set up (N) for batch import API `EnableVMM` - Set up (Y) or not set up (N) for Converge Mobile
vm_tokenization	Tokenization Option Indicates if the terminal is set up (Y) or not set up (N) for tokenization.

Example

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In this example, you will have to change the data values, such as my_merchant_id, my_user_id, my_pin, and transaction data to match your Converge account and meet the needs of your website.
Code samples provided are for demonstration only and should not be used for live transactions. All sensitive merchant data, including transaction amounts and your Converge credentials, should be placed in server side code.

Request

xmldata=
<txn>
  <ssl_merchant_id>my_merchant_id</ssl_merchant_id>
  <ssl_user_id>my_user_id</ssl_user_id>
  <ssl_pin>my_pin</ssl_pin>
  <ssl_transaction_type>terminalsetup</ssl_transaction_type>
</txn>

Response

<txn>
  <MerchantInformation>
    <MerchantName>ABC COMPANY</MerchantName>
    <Address1>123 MAIN STREET</Address1><Address2/>
    <City>ANY CITY</City>
    <StateProvince>GA</StateProvince>
    <PostalCode>999999</PostalCode>
    <ContactName/><ContactPhone1/><ContactPhone2/>
    <ContactEmail>email@elavon.com</ContactEmail>
    <TerminalEmail>email@elavon.com</TerminalEmail>
    <MerchantURL/>
  </MerchantInformation>
  <TerminalInformation>
    <vm_friendly_name>MY STORE</vm_friendly_name>
    <vm_region>USA</vm_region>
    <vm_time_zone>EST</vm_time_zone>
    <vm_currency>USD</vm_currency>
    <vm_market_segment>Retail</vm_market_segment>
    <vm_status>ACTIVE</vm_status>
    <vm_processing_type>TerminalBased</vm_processing_type>
    <vm_payment_types>
       <Credit>Y</Credit>
       <Debit>Y</Debit>
       <Gift>Y</Gift>
       <ECheck>Y</ECheck>
       <FoodStamp>Y</FoodStamp>
       <CashBenefit>Y</CashBenefit>
       <Cash>Y</Cash>
       <Loyalty>Y</Loyalty>
    </vm_payment_types>
    <vm_card_brands>
      <MasterCard>Y</MasterCard>
      <Visa>Y</Visa>
      <AmEx>Y</AmEx>
      <JCB>Y</JCB>
      <CUP>Y</CUP>
      <Discover>Y</Discover>
    </vm_card_brands>
    <vm_credit_option>
      <AVS>N</AVS><CVN>Y</CVN>
      <PurchaseCard>Y</PurchaseCard>
      <InvoiceNumber>Y</InvoiceNumber>
      <DCC>N</DCC><MCC>N</MCC>
      <Recurring>Y</Recurring>
      <Last4digits>N</Last4digits>
      <TravelData>N</TravelData>
      <AccountUpdater>Y</AccountUpdater>
    </vm_credit_option>
    <vm_level3>Y</vm_level3>
    <vm_recurring_option>
      <Frequency>MONTHLY</Frequency>
      <Payments>12</Payments>
    </vm_recurring_option>
    <vm_debit_option>
      <Cashback>Y</Cashback>
      <Surcharge>Y</Surcharge>
      <SurchargeAmount>1.00</SurchargeAmount>
    </vm_debit_option>
    <vm_echeck_option>
       <CheckType>ACHECHECK</CheckType>
       <TransactionType>VERIFICATION</TransactionType>
       <Recurring>Y</Recurring>
    </vm_echeck_option>
    <vm_transaction_entry>
       <EnableHTTPSTransaction>Y</EnableHTTPSTransaction>
       <EnableHTTPSBatch>Y</EnableHTTPSBatch>
       <EnableVMM>Y</EnableVMM>
    </vm_transaction_entry>
    <vm_tokenization>Y</vm_tokenization>
  </TerminalInformation>
</txn>

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Terminal Setup - terminalsetup

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