Gift Card Messages (Tran Types 01, 02, 07, 09, 11, 17, 24)

Simplify supports Gift Card messages from the POS process. As indicated in the table, supported Gift Card messages are identified as follows:

  • All Gift Card messages send a value of 50 in Field 115 (Transaction Qualifier).

  • The type of Gift Card transaction is indicated by Field 1 (Tran Type) and Field 117 (Stored Value Function).

Type of TransactionField 1
(Tran Type)		Field 115
(Transaction Qualifier)		Field 117
(Stored Value Function)
Auth Only0150n/a
Redemption/Redemption with Cash Back02505
Redemption with Cash Out/Cash Out02506
Prior Auth / Voice Auth07507
Card Activation09501
Card Issuance09502
Card Reload09503
Return09504
Void Redemption11505
Void Activation17501
Void Issuance17502
Void Reload17503
Void Return17504
Balance Inquiry2450n/a

A sample Card Issuance request/response is shown below. Please refer to Gift and Stored Value Cards in the Fusebox Integration Guide for additional sample messages and a complete description of Gift Card message types and fields.

Sample Card Issuance Request

An example of a Card Issuance Request message (from the POS to Simplify) is:

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,09Transaction Type of 9, in combination with Field 115 of 050 and Field 117 of 2, indicates a Gift Card Issuance
0002,50.00Dollar amount to be authorized
0007,1025Transaction ID / Reference Number
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions for the use of this field for this field
0013,092818Transaction Date (current date) – MMDDYY
0014,131605Transaction Time (current time) – HHMMSS
0109,RETAILTerminal ID (provided by Elavon)
0110,00000301Cashier ID
0115,050Transaction Qualifier (050 = Gift / Stored Value)
0117,2Stored Value Function. A Value of 2 indicates a Card Issuance
1008,ID:Set to ‘ID:’ to request that an account Token be returned by Fusebox
5071,xxx…Defines whether card and cardholder are present. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
8002,RETL01Location Name (provided by Elavon)
8006,TESTChain Code (provided by Elavon)

Sample Card Issuance Response

An example of a Card Issuance Response message (from Simplify to the POS) is:

API Field #, ValueDescription
0001,09Transaction Type
0002,000050.00Transaction Amount
0003,ID:1113183303629317Account Token (returned by Fusebox)
0004,1218Expiration Date – MMYY
0006,001000Authorization Code (returned by Fusebox)
0007,1025Transaction ID / Reference Number
0009,1784Fusebox – Host Batch Number
0011,xxx..User Data. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions for the use of this field
0013,092818Transaction Date (current date) – MMDDYY
0014,131611Transaction Time (current time) – HHMMSS
0043,500586System Trace Audit Number
0052,5Transponder / Proximity Indicator (0 = contact; 2 = contactless; 5 = swiped)
0054,01POS Entry Mode
00109,RETAILTerminal ID
0110,00000301Cashier ID
0112,34Fusebox – Processor ID
0115,050Transaction Qualifier (050 = Gift / Stored Value)
0117,2Stored Value Function.
0126,0Track Indicator (may need to appear on receipt)
0140,USDMerchant Currency
1000,SVCard Type
1001,SVSCard Name
1003,0000Gateway Response Code
1004,01 – APPROVALHost Response Message
1005,061286Merchant Number
1008,600649*********1083Masked Account Number (for printing on receipt)
1009,01Host Response Code
1010,COMPLETEGateway Response Message
1012,1784Gateway Batch Number
5002,169018710Device Serial Number
5004,V1Encryption Provider ID
5010,L27.0.2EMV Kernel Version
5071,xxx…Defines whether card and cardholder are present. See Simplify-Controlled Field Definitions.
7007,1111293621357294Transaction Link Identifier (a unique identifier to link transactions)
8002,PLSNTNLocation Name
8006,TESTChain Code