Gift Card Transaction Types (Opt.) - CHASE Paymentech VeriFone Vx Series Quick Reference Manual

gift Card
Transaction
Types (Opt.)
If you are participating
in Chase Paymentech's
proprietary Gift Card
program, your terminal
supports various gift
card transaction types.
Refer to this section for
information on what
gift card transactions
are available, when to
use them, and how to
begin the transaction.
Note:
The [Gift Card] button
is the third purple hot
key from the left.
6
gift Card Transactions (Optional)
Issuance/Add Value
card account. This transaction can be used
to issue and activate a new card, or to reload
an active card with incremental value.
Activation/Block Activation
consumer's gift card account by assigning
value to a card. One or more gift cards
can be activated at one time. Activations
can only be performed on cards that
have not been previously activated.
Redemption Decreases the value stored
on the consumer's gift card account. This
transaction is performed when a consumer
uses the card to purchase goods or services.
Balance Inquiry Print a receipt that
displays the customer's available gift
card balance (without changing it).
Force Perform a force redemption,
activation or issuance when the terminal
cannot reach the gift card host.
Add Tip A gift card redemption
transaction for the amount of the tip.
Deactivation When enabled, change
the status of a card from active to
inactive. Inactive cards may not
be used for redemptions.
Reactivation When enabled, this
transaction allows the merchant to
change the status of a card from inactive
to active. This transaction can only be
used to activate "deactivated" cards.
Adds value to the gift
Create a
To initiate
Press [Gift
Card], then
select Issue
Add Value.
Press [Gift
Card], press
[Arrow] to scroll,
and then select
Activation or
Block Activate.
Press [Gift
Card],
then select
Redemption.
Press [Gift
Card], then
select Balance
Inquiry.
Press [Gift
Card], press
[Arrow] to
scroll, and then
select Force
Issuance or
Force Redempt;
or, press [Arrow]
to scroll, and
then select
Force Activate.
Press [Gift
Card], then
press [Arrow]
and select
Add Tip.
Press [Gift
Card], press
[Arrow] to scroll,
and then select
Deactivation.
Press [Gift
Card], press
[Arrow] to scroll,
and then select
Reactivation.