9.12 GPS_POS_Capability field

This is a Thredd defined field that records POS terminal capabilities for this transaction. It is made up of various subfields.

In this section of the guide, we only reference new field position values added for Discover Global Network (highlighted in the table below). For details of all other field positions, refer to the External Host Interface Guide > GPS_POS_Capability field.

 

Position	Name	Format	Description / Valid Values
46	Terminal Card Data Output Capability	AN(1,1)	Indicates the ability of the terminal to write to the card 0 = Unknown 1 = None  (e.g. if no terminal used) 2 = Magnetic Stripe Write 3 = ICC 9 = Hybrid S = Other