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Gift Card Transactions (Optional)
To initiate
Issuance/Add Value
Adds value to the gift
card account. This transaction can be used to
issue and activate a new card, or to reload an
active card with incremental value.
Select
Issue Add
Value
.
Activation/Block Activation
Create a
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.
Select
Activation
or
Block Activate
.
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.
Select
Redemption
.
Void
Remove a gift card transaction from the
terminal’s open batch. The void will
communicate to the gift card host that the
transaction is being reversed.
From the main
menu, select
Void
.
Balance Inquiry
Print a receipt that displays
the customer’s available gift card balance
(without changing it).
Select
Balance
Inquiry
.
Force
Perform a force redemption, activation or
issuance when the terminal cannot reach the
gift card host.
Select
Force
Issuance
,
Force
Redempt
or
Force Activate
.
Add Tip
A gift card redemption transaction for
the amount of the tip, if tip processing is
enabled.
Select
Add Tip
.
Deactivation
When eanbled, change the
status of a card from active to inactive. Inactive
cards may not be used for redemptions
Select
Deactivation
.
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.
Select
Reactivation
.
Gift Card
Transaction
Types (Opt.)
If you are participating
in Chase Paymentech’s
proprietary Gift Card
program, your terminal
supports various stored
value card transaction
types.
Refer to this section for
information on what gift
card transactions are
available and when to
use them.
Press the
[Gift Card]
hot key (the third purple
button from the left) to
launch the Gift Card
menu.
Note:
Press
[Arrow]
to
scroll to view additional
options.
