API Fields

 

Table 2

Merchant Descriptor Fields for FDC Compass

Field	Description	Used By: Required (R) or Optional (O)	Data Type & Length
invoiceHeader_amexDataTAA1 invoiceHeader_amexDataTAA2 invoiceHeader_amexDataTAA3 invoiceHeader_amexDataTAA4	Four Transaction Advice Addendum (TAA) fields. These fields are used to display descriptive information about a transaction on the customer’s American Express card statement. When you send TAA fields, start with invoiceHeader_amexDataTAA1, then ...TAA2, and so on. Skipping a TAA field causes subsequent TAA fields to be ignored. These fields are frequently used for Level II transactions. See Level II and Level III Transactions Supplement.	ccCaptureService (O) ccCreditService (O)	String (40)
invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptor	Merchant description that is displayed on the cardholder's statement. When you include more than one consecutive space, extra spaces are removed. For an installment transaction, you must use one of the following formats: ■ <12-character merchant name>*PYMT<N> OF<M> ■ <7-character merchant name>*PYMT<N> OF<M> ■ <3-character merchant name>*PYMT<N> OF<M> where <N> is the payment number and <M> is the total number of payments. For example, for the third installment in a series of seven payments, the PYMT<N>OF<M> portion of the merchant descriptor would be PYMT3OF7. For other types of transactions, you must use one of the following formats: ■ <12-character merchant name>* <9-character product description> ■ <7-character merchant name>* <14-character product description> ■ <3-character merchant name>* <18-character product description>	ccAuthService ccCaptureService ccCreditService Required when invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptor Contact is included in the request.	String (22)
invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptorContact	Merchant contact information, such as a phone number, that is displayed on the cardholder's statement. When you include more than one consecutive space, extra spaces are removed. You must use one of the following formats: ■ PCCCCCCCCCCCC ■ NNN-NNN-NNNN ■ NNN-NNN-NAAA ■ NNN-NNN-AAAA ■ NNN-AAAAAAA where: ■ A: Alphanumeric (alpha or numeric) ■ C: Character (alpha or blank) ■ N: Numeric ■ P: Alpha	ccAuthService ccCaptureService ccCreditService Required when invoiceHeader_ merchantDescriptor is included in the request.	String (13)