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Sale request

An overview of the Sale request message for Android.

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Sale request
Sale response
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Overview

👉 The Sale request is used to prompt payment from the customer for a specific amount, including the desired tip amount. Once the customer has attempted or completed payment, a related transaction (either successful or unsuccessful) will be created.

This request allows for multimerchant functionality with the ISV schema. For multimerchant functionality without the ISV schema, please see Multimerchant Sale request

The client app must implement a mechanism to send messages using Android intents and URI calls and to receive the result in a custom URI callback.

Sale request originating from the client app to initiate a request for a new Sale transaction.
Sale response originating from the card terminal app to return the result of a Sale transaction.

Sale request

For a typical Sale request, the client app must provide the following information:

Field	Description	Example	Required
scheme	The Viva custom URL scheme, the host and the version.	'vivapayclient://pay/v1'	✅
appId	The client app ID. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'com.example.myapp'	✅
action	Sale transaction. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'sale'	✅
clientTransactionId	A unique transaction ID transmitted to the host for storage with the transaction. Note that this value will be provided in the Merchant Reference field provided in the sales export response.	'12345678901234567890123456789012'
amount	Amount in cents without any decimal digits. This value must not be empty and must be an integer larger than zero.	'1200' = 12 euro	✅
tipAmount	The tip that will be added on top of the amount. This must be less than or equal to the amount.	'200' = 2 euro
withInstallments	Enable card installments. Only in Greek Merchants	'true'
preferredInstallments	Number of preferred card installments. Only in Greek Merchants. If the number is between the allowed range and the card supports installments then the flow complete without any prompt for installments. If the number is 0 or > max allowed number of installments then the user will be prompt to enter the number in the app. If the card does not support installments then the app will request from the user how to proceed with the flow. If withInstallments is true preferredInstallments must be integer and not empty.	'10'	Required if withInstallments is set
callback	The URI callback that will handle the result. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'mycallbackscheme://result'	✅
show_receipt	A flag indicating if the receipt and transaction result will be shown. If true both transaction result and receipt will be shown. If false receipt will not be shown and result will be shown if show_transaction_result is true.	'false'
show_transaction_result	A flag indicating whether transaction result will be shown.	'true'
show_rating	A flag indicating if the rating flow will be shown.	'true'
ISV_amount	The amount the ISV charges. Only for ISV Partners	'100' = 1€	Required for ISV integration
ISV_clientId	The ID of the ISV client. It is mandatory that if client ID is provided the ISV_amount and ISV_clientSecret parameters should be provided too. Only for ISV Partners Refer to note below.	kf7fpz4c4gkc6ch03u4415o8acipq9xdefzuto4b6by94.apps.vivapayments.com	Required for ISV integration
ISV_clientSecret	The secret of the ISV client. Only for ISV Partners Refer to note below.	SY5Nt33019xdyagX85Ct6DQwpTiZhG	Required for ISV integration
ISV_sourceCode	The reseller source code of the ISV. Only for ISV Partners Refer to note below.	2062
ISV_merchantId	Support for merchant switching via the inter-app while utilizing ISV feature.	8d40824a-a5d3-4639-819c-6e8bddb99477
ISV_currencyCode	Currency used for the given merchant when ISV is being used. You may find all the currency codes here.	978	✅
ISV_merchantSourceCode	The merchant source code of the ISV.	Default
ISV_customerTrns	The ISV transaction description for customer.	Description of items/services (up to 2048 characters).
ISV_clientTransactionId	A unique transaction ID transmitted to the host for storage with the transaction of the ISV. Note that this value will be provided in the Merchant Reference field provided in the sales export response.	2600679 (up to 2048 characters).
protocol	The protocol used.	Always pass this value: int_default	Required for Paydroid devices

ISV parameter info:

ISV_amount is only for ISV partners and is required for ISV integration. This value is set during an API call.
ISV_clientId can be found under Settings > API access in the Viva Wallet banking app
ISV_clientSecret as above.
ISV_sourceCode is the payment source for ISV set up under Sales > Physical Payments > Stores.

The above parameters must be used to create a URI call. Please see the below examples:

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(
                        "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
                                + "?appId=com.example.myapp"
                                + "&action=sale"
                                + "&clientTransactionId=1234567801234"
                                + "&amount=1200"
                                + "&tipAmount=200"
                                + "&show_receipt=true"
                                + "&show_transaction_result=true"
                                + "&show_rating=true"
                                + "&ISV_amount=100"
                                + "&ISV_clientId=kf7fpz4c4gkc6ch03u4415o8acipq9xdefzuto4b6by94.apps.vivapayments.com"
                                + "&ISV_clientSecret=SY5Nt33019xdyagX85Ct6DQwpTiZhG"
                                + "&ISV_sourceCode=Default"
                                + "&ISV_currencyCode=978"
                                + "&ISV_customerTrns=ItemDescription"
                                + "&ISV_clientTransactionId=12345678901234567890123456789012"
                                + "&ISV_merchantId=1234567890"
                                + "&ISV_merchantSourceCode=9090"
                                + "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result"));

payIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
                startActivity(payIntent);

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(
                        "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
                                + "?appId=com.example.myapp"
                                + "&action=sale"
                                + "&clientTransactionId=1234567801234"
                                + "&amount=1200"
                                + "&tipAmount=200"
                                + "&show_receipt=true"
                                + "&show_transaction_result=true"
                                + "&show_rating=true"
                                + "&withInstallments=true"
                                + "&preferredInstallments=10"
                                + "&ISV_amount=100"
                                + "&ISV_clientId=kf7fpz4c4gkc6ch03u4415o8acipq9xdefzuto4b6by94.apps.vivapayments.com"
                                + "&ISV_clientSecret=SY5Nt33019xdyagX85Ct6DQwpTiZhG"
                                + "&ISV_sourceCode=Default"
                                + "&ISV_currencyCode=978"
                                + "&ISV_customerTrns=ItemDescription"
                                + "&ISV_clientTransactionId=12345678901234567890123456789012"
                                + "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result"));

payIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
                startActivity(payIntent);

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(
                        "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
                                + "?appId=com.example.myapp"
                                + "&action=sale"
                                + "&clientTransactionId=1234567801234"
                                + "&amount=1200"
                                + "&tipAmount=200"
                                + "&show_receipt=true"
                                + "&show_transaction_result=true"
                                + "&show_rating=true"
                                + "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result"));

payIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
                startActivity(payIntent);

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(
                        "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
                                + "?appId=com.example.myapp"
                                + "&action=sale"
                                + "&clientTransactionId=1234567801234"
                                + "&amount=1200"
                                + "&tipAmount=200"
                                + "&show_receipt=true"
                                + "&show_transaction_result=true"
                                + "&show_rating=true"
                                + "&withInstallments=true"
                                + "&preferredInstallments=10"                                
                                + "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result"));

payIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
                startActivity(payIntent);

Sale response

After executing a Sale transaction the card terminal app responds with a Sale response result to indicate if the transaction has been approved or not.

The result is received as a URI in the callback activity intent:

Uri result = getIntent().getData()`

The table below summarises the contents of an approved response.

Field	Description	Example
callback	The URI callback that will handle the result.	'mycallbackscheme://result'
status	The status of the transaction.	'success'
message	A string containing information about the transaction status.	'Transaction successful'
action	Sale transaction.	'sale'
clientTransactionId	The client transaction ID.	'12345678901234567890123456789012'
amount	The amount in cents without any decimal digits. If action is cancel and amount is not empty must be integer and bigger than zero. (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'1200' = 12 euro
tipAmount	How much of the amount in cents is considered as tip without any decimal digits. (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'200' = 2 euro
verificationMethod	The verification method used.	'CHIP-PIN'
rrn	The Retrieval Reference Number of the transaction RRN. (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'123456833121'
cardType	The card type.	'VISA'
accountNumber	The card number masked. Note that only the 6 first and the 4 last digits are provided. All other digits are masked with stars. (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'479275\\\\\\9999'
referenceNumber	A 6-digit number indicating the transaction's STAN number.	'833121'
authorisationCode	A 6-digit number indicating the transaction's Authorisation code provided by the host.	'690882'
tid	A 12 character string indicating the terminal's TID number.	' 16016684'
orderCode	The order code.	' 9256110059000200'
shortOrderCode	10-digit integer.	'1234567890'
installments	Number of card installments.	' 10'
transactionDate	The transaction date in ISO 8601 format. (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'2019-09-13T12:14:19.8703452+03:00'
transactionId	A unique identifier for the transaction.	'a78e045c-49c3-4743-9071-f1e0ed71810c'
ISV_amount	The amount that the ISV charges.	'100' = 1€
ISV_clientId	The ID of the ISV client.	'qwerty123456'
ISV_clientSecret	The secret of the ISV client.	'qwerty123456'
ISV_sourceCode	The reseller source code of the ISV.	'qwerty123456'
aid	A string indicating the AID of the card. (Used in successful receipts)	'A000000003101001'
vatNumber	The VAT number of merchant. (if print VAT is enabled in the Viva POS app settings) (Used in successful and declined receipts)	'123412341'
address	The address of merchant (if print address is enabled in the Viva POS app settings) (Used in successful receipts)	‘Main St 123, 12312 Anytown’
businessDescription	Merchant’s Business/Trade/Store name (depending on what option is selected in the Viva POS app settings), (Used in successful receipts)	'Wonka Industries'
printLogoOnMerchantReceipt	A boolean indicating weather the VivaWallet logo should be printed on merchant receipt. (Used in successful receipts)	'false'
merchantReceiptPAN	This field contains the value of the PAN (and additional clipping) that should be printed in merchant receipt. If is empty, then apply the default clipping. (Used in successful receipts)	'629914XXXXXXXXX6770'
cardholderReceiptPAN	This field contains the value of the PAN (and additional clipping) that should be printed in customer receipt. If is empty, then apply the default clipping.	'629914XXXXXXXXX6770'
transactionReceiptAcquirerZone	If it is not empty then this value should be printed at the end of the customer receipt. (Used in successful receipts)	'qwerty123456'
cardholderReceiptText	If is not empty then this value should be printed at the end of the customer receipt. (Used in successful receipts)	'qwerty123456'
merchantReceiptText	If is not empty then this value should be printed at the end of the customer receipt. (Used in successful receipts)	'qwerty123456'
cardholderName	Name of the cardholder. (Used in successful receipts)	'JOHN DOE'
cardExpirationDate	Expiration date of the card (YYMM). (Used in successful receipts)	'2212'
cardholderNameExpirationDateFlags	Each char may be 0 (false) or 1 (true) and indicates if the cardholder name and the expiration date should be printed on the merchant/cardholder receipts) 1st char: if 1 then the Cardholder Name should be printed in the merchant's receipt. If 0, then it should not. 2nd char: if 1 then the Cardholder Name should be printed in the cardholder's receipt. If 0, then it should not. 3rd char: if 1 then the Expiration Date should be printed in the merchant's receipt. If 0, then it should not. 4rd char: if 1 then the Expiration Date should be printed in the cardholder's receipt. If 0, then it should not. (Used in successful receipts)	'1010'
needsSignature	A boolean indicating if the receipt needs a signature section. (Used in successful receipts)	false
addQRCode	A boolean indicating if the order code should be printed as a QR. (Used in successful receipts)	false
terminalSerialNumber	The serial number of the terminal. (Used in successful receipts)	“1234567891“
currency	The currency of the transaction. (Used in successful receipts)	“EUR“
errorText	Text to print on the receipt stating the error description and the error ccode. (Used in declined receipts)	“Transaction failed - Z-3“
applicationVersion	The version off the application. (Used in declined receipts)	'v3.7.0(1956)'
oldBalance	The old balance of the cardholder. (Used in successful receipts)	'200' = 2 euro
newBalance	The new balance of the cardholder. (Used in successful receipts)	'200' = 2 euro
entryMode	The POS entry mode. (Used in successful receipts)	'07'
loyaltyMerchant	Merchant id	‘12345678901234567890123456789012’
loyaltyTerminal	Terminal id	'12345678901234567890123456789012'
loyaltyPacketNo	Batch number	'12345678901234567890123456789012'
loyaltyTransactionNo	Sequence number	'12345678901234567890123456789012'
loyaltyPaymentAmount	Amount to be paid. Measured in cents.	'200' = 2 euro
loyaltyRedemptionAmount	Redeemed amount. Measured in cents.	'50 = '0.5 euro
loyaltyFinalAmount	The final amount after the calculation of (initial Amount - redemption amount). Measured in cents.	'100' = 1 euro
loyaltyPointsCollected	The points collected for the current transaction. Measured in points.	500
loyaltyPointsRedeemed	The points calculated for the selected amount to be redeemed. Measured in points.	250
loyaltyPointsPrevBalance	The previous balance of the customer’s points. Measured in points.	750
loyaltyPointsNewBalance	The new balance of the customer’s points. Measured in points.	1000
loyaltyExtraMessage	Extra messages sent by the loyalty provider	'loyalty message'
loyaltyProgramId	The id which indicates the loyalty program for the current transaction. The mapping of values in this field is shown in the table ‘loyalty programs’ below.	1
loyaltyLogoUrl	Url to get the loyalty’s logo	'http://logo.com'

A sale response result for an approved transaction looks as follows:

mycallbackscheme://result?status=success&message=Transaction successful&action=sale&clientTransactionId=1234567801234&amount=1200&tipAmount=0&verificationMethod=CONTACTLESS - NO CVM&rrn=107715996464&cardType=Debit Mastercard&referenceNumber=996464&accountNumber=537488******9666&authorisationCode=006593&tid=16000223&orderCode=1077172694000223&shortOrderCode=1077172694&transactionDate=2021-03-18T17:07:51.1888432+02:00&transactionId=2161282c-3989-4089-80f1-2ac555dc5f63

A sale response result for a failed transaction looks as follows:

It is expected that certain transactions will fail for various reasons.

mycallbackscheme://result?status=fail&message=(-12) TRANSACTION_DECLINED_BY_SERVER&action=sale&clientTransactionId=1234567801234&amount=101&tipAmount=0&verificationMethod=CONTACTLESS - NO CVM&rrn=107715996469&cardType=Debit Mastercard&referenceNumber=996469&accountNumber=537488******9666&tid=16000223&orderCode=1077172696000223&shortOrderCode=1077172696&transactionDate=2021-03-18T17:09:13.1917889+02:00&transactionId=3ca278e7-0679-411e-8279-ebb29ee519b2

The structure of the message is the same as in the case of an approved transaction. Fields such as referenceNumber and authorisationCode may not have values since there is no STAN code available, nor an authorisation code.

POS Entry Mode Enumeration

Entry Mode	Value
NONE	'00'
MANUAL ENTRY	'01'
MAGSTRIPE PAN	'02'
BAR CODE READER	'03'
OCR	'04'
CHIP	'05'
CONTACTLESS CHIP	'07'
CONTACTLESS MAGSTRIPE	'91'
MAGSTRIPE	'90'
FALLBACK	'80'
MOTO	'09'

Loyalty Programs Enumeration
EUROBANK_EPISTROFI	1
NBG_GO4MORE	2

Key to card terminal product categories

To understand the icons used on the above tables, see the below table.

Product category	Terminal models	Icon
Android Card Terminals	Android Card Terminal Ethernet, Android Card Terminal 4G, Mobile Card Terminal Plus, Mobile Card Terminal.
Viva Wallet POS app for Android	Mini Card Reader, Pocket Card Terminal connected via Bluetooth or USB to the Viva Wallet POS app for Android.
Linux Card Terminals	Countertop, IM20, S900, S800, D200.

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