BASE I Technical Specifications, Volume 1

V.I.P. SYSTEM

Effective: 1 Dec 2008 (b1tspec1_0844A-14.pdf)

CHAPTER 1 - MESSAGE MATCHING

1.1 Key Data Fields

1.1.1 Authorization Messages

1.1.1.1 Originals

1.1.1.2 Reversals

1.1.1.3 Balance Inquiries

1.1.2 Repeat Messages and Their Key Fields

1.1.2.1 Discard Message Reason Codes

1.2 Administrative Text Messages

1.3 File Maintenance Messages

1.3.1 Merchant Central File

1.3.2 Cardholder Database

1.3.3 Automatic Cardholder Database Update (Auto-CDB) Service

1.4 Network Management Messages

1.5 Message Identification

1.5.1 Customer Transaction-Related VisaNet Messages

1.5.2 Customer Transaction Types

1.5.3 Network Management and File Maintenance Messages

1.5.4 Advices

1.6 Differences Between BASE I Format and V.I.P. Format Messages

1.6.1 Field Requirement Differences Between BASE I and V.I.P. Message Formats

1.7 Resolving Transaction Failures

1.7.1 The Role of V.I.P. Member Representatives

1.7.2 Obtaining Logprints

1.7.3 Inovant Global Support Services (IGSS

CHAPTER 2 - MESSAGE STRUCTURE AND HEADER FIELDS

2.1 VisaNet Data Message Structure

2.1.1 Header and Data Field Usage Guidelines

2.1.2 Visa Implementation of ISO 8583

2.1.3 National-Use and Private-Use Fields

2.1.4 Programming Rules

2.1.4.1 Message Length

2.1.4.2 Data Representation

2.1.4.3 Field Alignment

2.1.4.4 Field Lengths

2.1.4.5 Padding Unused Positions

2.1.4.6 Message Transmission

2.1.4.7 Fields With Optional Subfields

2.2 Message Header Field Specifications

2.2.1 Standard Message Header

2.2.2 Reject Message Header

2.2.3 Constructing Message Headers

2.3 Message Data Field Specifications

2.3.1 Visa-Unique Specifications

2.3.2 Bit Map Specifications

2.3.2.1 First, or Primary, Bit Map

2.3.2.2 Second Bit Map

2.3.2.3 Third Bit Map

2.3.3 Field Bit Maps

2.3.3.1 Header Field 13

2.3.3.2 Data Field 62.0

2.3.3.3 Data Field 63

2.3.3.4 Data Field 130

2.3.3.5 Data Field 131

2.3.3.6 Data Field 134

2.3.3.7 Data Field 138

2.3.3.8 Data Field 143

2.3.4 The ISO TLV Format

2.3.5 Current VisaNet BER-TLV Applications

2.4 Header Field Descriptions

2.5 Header Field 1-Header Length

2.6 Header Field 2-Header Flag and Format

2.7 Header Field 3-Text Format

2.8 Header Field 4-Total Message Length

2.9 Header Field 5-Destination Station ID

2.10 Header Field 6-Source Station ID

2.11 Header Field 7-Round-Trip Control Information

2.12 Header Field 8-BASE I Flags

2.13 Header Field 9-Message Status Flags

2.14 Header Field 10-Batch Number

2.15 Header Field 11-Reserved

2.16 Header Field 12-User Information

2.17 Header Field 13-Bit Map

2.18 Header Field 14-Bit Map, Reject Data Group

CHAPTER 3 - FIELD DESCRIPTION COMPONENTS AND MESSAGE FIELD SUMMARIES

3.1 Header and Data Field Descriptions

3.2 Data Elements

3.3 Field 127 Subfields

3.4 Field Attributes

CHAPTER 4 - DATA FIELD DESCRIPTIONS

4.1 Acronyms Used in Data Field Descriptions

4.2 Definition of the Term "Mandatory"

4.3 Field 2-Primary Account Number

4.4 Field 3-Processing Code

4.5 Field 4-Amount, Transaction

4.6 Field 6-Amount, Cardholder Billing

4.7 Field 7-Transmission Date and Time

4.8 Field 10-Conversion Rate, Cardholder Billing

4.9 Field 11-System Trace Audit Number

4.10 Field 12-Time, Local Transaction

4.11 Field 13-Date, Local Transaction

4.12 Field 14-Date, Expiration

4.13 Field 18-Merchant Type

4.14 Field 19-Acquiring Institution Country Code

4.15 Field 20-PAN Extended, Country Code

4.16 Field 22-Point-of-Service Entry Mode Code

4.17 Field 23-Card Sequence Number

4.18 Field 25-Point-of-Service Condition Code

4.19 Field 26-Point-of-Service PIN Capture Code

4.20 Field 28-Amount, Transaction Fee

4.21 Field 32-Acquiring Institution Identification Code

4.22 Field 33-Forwarding Institution Identification Code

4.23 Field 35-Track 2 Data

4.24 Field 37-Retrieval Reference Number

4.25 Field 38-Authorization Identification Response

4.26 Field 39-Response Code

4.27 Field 41-Card Acceptor Terminal Identification

4.28 Field 42-Card Acceptor Identification Code

4.29 Field 43-Card Acceptor Name/Location

4.30 Field 44-Additional Response Data

4.31 Field 44.1-Response Source/Reason Code

4.32 Field 44.2-Address Verification Result Code

4.33 Field 44.4-Card Product Type

4.34 Field 44.5-CVV/iCVV Results Code

4.35 Field 44.6-PACM Diversion Level Code

4.36 Field 44.7-PACM Diversion Reason Code

4.37 Field 44.8-Card Authentication Results Code

4.38 Field 44.10-CVV2 Result Code

4.39 Field 44.11-Original Response Code

4.40 Field 44.12-Check Settlement Code

4.41 Field 44.13-CAVV Results Code

4.42 Field 44.14-Response Reason Code

4.43 Field 45-Track 1 Data

4.44 Field 48-Additional Data-Private

4.45 Field 48, Usage 1a-Error Codes in 0312 Responses, Format 1

4.46 Field 48, Usage 1b-Error Codes in 0310/0312 Responses and 0322 Advices, Format 2

4.47 Field 48, Usage 2-Unformatted Text in Authorization/Reversal Messages

4.48 Field 48, Usage 3-Error Reason Text in Check Acceptance Responses

4.49 Field 48, Usage 15-Billing/Reporting/Other Data for Visa Use

4.50 Field 48, Usage 26-MasterCard Corporate Fleet Card Data

4.51 Field 48, Usage 27-Commercial Card Type Request

4.52 Field 48, Usage 28-AdvanceBK Risk Alert

4.53 Field 48, Usage 29-VIFD Alert, Part 1

4.54 Field 48, Usage 34-Visa Commerce Data

4.55 Field 48, Usage 36-Purchasing Card Data

4.56 Field 48, Usage 37-Unformatted Text in Network or Administrative Messages

4.57 Field 49-Currency Code, Transaction

4.58 Field 51-Currency Code, Cardholder Billing

4.59 Field 52-Personal Identification Number (PIN) Data

4.60 Field 53-Security-Related Control Information

4.61 Field 54-Additional Amounts

4.62 Field 55-Integrated Circuit Card (ICC)-Related Data

4.63 Field 55, Usage 1-VSDC Chip Data

4.64 Field 55, Usage 2-Chip Card Data

4.65 Field 59-National Point-of-Service Geographic Data

4.66 Field 60-Additional POS Information

4.67 Field 61-Other Amounts

4.68 Field 62-Custom Payment Service Fields (Fixed and Bit Map Formats)

4.69 Field 62.1-Authorization Characteristics Indicator (Fixed Format)

4.70 Field 62.2-Transaction Identifier (Fixed Format)

4.71 Field 62.3-Validation Code (Fixed Format)

4.72 Field 62.0-CPS Fields Bit Map

4.73 Field 62.1-Authorization Characteristics Indicator (Bit Map Format)

4.74 Field 62.2-Transaction Identifier (Bit Map Format)

4.75 Field 62.3-Validation Code (Bit Map Format)

4.76 Field 62.4-Market-Specific Data Identifier

4.77 Field 62.5-Duration

4.78 Field 62.6-Prestigious Property Indicator

4.79 Field 62.17-Gateway Transaction Identifier (Bit Map Format)

4.80 Field 62.20-Merchant Verification Value

4.81 Field 62.21-Online Risk Assessment Risk Score and Reason Codes

4.82 Field 62.22-Online Risk Assessment Condition Codes

4.83 Field 62.23-Card-Level Results

4.84 Field 62.24-Program Identifier

4.85 Field 63-V.I.P. Private-Use Field

4.86 Field 63.0-Field 63 Bit Map

4.87 Field 63.1-Network Identification Code

4.88 Field 63.2-Time (Preauth Time Limit)

4.89 Field 63.3-Message Reason Code

4.90 Field 63.4-STIP/Switch Reason Code

4.91 Field 63.19-Fee Program Indicator

4.92 Field 68-Receiving Institution Country Code

4.93 Field 70-Network Management Information Code

4.94 Field 73-Date, Action

4.95 Field 90-Original Data Elements

4.96 Field 91-File Update Code

4.97 Field 92-File Security Code

4.98 Field 95-Replacement Amounts

4.99 Field 100-Receiving Institution Identification Code

4.100 Field 101-File Name

4.101 Field 102-Account Identification 1

4.102 Field 103-Account Identification 2

4.103 Field 104-Transaction Description & Transaction-Specific Data

4.104 Field 104, Usage 1-Transaction Description

4.105 Field 104, Usage 2-Transaction-Specific Data

4.106 Field 116-Card Issuer Reference Data

4.107 Field 117-National Use

4.108 Field 117, Usage 1-Japan

4.109 Field 118-Intra-Country Data

4.110 Field 118-Intra-Country Data (Usage 1: Japan)

4.111 Field 118-Intra-Country Data (Usage 2: Korea)

4.112 Field 121-Issuing Institution Identification Code

4.113 Field 123-Verification Data

4.114 Field 125-Supporting Information

4.115 Field 125-Usage 1: VIFD Alert, Part 2

4.116 Field 125-Usage 2: MagnePrint Data

4.117 Field 125-Usage 3: Account Updater Verification Data

4.118 Field 125-Usage 4: VCRFS, Optional Text

4.119 Field 125-Usage 5: Additional Fraud Information

4.120 Field 125-Usage 6: POS Check Service Supporting Information (U.S. Only)

4.121 Field 125-Usage 7: Visa Commerce Information

4.122 Field 126-Visa Private-Use Fields

4.123 Field 126.0-Field 126 Bit Map

4.124 Field 126.6-Cardholder Certificate Serial Number

4.125 Field 126.7-Merchant Certificate Serial Number

4.126 Field 126.8-Transaction ID (XID)

4.127 Field 126.9-TransStain/CAVV Data

4.128 Field 126.9-Usage 1: TransStain (SET)

4.129 Field 126.9-Usage 2: 3-D Secure CAVV

4.130 Field 126.9-Usage 3: 3-D Secure CAVV, Revised Format

4.131 Field 126.10-CVV2 Authorization Request Data

4.132 Field 126.12-Service Indicators

4.133 Field 126.13-POS Environment

4.134 Field 126.14-Payment Guarantee Option

4.135 Field 126.15-MasterCard UCAF Collection Indicator

4.136 Field 126.16-MasterCard UCAF Field

4.137 Field 126.18-Agent Unique Account Result

4.138 Field 127-File Record(s): Action and Data

4.139 Field 127-Format 1, File Maintenance

4.140 Field 127.1-Format 1, File Update Code

4.141 Field 127.2-Format 1, Account Number

4.142 Field 127.3-Format 1, Purge Date

4.143 Field 127.EF4-Format 1, Action Code

4.144 Field 127.EF5-Format 1, Region Coding

4.145 Field 127.EF6 I-Format 1, Filler

4.146 Field 127.PVV4-Format 1, Algorithm Identifier

4.147 Field 127.PVV5-Format 1, Security Data

4.148 Field 127-Format 2, BASE I File Maintenance

4.149 Field 127A.1-Format 2, Address Verification Postal Code

4.150 Field 127A.2-Format 2, Address Verification Value

4.151 Field 127C.1-Format 2, PIN Verification Data

4.152 Field 127C.2-Format 2, Address Verification Postal Code

4.153 Field 127C.3-Format 2, Address Verification Value

4.154 Field 127E.1-Format 2, Action Code

4.155 Field 127E.2-Format 2, Region Coding

4.156 Field 127F.1-Format 2, Refresh Day

4.157 Field 127F.2 and 127F.3-Format 2, Monthly Open-to-Use Amounts

4.158 Field 127F.4 and 127F.5-Format 2, Verification Data

4.159 Field 127I.1 and 127I.2-Format 2, Adjustment Amounts

4.160 Field 127I.3 and 127I.4-Format 2, Verification Data

4.161 Field 127M.1-Format 2, Merchant Record Type

4.162 Field 127M.2-Format 2, Merchant Data 1

4.163 Field 127M.3-Format 2, Merchant Data 2

4.164 Field 127M.4-Format 2, Merchant Data 2

4.165 Field 127M.5-Format 2, Merchant Data 2

4.166 Field 127P.1-Format 2, PIN Verification Data

4.167 Field 127R.1-Format 2, Risk Level

4.168 Field 127R.2 Through 127R.5-Format 2, Daily Spending Limits

4.169 Field 127R.6 Through 127R.23-Format 2, Activity Limits

4.170 Field 127.PF-Format 2, Portfolio File

4.171 Field 130-Terminal Capability Profile

4.172 Field 131-Terminal Verification Results (TVR)

4.173 Field 132-Unpredictable Number

4.174 Field 133-Terminal Serial Number

4.175 Field 134-Visa Discretionary Data

4.176 Field 134-Format 1, Standard Format

4.177 Field 134-Format 2, Expanded Format

4.178 Field 135-Issuer Discretionary Data

4.179 Field 136-Cryptogram

4.180 Field 137-Application Transaction Counter

4.181 Field 138-Application Interchange Profile

4.182 Field 139-ARPC Response Cryptogram and Code

4.183 Field 139-Format 1, VIS Usage: ARPC Response Cryptogram and Code

4.184 Field 139-Format 2, CCD Usage: Issuer Authentication Data

4.185 Field 140-Issuer Authentication Data

4.186 Field 140-Format 1, VIS Usage: Issuer Authentication Data

4.187 Field 140-Format 2, CCD Usage: Issuer Authentication Data

4.188 Field 140-Format 3, Generic EMV Transport Usage

4.189 Field 142-Issuer Script

4.190 Field 143-Issuer Script Results

4.191 Field 144-Cryptogram Transaction Type

4.192 Field 145-Terminal Country Code

4.193 Field 146-Terminal Transaction Date

4.194 Field 147-Cryptogram Amount

4.195 Field 148-Cryptogram Currency Code

4.196 Field 149-Cryptogram Cashback Amount

4.197 Field 152-Secondary PIN Block

4.198 Field 192-Message Authentication Code (MAC)