Section 11
PMTTYPE_QUAD_TO_HOST Conversion Table

This table is used when interfacing transaction data to external systems. In many cases the method used by RASWIN does not match the method required by the host system. For example, RASWIN may use CK as the payment method, but the corresponding method needed by the host system CHECK.

During the export or interface process, RASWIN will convert the QUAD_CODE method to the host_CODE value using this table.

1. QUAD_CODE
   
   This is the payment method used in RASWIN database.
2. HOST_CODE
   
   This is the payment method that is to be sent in the export file..

In the example below there are several codes setup for conversion from the QUAD_CODE to the host_CODE. For example, during the interface process the RASWIN will look up the QUAD_CODE CK and use the corresponding HOST_CODE value CHECK in the output record.

Note that several QUAD_CODE values in this example ( AMEX, MASTERCARD), and VISA) link to the single HOST_CODE CREDITCARD. If the host interface file requires the same value as the RASWIN you should set up entries in the table with the same values in both columns, as shown for the CASH example above. In the event that no QUAD_CODE value is found in the table the program will just send the value found on the transaction record, however having a value defined explicitly ensures that you will send the values you intended to send.

The QUAD_CODE column values must be UNIQUE, but the HOST_CODE column can contain duplicate entries, as shown in the example above.