capability

The capability element is a required child of the pos element, which describes the capability of the point of sale terminal.

Type = String (Enum); minLength = N/A; maxLength = N/A

Parent Elements:

pos

Attributes:

None

Child Elements:

None

Enumerations:

Enumeration	Description
notused	terminal not used
magstripe	magnetic stripe reader capability
keyedonly	keyed entry only capability

For CAT (Cardholder Activated Terminal) transactions, the capability element must be set to magstripe, the cardholderId element must be set to nopin, and the catLevel element must be set to self service.