Reputation: 981
I'm working on a module that will receive the messages in a custom format with all the information required to process the request (Purchase, Cash Disbursement, Balance Inquiry), so in order to compose the response, i have to generate the authorization code (Field 38 - ISO8583), only if the transaction was processed sucessfully.
As i know, it doesn't have to be unique, but i don't know if any other values from the transaction must be used to generate it.
Any advice will be appreciated.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 1027
Reputation: 15865
I've only ever seen the provider generate the code, its then passed through the middleman (you in this case) and on to the consumer.
I don't think this would be bad practice. It would be one number that you could use to identify the whole series of transactions.
Upvotes: 1