Definition of Records

  1. File Header Record (TFH): The first record on a file. The sender of the file, creation date and time of day are indicated on this record.
  2. Batch Header Record (TBH): Indicates the beginning of a batch. There should be one TBH for each batch within the file.
  3. Transaction Header Record (THR): Indicates the beginning of a transaction. There should be one THR per TBH.
  4. Transaction Advice Basic Record (TAB): Contains the basic transaction data required to bill a credit card transaction.
  5. Transaction Auxiliary Record (TAR): Contains additional basic transaction data to support billing a credit card transaction.
  6. Transaction Airline Addendum Record (TAA): A record that contains airline itinerary information. Only one TAA will be produced for each TAB. Each addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB.
  7. Transaction Car Rental Addendum Record (TCR): A record that contains car rental addendum information. Only one TCR will be produced for each TAB. Each addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB.
  8. Transaction Hotel/Lodging Addendum Record (THL): A record that contains hotel/lodging addendum information. Only one THL will be produced for each TAB. Each addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB.
  9. Transaction Chip Card Addendum Record (TCC): A record that contains additional credit card transaction data relating to chip card transactions. Only one TCC will be produced for each TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL). Each chip card addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL).
  10. Transaction Installment Addendum Record (TIL): A record that contains additional credit card transaction data relating to installment transactions. Only one TIL will be produced for each TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL). Each installment addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL).
  11. Dynamic Merchant Address Addendum (TMA): A record that contains dynamic merchant information used to support Dynamic Data. Only one TMA will be produced for each TAB and applicable addendum record. Each dynamic data record (TMA) immediately follows its corresponding TAB record.
  12. Transaction Visa Fleet Card Addendum Record (TVF): A record that contains additional credit card transaction data relating to a Visa Fleet Card. Only one TVF will be produced for each TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL). Each Visa Fleet Card Addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL).
  13. Transaction MasterCard Fleet Card Addendum Record (TMF): A record that contains additional credit card transaction data relating to a MasterCard Fleet Card. Only one TMF will be produced for each TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL). Each MasterCard Fleet Card Addendum record immediately follows its corresponding TAB and applicable addendum record (TAA, TCR, or THL).
  14. Transaction Visa Line Item Detail Addendum Record (TVL): A record that contains line item detail for a Visa transaction. Multiple TVL records can be produced for each TAB. The first TVL will follow the TAB with additional TVL records following the TVL record.
  15. Transaction MasterCard Line Item Detail Addendum Record (TML): A record that contains line item detail for a MasterCard transaction. Multiple TML records can be produced for each TAB. The first TML will follow the TAB with additional TML records following the TML record.
  16. Batch Trailer Record (TBT): Indicates the end of a batch.
  17. Batch File Summary Record (TFS): Provides total figures to ensure that all batches within a file are received.