1304 / 1314 Messages – DCC Rate Requests

This message pair is used to update the exchange rates held on a partner’s host system or terminal estate. A “1304” message will be sent from the partner host system or terminal to request exchange rates. A “1314” will be sent in response.

Field	Field Name	Required	Comments
	Message Type ID	Mandatory	1304
	Primary Bitmap	Mandatory
11	STAN	Mandatory	System Trace Audit Number.
12	Transaction Local Date and Time	Mandatory	Date and time at terminal.
32	Acquiring Institution ID	Mandatory	Provided by Elavon.
37	Retrieval Reference Number	Mandatory	Unique partner transaction reference.
41	Terminal Identification	Mandatory	Card Acceptor Terminal ID.
42	Merchant ID	Mandatory	A unique ID of establishment requesting the transaction.
60	Reserved Private Data	Conditional	If a partner supports DCC, Tag 01 (bytes 3 – 4) determine the number of supported currencies. Elavon will advise the partner of the appropriate values in Tag 01.
63	Reserved Private Data III	Conditional	Refer to Field Descriptions for available Tags.

Field	Field Name	Required	Comments
	Message Type ID	Mandatory	1314
	Primary Bitmap	Mandatory
11	STAN	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
12	Transaction Local Date and Time	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
32	Acquiring Institution ID	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
37	Retrieval Reference Number	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
38	Approval Code	Conditional	May contain ISO field number causing rejection.
39	Response Code	Mandatory
41	Terminal Identification	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
42	Merchant ID	Mandatory	Echo value in 1304.
48	Additional Private Data	Mandatory	Tags 17 and 18 contain exchange rate information as outlined in the Reconciliation Message Format section.