MerchantReference Property

Merchant Reference Number.

Syntax

 fdmslevel2.getMerchantReference([callback])
 fdmslevel2.setMerchantReference( merchantReference, [callback])

Default Value

""

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getMerchantReference([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setMerchantReference([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

For Master Card, this property contains the code that facilitates merchant/corporation communication and record keeping. For Visa, this property contains the invoice number associated with the VAT invoice (not applicable in the US).

The maximum length of this property is 15 characters.

This property is used for both Visa and MasterCard Corporate Purchasing Cards.

Data Type

String