IndustryType Property

Determines the merchant's industry type.

Syntax

ptechhealthcarecontrol.IndustryType[=integer]

Possible Values

  pitRetail(0), 
  pitDirectMarketing(1), 
  pitECommerce(2)

Default Value

Remarks

This property sets the merchant's industry type. Valid values are shown in the table below:


Industry Type	Description
pitRetail (0)	Retail environments are classified as those environments where the card and cardholder are physically present at the time of purchase.
pitDirectMarketing (1)	Mail Order or Phone Order (MOPO) environments are classified as those environments where the card and/or cardholder are not physically present at the time of purchase and the transaction is performed through the mail or over the telephone.
pitECommerce (2)	Electronic Commerce environments are classified as those environments where the card and/or cardholder are not physically present at the time of purchase and the transaction is performed over the Internet.

Note: Setting the IndustryType has the side effect of changing the CardEntryDataSource to the default value for the selected industry type. In addition, setting the IndustryType to itDirectMarketing or itECommerce will also reset the PINCapability to ppNoPIN.

Data Type

Integer