GenKey Property

The unique GenKey value used to identify a POS device.

Syntax

 tsyshcretail.getGenKey([callback])
 tsyshcretail.setGenKey( genKey, [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 getGenKey([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 setGenKey([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

This property is used to specify the unique GenKey value used to identify the POS device to the host capture system. This property is required to be specified in every transaction performed.

Your GenKey value is obtained from the host capture system when you successfully authenticate your POS device, which can be accomplished by calling AuthenticateDevice. Once retrieved, your GenKey value must be stored in the POS device.

Data Type

String