Sale

Description

The Sale function initiates the payment application to facilitate payment for goods or services rendered to customers.

Request

Sample Bundle: Sale

"launchType": "SALE"	
"merchantID": "770000000000123"
"authenticationKey": "e27b5ce6-8ba6-4746-9453-536728f7cbeb"
"transactionAmount": 1000

Parameters

PARAMETERS	TYPE	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
REQUIRED
launchType	STRING	Must be“SALE” Used for launching the Ecentric Payment App to process a payment.	SALE
merchantID	STRING	The merchant ID assigned to the merchant. The merchant ID will always be the same ID for a specific merchant. To be provided by Ecentric.	910100000000001
authenticationKey	STRING	The authentication token that was generated by the server on a successful retail auth call to the Ecentric Payment App.	e27b5456-8bff6-4746-94bg-367253356eb
transactionAmount	LONG	The full transaction amount to be charged in cents. This amount will include a cashAmount if it was specified.	1000
OPTIONAL
merchantName	STRING ALPHANUMERIC WITH SPACES	The name of the merchant that requested the transaction, as stored at the bank.	Merchant A
cashAmount	LONG	The amount of cash that was withdrawn in cents. The cashAmount will be included in the transacionAmount.	500
transactionDescription	STRING ALPHANUMERIC WITH SPACES	Reference description for the merchant’s records.	3rd party app desc
transactionReferenceNumber	STRING ALPHANUMERIC	Reference number field that also appears in a merchant portal when available.	ref#123456
cellNumberToSMSReceipt	STRING NUMERIC	10-digit cell phone number for receipt SMS destination. Can be blank. NOTE: If isReceiptRequired is true then this is a mandatory field.	0721234567
emailAddressToSendReceipt	ALPHANUMERIC	Valid email address for receipt email destination. Can be blank. NOTE: If isReceiptRequired is true then this is a mandatory field.	[email protected]
isReceiptRequired	BOOLEAN	If set to true, at least one of the receipt parameters above needs to be set. If set to false the user will not be prompted to send a receipt after payment using the Ecentric Payment App. NOTE: According to VISA and Mastercard requirements, this must always be set to true unless the app developer is providing an alternative means to send a receipt	true
alwaysShowTransactionStatusScreen	BOOLEAN	Once the Ecentric Payment App has processed a transaction there is a status screen that shows the success/failure of processing. Set this flag to true if you would like this displayed otherwise false to hide it. Default is false.	true
externalSTAN	STRING NUMERIC	A systems trace number generated by some 3rd party ERP systems.	123456
externalRRN	STRING ALPHANUMERIC	A RRN generated by some 3rd party ERP systems.	ABCDEF123456
externalTransactionGUID	STRING ALPHANUMERIC	A GUID that identifies a specific transaction generated by 3rd party ERP systems.	2fdca02f-3cbe-4e8c-82ad-86a1a16b72e8
externalInvoiceGUID	STRING ALPHANUMERIC	A GUID that identifies a particular invoice that may appear on more than one transaction.	2fdca02f-3cbe-4e8c-82ad-86a1a16b72e9
transactionUuid	STRING ALPHANUMERIC	Unique ID of transaction	bdf9d0af-17b3-48ca-8a0b-37dc52bf49bc
externalTransactionDateTime	STRING	A date and time the transaction was generated on the 3rd party ERP systems. Has the format of “yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss”	2017-04-28T09:30:00
externalTerminalId	STRING NUMERIC	A terminal identifier for device configured on the 3rd party ERP system.	98100010
latitude	STRING NUMERIC	A geolocation identifier indicating the latitude position of the device.	-28.1619942
longitude	STRING NUMERIC	A geolocation identifier indicating the longitude position of the device.	30.2350981
accuracy	STRING NUMERIC	A accuracy indicator of the geolocation.
additionalData	OBJECT	See Additional Parameters section for the AdditionalData Object.	N/A

Additional Parameters

AdditionalData Object

PARAMETERS	TYPE	SIZE(MAX)	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
Tokenization	OBJECT	N/A	See parameters under Tokenization Object. example included in code Sample Code SALE Request	N/A
extendedTrxType	NUMERIC STRING	12	The unique 4 digit number configured on Postilion switch, which 3rd party integrators can use to route transactions to a different acquirer. Provided by Ecentric. example included in code Sample Code SALE Request	1234
(*) subMid	NUMERIC STRING	15	The unique ID for each sub merchant. Determined by the PayFac. example included in code Sample Code SALE Request	574595612358745

Tokenization Object

PARAMETERS	TYPE	SIZE(MAX)	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
MerchantUserID	NUMERIC STRING	16	Creates the ability to tokenize a customer card, in order for a PSP to perform subsequent transaction on the terminal as another means of securing customer information during transaction processing.	1

Sample Code

private void doSale() {
    Intent intent = new Intent();
   	intent.setClassName("com.ecentric.ecentricpay", "com.ecentric.ecentricpay.MainActivity");
    Bundle dataBundle = new Bundle();
    dataBundle.putString("launchType", "SALE");
  	dataBundle.putString("merchantID", "910100000000001")
    dataBundle.putString("authenticationKey", "received_authenticationKey");
    dataBundle.putLong("transactionAmount", 1000); // amount in cents
  
		JSONObject additionalData = new JSONObject();
		try {
      // Add subMid field
			additionalData.put("subMid", "574595612358745");
      
      // Add extendedTrxType
			additionalData.put("extendedTrxType", "6705");
      
			// Create a merchantInfo object
			JSONObject merchantInfo = new JSONObject();
			merchantInfo.put("Phone_No", "0114567891");
			merchantInfo.put("Street", "cnr Von Willich Ave &, Leonie St);
			merchantInfo.put("City", "Johannesburg");
			merchantInfo.put("Province", "Gauteng");
			merchantInfo.put("Country_Code", "ZA");
			merchantInfo.put("Currency_Code", "710");
			merchantInfo.put("Postal_Code", "0157");
			additionalData.put("Merchant_Info", merchantInfo);
                                          
      // Create a Tokenization object
 			JSONObject tokenization = new JSONObject();
			tokenization.put("MerchantUserID", "1");
			additionalData.put("Tokenization", tokenization);
	 
			dataBundle.putString("additionalData", additionalData.toString());
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}

    intent.putExtra("ecentricBundle", dataBundle);
    try {
        intentLauncher.launch(intent);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        Log.e(TAG, "Error launching intent: " + e);
    }

Response

Sample Bundle

"resultDescription": "APPROVED",
 "buildInfo": "Ecentric",
 "isReceiptDataAvailable": true,
 "resultCode": "01",
 "receiptBundle": {
    "MERCHANT_REGION_CODE": "09",
    "RC_ALT": "00",
    "CASH_AMOUNT_CENTS": "0",
    "SEQ_NO": "000",
    "STATUS": "APPROVED",
    "BUDGET_PERIOD": "0",
    "CARD_TYPE": "",
    "PAN_WITH_BIN": "445143******2309",
    "MERCHANT_ID": "770000000000123",
    "TIMESTAMP": "1745476020950",
    "EXTERNAL_TRANSACTION_DATETIME": "",
    "PROCESSING_CODE": "0",
    "RC_DESCRIPTION": "Approved",
   	"EXTERNAL_INVOICE_GUID": "",
 		"CURRENT_BALANCE_CENTS" = "705000",
    "REPLACEMENT_MERCHANT_ID": "",
   	"BATCH_NO": "000",
		"AVAILABLE_BALANCE_FORMATTED" = "R 7000.00"
    "AUTH_PROFILE": "0",
    "INTERCHANGE": "null",
    "ESC_BY_AUTH_CODE": "226 00 IH 15882",
    "TX_TYPE": "0",
    "ACC_TYPE_DESC": "Default",
   	"TIP_AMOUNT": "",
		"AVAILABLE_BALANCE_CENTS" = "700000",
    "CURRENCY_CODE": "0710",
    "AUTH_CODE": "15882",
    "RC": "00",
    "AID": "A0000000031010",
    "ATC": "055D",
    "CRY": "13A531FAFC4D29F6",
    "CVM": "none",
    "IAD": "06010A03A04000",
    "PAN": "************2309",
    "RRN": "511427060006",
    "TSI": "0000",
    "TVR": "0000000000",
    "APSN": "",
    "DATE": "2025-04-24T06:27:06.749+0000",
    "STAN": "",
    "NAME_ON_CARD": "UnknownCardholderName",
    "AMOUNT_CENTS": "1000",
    "ABS_AMOUNT": "10.00",
    "TOKEN": "",
    "RECEIPT_NUMBER": "",
    "EXTENDED_TRX_TYPE": "",
    "TERMINAL_ID": "77012398",
    "TX_TYPE_DESCRIPTION": "SALE",
    "EXTERNAL_TERMINAL_ID": "",
    "FORMATTED_AMOUNT": "R 10.00",
    "DESCRIPTION": "511427060006",
    "BATCH_NUMBER": "0",
    "SETTLEMENT_DATE": "",
   	"SURCHARGE_AMOUNT": "0.00",
 		"CURRENT_BALANCE_FORMATTED" = "R 7050.00",
    "EXTERNAL_TRANSACTION_GUID": "",
    "CARD_BIN": "445143",
    "TRANSACTION_INFO": "22600IH15882",
    "REPLACEMENT_TERMINAL_ID": "",
    "POS_ENTRY": "701",
    "RC_ISO_DESCRIPTION": "Approved or completed successfully",
    "APPLICATION_LABEL": "VISA SAVINGS",
    "MERCHANT_CITY": "Cape Town",
    "MERCHANT_NAME": "Istore",
    "CUSTOMER_NAME": "",
    "APP_VERSION": "",
    "CARD_SEQ_NO": "0",
    "APP_LABEL": "VISA SAVINGS",
    "INVOICE_NUM": "",
    "MESSAGE_1": "",
    "MESSAGE_2": "",
    "CARD_TRANSACTION_TYPE": "CONTACTLESS",
    "FORMATTED_CASH_AMOUNT": "R 0.00",
    "CASH_AMOUNT": "0.00",
    "RESULT_CODE": "00",
    "MERCHANT_COUNTRY_CODE": "ZA",
    "REPRINT": "false",
    "PAN_HASH": "3f5c9f528a4bfa5d5e4137824d0b08491b5bc30b062ad778a818770f10771019",
    "AMOUNT": "10.00",
    "TIP_LABEL": "",
    "DIGITS": "2309",
    "CVM_ABSA": ""
  },
 "merchantID": "770000000000123",
 "serialNumber": "PC05P2CG10036",
 "isApproved": "true",
 "launchType": "SALE",
 "cashAmount": "0",
 "transactionUuid": "bdf9d0af-17b3-48ca-8a0b-37dc52bf49bc",
 "appVersion": "1.9.2",
 "transactionAmount": "1000"

Parameters

PARAMETERS	TYPE	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
launchType	STRING	Echo of the launchType used to launch the Ecentric Payment App.	SALE
resultCode	STRING	Represents the result status of the intent call to the Ecentric Payment App ● 00: COMPLETED ● 01: SUCCESSFUL ● 02: DECLINED ● 03: ABORTED ● 04: ERROR	00
resultDescription	STRING	A user readable representation of the above resultCode i.e. Approved for resultCode 01. If the bank or switch approves or declines the transaction, the response description is included in this field.	APPROVED
merchantID	STRING	Echo of the merchantID used in the request.	910100000000001
merchantName	STRING	The name of the merchant that requested the transaction as stored at the bank.	Merchant A
transactionAmount	STRING	Approved total transactionAmount.	1000
cashAmount	STRING	Approved cashAmount.	500
transactionDescription	STRING	Echo of the transactionDescription used to launch the Ecentric Payment App.	3rd party app desc
cellNumberToSMSReceipt	STRING	Masked out value of the cell number used to send the receipt to.	* * **657
emailAddressToSendReceipt	STRING	Masked out value of the email address used to send the receipt to.	* * * *@ecentric.com
isReceiptRequired	STRING	Echo of the isReceiptRequired used to launch the Ecentric Payment App.	true
isReceiptDataAvailable	STRING	Boolean indicating whether a receiptBundle object is available. Will always be included for approved or declined transactions.	true
receiptBundle	STRING	Consists of a sub-bundle of server parameters that can be used by the partner application to create a receipt.	See Sample ecentricBundle SALE Response.
appVersion	STRING	The software version currently running on the Ecentric Payment App.	1.9.2
externalSTAN	STRING	Echo of the systems trace number generated by some 3rd party ERP systems.	123456
externalRRN	STRING	Echo of the RRN generated by some 3rd party ERP systems.	ABCDEF123456
externalTransactionGUID	STRING	Echo of the GUID that identifies a specific transaction generated by 3rd party ERP systems.	2fdca02f-3cbe-4e8c-82ad-86a1a16b72e8
externalInvoiceGUID	STRING	Echo of the GUID that identifies a particular invoice that may appear on more than one transaction.	2fdca02f-3cbe-4e8c-82ad-86a1a16b72e9
externalTransactionDateTime	STRING	Echo of the date and time the transaction was generated on the 3rd party ERP systems. Has the format of “yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss”	2017-04-28T09:30:00
externalTerminalId	STRING	Echo of the terminal identifier for device configured on the 3rd party ERP system.	98100010
transactionUuid	STRING	Echo of the Unique ID of a transaction.	bdf9d0af-17b3-48ca-8a0b-37dc52bf49bc
terminalId	STRING	This is an automatically system-assigned terminalID of the payment terminal’s identity number, which can be used to assist with settlement information and is returned in BASE36 format.	77012398
latitude	STRING	Echo of geolocation identifier indicating the latitude position of the device.	-28.1619942
longitude	STRING	Echo of geolocation identifier indicating the longitude position of the device.	30.2350981
accuracy	STRING	Echo of accuracy indicator of the geolocation.
serialNumber	STRING	The serial number for the device that was used for the RETAIL_AUTH intent call.	PC05P2CG10036

Sample Code

private final ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> intentLauncher = registerForActivityResult(
       new ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult(),
       result -> {
           if (result.getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
               Intent data = result.getData();
               if (data != null) {
                   Bundle responseBundle = new Bundle(data.getBundleExtra("ecentricApplicationResponse"));
                   String launchType = responseBundle.getString("launchType");
                   String resultCode = responseBundle.getString("resultCode");
                 		// Determine if the transaction was successfully executed using returned resultCode
                   Boolean success = false;
                   if (resultCode != null && (resultCode.matches("00") || resultCode.matches("01"))) {
                       success = true;
                   }

                   if (responseBundle.get("errorBundle") != null) {
                       Bundle errorBundle = new Bundle(responseBundle.getBundle("errorBundle"));
                   }
               }
           } else {
               Log.e(TAG, "Received error resultCode: " + result.getResultCode());
           }
       }
);

Error Handling

Sample Bundle

"resultDescription": "ABORTED",
"errorBundle": {
    "description": "ERROR",
    "reference": "",
    "errorType": "TRANSACTION",
    "message": "Transaction cancelled by user"
  },
"buildInfo": "Ecentric_DEBUG_Ecentric_INT",
"isReceiptDataAvailable": false,
"resultCode": "03",
"merchantID": "910100000000001",
"serialNumber": "PC05P2CG10036",
"launchType": "SALE",
"cashAmount": "0",
"appVersion": "1.9.8",
"transactionAmount": "1000"