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Terminal/Gateway Message Error Description
Auth Declined 200 Cardholder's bank did not approve transaction.
Call Voice Oper 201 Authorizer needs more information for approval.
Hold - Call 202 Card issuer does not want that card used. Call for further instructions.
Call Voice Oper 203 Authorizer didn't respond within allotted time.
Invalid Card No 204 Account #/mag stripe is invalid.
Invalid Exp Date 205 Expiration date is either incorrect format or prior to today.
Invalid ICA No 206 Invalid International Control Account number.
Invalid ABA No 207 Invalid American Banking Association number.
Invalid PIN No 208 The Personal ID Number for a debit transaction is incorrect.
Invalid Bank MID 209 The Bank Merchant ID is incorrect.
Invalid Term No 210 The merchant ID is not valid or active.
Invalid Amount 211 Amount is either: equal to 0, has no decimal, has decimal in wrong place, or has multiple decimals.
Invalid Tran FMT 213 The transaction format isn't valid, typically invalid SIC code.
Call Voice Oper 214 Authorization center cannot be reached.
Lost/Stolen Card 215 Card has been reported lost or stolen.
Invalid PIN 216 Personal ID code is incorrect.
Over Credit FLR 217 Amount requested exceeds credit limit.
Request Denied 218 Transaction is not valid for this authorizer.
Not Online to XX 220 Fatal communications error.
Card Not on File 240 Retail Issued account number does not exist.
CVC2/CID Error 248 CVC2 or CID data entered is not correct for that card.
Invalid Term ID 300 First 2 digits of MID not equal to F. or K.
Invalid Exp Date 301 Two digit month not between 01 and 12.
Card Expired 302 Card date prior to system date.
Amount Entry Err 303 Amount length not between 3 and 8 digits.
Amount Entry Err 304 Amount either has not decimal, more than one, or is positioned incorrectly.
Amount Entry Err 305 Amount contains non-numeric characters.
Invalid Card 306 Account #/mag stripe contains non-numeric characters.
Invalid Card 307 Account #/mag stripe is less than 5 char long.
Invalid Card 308 Account #/mag stripe does not pass MOD 10 check.
Invalid Term ID 309 Terminal ID not found in terminal file.
Invalid Card 310 Account #/mag stripe is incorrect length.
Call Center 311 Host couldn't read terminal file within specified time.
Invalid Card 312 Account # can't be found in BIN table.
Invalid Store 313 12 digit merchant/store # not found in file.
Call Center 314 Host couldn't read store file within specified time.
Inv Tran Code 315 Tran Code not supported for that card type.
Invalid Card 317 Discover not set up for draft capture or no subscriber #.
Invalid Card Length 318 Length does not match routing table specifications.
Invalid Amount 319 Transaction amount all zeros.
Invalid Format 320 Missing field separator or ETX
Inv/Mssng Auth Code 321 Authorization code is missing or incorrect on prior sale.
Inv Industry Data 322 Industry specific data is incorrect.
Invalid Trans Class 323 Transaction class is not "F" financial.
Invalid MSDI 324 Market Specific data indicator is not H, A, F or P.
Invalid Duration 325 Duration is not 01-99.
Inv Pref Cust Ind 326 Preferred customer indicator is not Y or N.
Inv Card Type/Revers 327 A Partial Reversal was attempted for a non-Visa card.
Inv Industry Incrmtl 328 An incremental authorization was attempted for an industry other than Lodging or Auto Rental.
Inv Industry Reversl 329 An reversal authorization was attempted for an industry other than Lodging, Auto Rental or MO/PO.
PSRF Rec Not Found 330 An Incremental or Reversal authorization was attempted against a transaction that did not qualify for PSIRF.
Inv Folio No/Hotel 331 Folio number is not a 6 digit numeric field.
Inv Charge Des/Hotel 332 Charge descriptor field is not 2 digit numeric.
Inv Industry/No Show 333 A No Show transaction was attempted for an industry other than lodging or auto rental.
Inv Card Type/Market 334 Market specific data is not present for other than Visa card.
Invalid Vehicle No 335 Vehicle number is not 5 digit numeric field.
Invalid Odometer No 336 Odometer field is not 6 digit numeric.
Invalid Driver No 337 Driver number is not 6 digit numeric or 4 digit with 2 leading spaces.
Inv/Mssng MO/TO No 338 Order number is missing or contains invalid data.
Inv Comb SIC/MO/TO 339 Invalid "Transaction Type" indicator for mail order only SIC code under industry specific data.
Reversal Auth Exists 340 A second reversal authorization was attempted, only one is permitted.
Inv Amount/Reversal 341 Reversal amount is invalid or greater than original authorization amount.
Inv PIN Capability 342 PIN capability field contains invalid data.
Inv Auth Char Ind 343 Auth Characteristics Indicator field contains invalid data.
Trans ID Not Numeric 344 Transaction ID field contains non-numeric data.
Trans ID Not Match 345 Transaction ID does not match original authorization.
Inv BankNet RefNo 346 BankNet reference number contains invalid data or does not match original authorization.
Duration >99 Days 347 Duration field greater than 99.
MSDI Not MAtch CPS 348 Market specified data indicator does not match CPS type.
Ind Cd Not Match CPS 349 Industry code does not match custom payment service type.
Inc/Rev Not Manual 350 Incremental or reversal auths are not permitted for manual entry.
Prem Not Allowed 353 Must use a special SIC code to accept Premier MC cards.
Card/Store Invalid 357 Retail Issued account number not valid for that Store number.
Amex Not Allowed 358 Amex Capture not equal to C, A or P or SE# missing.
Diners Not Allowed 359 Diners Capture not equal to C or D.
Car Blnc Not Allowed 360 Carte Blanche capture is not equal to C or D.
JCB Not Allowed 361 JCB capture is not equal to C or D.
Invalid EC Data 362 Invalid Electronic Commerce Data.
Call Voice Oper 602 Authorization center cannot be reached.
Client Not Found 999 Client identifier file is not on system.

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