Auto-Close - TeleCheck Eclipse Reference Manual

6.1 Auto-Close

The Close transaction is an end-of-the-day close out of the terminal to settle with the host. An Auto-Close is invoked
automatically by the terminal at a pre-set time stored in the terminal (no user interaction is required). The
will not dial the host if the Batch is empty. It will print and display a message indicating that the autoclose did not
occur because the batch was empty.
1.0 Idle Prompt
(or)
Last message
2.0
3.0 <see section 6.1
for displays>
5.0 CLOSE 999999
XXXXXXXXXXXX
6.0 CLOSE ATTEMPT #X
7.0 PRINTING...
8.0 AUTOCLOSE FAILED
CLOSE MANUALLY
Term: It's time to perform an Auto-Close.
This means that the Auto-Close time
and the terminal's system time equal.
Term: Lock the keyboard from user interaction.
Proceed to next step to perform Auto-Close.
Term: Create the credit/debit closing request packet.
Term: Dial the Host, send the request,
then wait for the Host response.
Close okay, go to step 5.0, else go to step 6.0.
Term: Print all reports flagged to be auto-printed.
Clear out the batch.
Term: 'X' equals the Auto-Close attempt
number waiting to be performed. Terminal will
display this prompt any time a transaction is
attempted. After 10 minutes, the terminal
will proceed to initiate another Close transaction by
skipping back to step 1.0.
After 4 failed close attempts, go to step 7.0
Term: Print the following message.
"AUTOCLOSE FAILED/CLOSE MANUALLY"
"<DAY, DATE, TIME>"
Term: Press the CLEAR key to return
to IDLE prompt.
NOTE 1 - All allowed Auto-Close attempts have failed. The
terminal's batch has not been closed. The
REFUND keys are inoperable. The
must be closed manually.
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