New Discretionary Data
Discretionary Data is additional information that will appear on the customer’s receipts. Add new information to PayTrace by using the New Discretionary Data page. This feature is helpful for unique details about your business or industry, such as date of birth, hair color, gender, or how customers discover your business. You can create up to six discretionary data fields.
If you are not already signed up for this feature, please get in touch with your Merchant Service Provider or PayTrace Support at Support@PayTrace.com.
How to Use This Page
Enter the Title for the Discretionary Data.
Data Type radio button options:
Text Box
Drop Down/Select menu
Multi-Select
Apply To radio button options:
Customers
Products
Required: (Is this field a required field?)
YesÂ
No
Receipt:Â
Yes
No
Required Length:
Enter a minimum number of characters.
Enter a maximum number of characters.
Data Type drop-down options:
Alpha-numeric
Alphabetic
Numeric
Date
Click the Save button.
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Detailed Help
Required Fields
The red * asterisk denotes whether a field is required.
Title
It must consist of 1 to 50 alpha-numeric characters.
Maximum Length
Must be a numeric value, up to 99.
Required
Indicates whether the Discretionary Data is required.
On Receipt
Indicates whether the discretionary data element will be displayed on receipts. Some sensitive information (e.g., date of birth and social security number) should not be printed or emailed on receipts.
Optional Fields
Type
Text boxes are open text fields that may be defined by Modify Discretionary data after the element is created. Drop Down/Select Menu and Multiple Select may be used to offer options for selection.
Apply To
Options include Customers and Products and the data element that will be presented when a Customer or a Product is referenced, created, or updated.
Minimum Length
Must be a numeric value from 0 to 99.
New Option
Allows for 25 characters of free text. This applies to both the Multiple Select and Drop-down options.
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