POS Activation request

An overview of the POS Activation request message for Android.

• Overview
• POS Activation request
• POS Activation response
  • Error codes
• Key to card terminal product categories
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Overview

👉 The POS Activation request is used to complete the activation process of the ‘viva.com | Terminal’ application, including sign-in and initial configuration.

The client app must implement a mechanism to send messages using Android intents and URI calls and to receive the result in a custom URI callback.

• POS Activation request originating from the client app to trigger the POS activation.
• POS Activation response originating from the ‘viva.com | Terminal’ application to return the result of the POS activation request.

POS Activation request

For a typical POS Activation request, the client app must provide the following information:

Field	Description	Example	Required	Card terminal support	Character limit	Type
scheme	The Viva's custom URL scheme, the host and the version.	'vivapayclient://pay/v1'	✅
appId	The client app ID. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'com.example.myapp'	✅
action	Activate POS action. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'activatePos'	✅
callback	The URI callback that will handle the result. For successful validation, should not be empty.	'mycallbackscheme://result'	✅
apikey	The API key ('Client ID') required for the POS activation. For successful validation, this should not be empty. You can find this credential here.	“qwerty123456“	✅
apiSecret	The API Secret ('Client secret') required for the POS activation. For successful validation, this should not be empty. You can find this credential here.	“qwerty123456“	✅
sourceID	The source that the POS will be assigned to. Not required for successful validation	[A payment source (physical store) that is associated with a terminal] How to create a payment source for stores
pinCode	Optional parameter (4-6 digits length) for PIN code for settings lock (if provided, settings are automatically locked and PIN set to the supplied value)	123142			Min. length = 4 Max. length = 6	integer (int32)
skipExternalDeviceSetup	Optional boolean parameter. Skip external device configuration (Mini card reader or Pocket Card terminal) and proceed with **NFC payment method** for transactions.	The default value = true Example: true				boolean
activateMoto	Optional boolean parameter for activating Moto payment method.	The default value = false Example: false				boolean
activateQRCodes	Optional boolean parameter for activating QR payment method.	The default value = false Example: false				boolean
disableManualAmountEntry	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for disabling manual amount entry	true				boolean
forceCardPresentmentForRefund	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for forcing card presentment for refund	true				boolean
lockRefund	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for locking refund with pin	true				boolean
lockTransactionsList	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for locking transaction list with pin	true				boolean
lockMoto	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for locking moto with pin	true				boolean
lockPreauth	Optional boolean parameter ( default value = false) for locking preauth with pin	true				boolean

The above information elements must create a URI call, i.e.

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(
                        "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
                        + "?appId=com.example.myapp"
                        + "&action=activatePos"
                        + "&apikey=qwerty123456"
                        + "&apiSecret=qwerty123456"
                        + "&sourceID=qwerty123456"
                        + "&pinCode=123142"
                        + "&skipExternalDeviceSetup=true"
                        + "&activateMoto=true"
                        + "&activateQRCodes=true"
                        + "&disableManualAmountEntry=true"
                        + "&forceCardPresentmentForRefund=true"
                        + "&lockRefund=true"
                        + "&lockTransactionsList=true"
                        + "&lockMoto=true"
                        + "&lockPreauth=true"
                        + "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result"));

payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
startActivity(payIntent);

POS Activation response

After executing a POS activation, the ‘viva.com | Terminal’ application responds with a POS activation response result to indicate if the POS activation was successful or not.

The result is received as a URI in the callback activity intent:

Uri result = getIntent().getData();

The table below summarizes the contents of an approved response.

Field	Description	Example	Card terminal support
callback	The URI callback that will handle the result.	'mycallbackscheme://result'
status	The status of the transaction.	'success'
message	A string containing information about the transaction status. Please see a list of possible error codes.	'Transaction successful'
action	Activate POS action.	'activatePos'
virtualId	App FirebaseId	'60DEC5165EBC41DEAAE693FD51B1F3FC'
sourceTerminalId	Optional parameter - Connected Terminal Id.	16027706
merchantID	Optional parameter - Activated Merchant Id.	`c21ac4b3-b1e1-4e7c-a65e-aedee7412321`

A POS activation response result for an approved transaction looks as follows:

It is expected that POS activation will fail for various reasons. A failed POS activation response looks as follows:

A POS activation response looks as follows when is already activated with the merchant:

A POS activation response looks as follows when the user specifies an invalid source code:

A POS activation response looks as follows when the user specifies invalid credentials:

A POS activation response looks as follows when the user specifies a PIN code with alphanumeric characters:

Error codes

The following error codes may be displayed in the response to this request.

Key to card terminal product categories

To understand the icons used on the above tables, see the below table.

Product category	Terminal models	Icon
Android Card Terminals	Android Card Terminal Ethernet, Android Card Terminal 4G, Mobile Card Terminal Plus, Mobile Card Terminal.
'viva.com | Terminal' application for Android	Mini Card Reader, Pocket Card Terminal connected via Bluetooth or USB to the 'viva.com | Terminal' application for Android.
Linux Card Terminals	Countertop, IM20, S900, S800, D200.

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