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Submitting Purchasing Card Level 2 and Level 3 Transactions
First Data Merchant Services (FDMS) Nashville Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
C
The following parameters are recommended to obtain the best rates for purchasing card
transactions with FDMS Nashville.
TABLE C.5 FDMS commercial card parameters
Parameter Description Required Type Length
COMMCARD One-character value representing type of
purchasing card account number sent.
P Purchase Card
C Corporate Card
B Business Card
U Unknown (default)
N None
No (defaults to
U - Unknown)
Alpha-
numeric
1
DUTYAMT Sometimes called import tax.
The value must include a decimal and the exact
amount to the cent (42.00, not 42). Do not
include comma separators (1234.56 not
1,234.56).
No Currency 10
FREIGHTAMT Freight amount.
The value must include a decimal and the exact
amount to the cent (42.00, not 42). Do not
include comma separators (1234.56 not
1,234.56)..
No Currency 10
PONUM Purchase order number. No (but
provides best
rate when used)
Alpha-
numeric
25
SHIPTOZIP Ship to postal code (called zip code in the USA). No (but
provides best
rate when used)
Numeric 9
TAXAMT Tax amount.
The value must include a decimal and the exact
amount to the cent (42.00, not 42). Do not
include comma separators (1234.56 not
1,234.56)..
No (but
provides best
rate when used)
Currency 10
TAXEXEMPT Is the customer tax exempt? Y or N No Alpha 1