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Radio ID/LLI/MAN: The terminals identifier used for wireless communication.

Rank: Indicates whether merchant is to be included in the ranking file.

Reason: The reason that the merchant was pended.

Reason Code: A code assigned by the association for a retrieval request or chargeback.

Rebate Percent: The percentage of volume that is rebated to the client or association.

Rebate Per Item: The processing charge (in dollars) that is rebated to the user or association per item. You can enter values for this field to 1/1000th of a percent (0.000 - 9999.999, where 1.0 = $1.00).

Rebate Quoted To: An identifier that shows whether rebate is quoted to the bank, the user, or the association.

Rec Tele & Cable (Merchant Account page, Visa Programs panel): If the merchant is eligible for Visa's Recur Telecommunications and Cable status, select the appropriate Debit Tier and Credit Tier option from the drop-down lists; the options available are:

Receipt Account Number Truncation: The selection from the drop-down list (Yes or No) indicates whether or not the terminal is enabled to print the truncated account number on receipts.

Receipt Description: Enables the printer to print a descriptive message on receipts to explain a surcharge.

Receipt Footer: The text that will appear in the receipt footer.

Receipt Header: The text that will appear in the receipt header.

Receipt Floor Limit: The lowest transaction amount for which the terminal will print a receipt.

Receipt Sign Line: The option selected from the drop-down list indicates whether an optional signature line is printed on ATM receipts.

Received: The date and time that the request was received.

Reclear Flag: This check box is for information only; when it appears selected, it indicates that the merchant is set up for Consumer ACH and that TSYS will send any reclear transactions back to the ODFI handling their transactions.

Note: Reclear is an optional service with Consumer ACH and is only available if your ODFI allows you to participate in it through TSYS.

Reconcile Totals: Indicates how the merchant verifies totals when they press the Transmit key on the terminal.

Record Format: Designates how the merchant identification information is formatted when an authorization or batch transmission is sent. A 'J' indicates that the software is compliant with Visas Payment Services 2000 (PS2K) regulations.

Record Status: The status of the merchant record within Express:

Re-Enter Password: A customized password for ATM Re-Enter transactions. To use this field, you must enable password protection for this terminal function using the Password Protect field.

Reference Number: If the card plan is full service and accepted at the association level, this field indicates the Discover reference number. This field is for full-service merchants only and does not appear for front-end only merchants.

Reference Number Required: Enables the merchant to enter custom reference numbers on all  transactions.

Referral Dialing: Enables the terminal to automatically dial the merchants voice authorization center when the terminal receives a "Call" response from a card issuer.

Referral MID: The Merchant ID assigned by Best Payment.

Referral Reason: The reason the application is being sent to Declined Referral.

Reg Status Change Date: The date the registration status changed on the American Express merchant registration.

Region: The geographical region assigned to the sales representative.

Region Search: Allows you to select up to six geographic regions in which to search for information on terminated merchants.

Registration Status: The current status of the American Express registration. Possible values are:

Reimbursement Attribute: The option selected from the drop-down list indicates whether the merchant is a retail or a supermarket merchant with a qualifying or pre-existing Interlink debit card acceptance. The option selected also impacts the rates that a merchant is charged when an Interlink debit transaction is processed. If you do not know the correct value to enter, contact your supervisor. The available options are:

Reinstatement Flag: Required field to indicate if a record was sent for Reinstatement.

Reminder Msg: The text that appears on the terminal if the Display Reminder field for auto close is enabled.

Reminder Time: The time to display a reminder message that prompts the merchant to verify totals before performing an Auto Close.

Rep Code: A four-character code assigned to the merchant representative who is responsible for contacting this merchant.

Replacement Address: The merchant's replacement shipment address.

Reports: The terminal requires a password when this function is selected from the terminal.

Report Selection: Allows you to click a option button associated with the report you want to view.

Report Type: Select the level of information returned in the report, Summary or Detail .

Reprint Any Receipt: The terminal requires a password whenever this function is selected from the terminal.

Reprint Last Receipt: The terminal requires a password whenever this function is selected from the terminal.

Request Age: The age of the request in hours.

Request Closed Date Range: The starting date parameter for the closed date range.

Request Contact: The individual that TSYS Acquiring Solutions should contact if there are questions regarding this file. You can override this value to include the name of file-builder.

Request Contact Fax: The fax number of the individual that TSYS Acquiring Solutions should contact if there are questions regarding this file.

Request Contact Phone: The phone number of the individual that TSYS Acquiring Solutions should contact if there are questions regarding this file. You can override this value to include the phone number of file-builder.

Request Entered By: Initials of the user who placed the request. These initials are pulled from the users security record.

Request ID: The purchase order number that is defined by the client for internal tracking and auditing.

Request Inquiry Code: The inquiry code used in the request that you are searching for.

Request Received Date: The date on which the request was received.

Request Status: Indicates the current status of the request.

Request Verification Code: Enables a prompt for the verification code located on the back of the card for manually entered transactions.

Requested By: The name of the person who initiated the request.

Requesting SIM Card to be ordered: When selected, this check box indicates that the SIM card requires ordering.

Reset Reference Number: Indicates that the terminal should prompt for the merchant to enter a reset reference number when working with a batch.

Reset Ref Number To 001 Flag: When selected, this check box enables the terminal to reset transaction reference numbers after a successful transmit. When this check box is cleared, the terminal will increment reference numbers after a successful transmit.

Resolution Code: A code that indicates the terminal build has been completed.

Resolution Date or Resolved Date: The date that the issue described in the note was resolved.

Response Received: Indicates that the third party vendor has received and responded to initial inquiry.

Response Time Monitor: When enabled, the terminal will require a password when this function is pressed.

Restaurant: If checked, the application setup for the terminal will be for Restaurant type transactions.

Retail: Indicates that the merchant is eligible for a discount given to retail merchants for Visa interchange fees. In profile build, if checked it means that the application setup for the terminal will be for retail transactions.

Retail (Merchant Account page, PayPal Programs panel): If the merchant is eligible for PayPal's Retail status, select the appropriate Debit Tier and Credit Tier option from the drop-down lists; the options available are:

Retail (Merchant Account page, Visa Programs panel): If the merchant is eligible for Visa's Retail status, select the appropriate Debit Tier and Credit Tier option from the drop-down lists; the options available are:

Retain Current Values (Terminal Setup page, HWSW Information panel): When selected, the check box enables you to change the Model without needing to re-enter information in all of the fields in the HWSW Information panel.

Retrievals: Indicates that retrievals will be printed on the confirmation letter.

Retrieved: Lists the wireless carriers and coverage area available for the wireless terminal.

Return/Credit Manager: Indicates that this function is password protected.

Return/Credit Operator: Indicates that this function is password protected.

Return Item Fee Method: The option selected indicates how the fee was charged for the returned item:

Returned Item Fee Amount or Percentage: Indicates the amount or percent charged to the customer if the item is returned, depending on the Return Item Fee Method option selected. The values for this field can be between 0000 through 9999, with a decimal space implied at two spaces; for example, 0050 indicates an entry of 00.50.

Returned Item Fee Payee: Indicates the payee for the returned item fee. This can comprise up to 25 characters.

Reversals: The transaction destination for reversals. Acceptable values for this field are M - Merchant DDA, A - Associations DDA, R - Roll up into one ACH entry, G - Group level, and X - No ACH funding.

Review By Server/Clerk: Requires the entry of a Server ID number to review transactions.

Risk Type: The level of risk associated with the credit application of the merchant. The initial value of this field is determined by the value entered in the MCC field on the Merchant Parameters page.

Roll 2 1/4" X 42 FT (Terminal Deployment page): When selected, this check box indicates that the user has selected this roll receipt type.

Roll 2 1/4" X 60 FT (Terminal Deployment page): When selected, this check box indicates that the user has selected this roll receipt type.

Roll 2 1/4" X 85 FT (Terminal Deployment page): When selected, this check box indicates that the user has selected this roll receipt type.

Roll Receipt Type: When this check box is selected, the disclaimer message will be printed at the bottom of the receipt.

Roll Up: When selected, this check box indicates that activity totals will be combined for merchants that accept multiple Visa and MasterCard card plans. When this option is enabled, the associated debit and business card for the parent credit card must use the information from the credit card. For example, if the roll up option is enabled for a Visa credit card, then the Visa Debit and Business card must be configured with identical data to the credit card, and they will not be editable. Debit and Business cards are editable only when the roll up option is not selected.

Room Rate Amount: The entry in this field indicates the per-day rate used by the terminal to calculate the check-in amount.

Room Rate Amount: Displays the per-day rate used by the terminal to calculate the check-in amount.

Rows for Time Period Count: Indicates the number of records captured by SQL for the entity.

Rush: Indicates whether (Y) or not (N) there is a request to rush the file build for the new merchant account. This helps to speed up the boarding process.