Get Printing Settings request

An overview of the Get Printing Settings request message for Android.

Overview

👉 The Get Printing Settings request is used to retrieve the current configuration of the printing-related settings of the ‘Viva.com Terminal’ application.

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.

Get Printing Settings request

For a typical Get Printing Settings request, the client app must provide the following information:

Field Description Example Required Card terminal support
scheme The Viva's custom URL scheme, the host and the version. 'vivapayclient://pay/v1' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
merchantKey The merchant's key. For successful validation, should not be empty.
Deprecated: you may pass any value.
'SG23323424EXS3' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
appId The client app ID. For successful validation, should not be empty. 'com.example.myapp' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
action Get printing settings. For successful validation, should not be empty. 'getPrintingSettings' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
callback The URI callback that will handle the result. For successful validation, should not be empty. 'mycallbackscheme://result' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android

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

String reqStr = "vivapayclient://pay/v1"
		+ "?merchantKey="MY_MERCHANT_KEY"
		+ "&appId=com.example.myapp"
		+ "&action=getPrintingSettings"
		+ "&callback=mycallbackscheme://result";

Intent payIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse( reqStr));
payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
payIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
startActivity(payIntent);

Get Printing Settings response

After executing the get printing settings request, the ‘Viva.com Terminal’ application responds with the details of printing settings.

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

Uri result = getIntent().getData();

The table below summarises the contents of an approved response.

Field Description Example Card terminal support
callback The URI callback that will handle the result. 'mycallbackscheme://result' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
status The status of the transaction 'success' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
message A string containing information about the transaction status. 'Transaction successful' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
action Get printing settings. 'get the printing settings of the 'Viva.com Terminal' application from a third-party app' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
businessDescriptionEnabled A flag indicating whether the business description identifier will be printed on the receipt 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
businessDescriptionType The business description identifier that will be printed on the receipt if it is enabled. It can be one of the following values: 'businessName', 'tradeName', 'storeName' 'businessName' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
printLogoOnMerchantReceipt A flag indicating whether the logo will be printed on the receipt of the merchant 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
printVATOnMerchantReceipt A flag indicating whether the vat number will be printed on the receipt of the merchant 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
isBarcodeEnabled A flag indicating whether the barcode will be printed on the receipt 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
printAddressOnReceipt A flag indicating whether the address will be printed on the receipt 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
isMerchantReceiptEnabled A flag indicating whether the receipt of the merchant will be printed 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android
isCustomerReceiptEnabled A flag indicating whether the receipt of the customer will be printed 'true' Android Card Terminals'Viva.com Terminal' application for Android

A get printing settings response looks as follows:

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. Android Card Terminals
'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. Android Card Terminals
Linux Card Terminals Countertop, IM20, S900, S800, D200. Linux Card Terminals

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