CreditCardFormat

Initial Build

2006.01 or earlier

Module

Accounting

Current Setting Type

Text Box

Use this system option to select how you want a credit card number to appear in a record. The default for this option is 2;4;*, which means display the first two numbers, the last four numbers, and asterisks for all the numbers in between.

Important! This option should be set up before the site goes live. If the system option is changed after the site goes live, the existing data may need to be reconverted.

Current Setting

The current setting for CreditCardFormat is used as follows:

Values: This system option can be set to anything that follows the format below:

  • #; — Display the specified number of credit card digits at the beginning of the string,
  • #; — Display the specified number of credit card digits at the end of the string,
  • * — Display asterisks for all the digits in between the two specified numbers.

Default Value: 2;4;*

Example: If you want to see only the last four digits of the credit card number, and see all the other digits masked by asterisks, then enter 0;4;*.

Fields 

This system option includes the following fields:

description: This field gives the description of the system option, including its use and default value.

Important! Do not modify the following fields after the system option is first created. Changing these fields after they have been used can invalidate existing data.

category: This field sets the category (usually the module) where the system option is used.

type : The type field determines the display type of the current setting field (check box, drop-down list, or text box).

values: The values field indicates the allowed values for the current setting field.

Availability

Each system option includes the following availability settings:

entity level option?: Select this check box to make this system option available on an entity level.

visible to external systems?: Select this check box to make this system option available in xWeb.