Sterling B2B Integrator - Submitting orders

An order type defines the nature of an EBICS transaction.

Key Management Order Types

Table 1. Upload Key management order types

Upload Key management order type	Description
INI	Used in subscriber initialization. Sends the bank-technical public certificate of a customer to the EBICS Banking Server. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HIA	Used to transmit user public certificates for identification and authentication, and encryption within the framework of subscriber initialization. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
H3K	Used to transmit user public certificates for Electronic Signature, identification and authentication, and encryption to enable the user to initiate transactions with the bank.
PUB	Used to update customer’s certificates. Sends the bank-technical public certificate of the customer for updating the EBICS Banking Server. The order data is signed, compressed, encrypted, and base64-encoded.
HCA	Used to update customer’s certificate. Sends the following certificates for updating the EBICS Banking Server: Identification and authentication public certificate Encryption public certificate The order data is signed, compressed, encrypted, and base64-encoded.
HCS	Used to update customer’s certificate. Sends the following certificates for updating the EBICS Banking Server: Bank-technical public certificate Identification and authentication public certificate Encryption public certificate The order data is signed, compressed, encrypted, and base64-encoded.
SPR	Used to suspend a user’s access authorization. Only the electronic signature of the EBICS Client user is sent. The order data is a blank character. The signature is compressed, encrypted, and base64 encoded as in regular upload.
YCT	Used to upload credit transfer initiation.
XCT	Used to upload credit transfer initiation.
YDD	Used to upload direct debit initiation.

Table 2. Download Key management order types

Download Key management order type	Description
HPB	Used to download bank public certificates from the EBICS Banking Server. The order data is compressed, encrypted, and base64-encoded. The response message and the order data are not signed.
HPD	Used to download bank parameters from the EBICS Banking Server. The order data is signed, compressed, encrypted, and base64-encoded.
HEV	Used to download information about supported EBICS versions.
HKD	Used to download information about a partner and associated subscribers. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HTD	Used to download information about a subscriber and associated partner. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
XTX	Used to download payment status report for credit transfer.

Submitting distributed signature (VEU)

EBICS Client supports Distributed Electronic Signature (VEU). VEU is a feature that allows orders to be authorized by multiple subscribers.. The File Format attribute identifies the type of file that is uploaded or downloaded. The file format attribute is required as part of the order details.

Table 3. Download VEU order types

Download VEU order types	Description
HVU	Used to download VEU overview. In the HVU request, the subscriber optionally submits a list of order types for which the subscriber is authorized as a signatory. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HVD	Used to retrieve the state of an order that is currently in VEU processing and for which the subscriber is authorized as a signatory. With HVD, the hash value of the order is retrieved. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HVZ	Used to download VEU overview with additional information. In the HVZ request, the subscriber optionally submits a list of order types for which the subscriber is authorized as a signatory. HVZ response order data contains the complete information of HVU response order data and HVD response order data, except the display file element. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HVT	Used to retrieve transaction details about an order from VEU processing. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.

Table 4. Upload VEU order types

Upload VEU order types	Description
HVE	Used to add a bank-technical signature for authorization to an order for VEU processing. The order data is compressed and base64-encoded.
HVS	Used to permanently cancel an existing order from VEU processing. The subscriber sends an HVS request to cancel an order and delivers the bank-technical signature required for cancellation through the hash value of the order data. The HVS response does not contain any VEU-specific data.

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