processorInformation. merchantAdvice.code {#processor-info-merchant-advice-code-a}
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Category code indicating information about a decline.  
When this field is used for Mastercard with `FDC Nashville Global`, it is available only for card-not-present declined transactions. When this field is used for Visa with `FDC Nashville Global`, it is available for both card-present and card-not-present declined transactions.

> IMPORTANT
> Use the values returned in this field for Visa and Mastercard to determine whether to retry declined transactions. Update your retry logic to ensure that a retry is not attempted when the card association does not approve the transactions. A retry on a transaction with a value in this field that prohibits retry, such as ` Issuer never approves ` or ` Do not try again `, can incur a penalty from card companies.
> IMPORTANT If a decline does not have a merchant advice code in the response, the default is not to retry the transaction.  
> Visa and Mastercard, in addition to the merchant advice codes, provide decline response codes. American Express and Discover do not provide category codes, but they do provide decline response codes.
> Possible values for `Chase Paymentech Solutions`, `Chase Paymentech Tandem`, ` FDC Nashville Global`, `GPX`, and ` Visa Platform Connect` processors:  
> **Visa:**

* `1`: Issuer never approves.

* `2`: Issuer cannot approve at this time.

* `3`: Data quality/revalidate payment information.  
  **Mastercard:**

* `01`: New account information available.

* `02`: Try again later.

* `03`: Do not try again.

* `04`: Token not supported.

* `21`: Do not honor.

* `22`: Merchant does not qualify for product code.

* `24`: Retry after 1 hour.

* `25`: Retry after 24 hours.

* `26`: Retry after 2 days.

* `27`: Retry after 4 days.

* `28`: Retry after 6 days.

* `29`: Retry after 8 days.

* `30`: Retry after 10 days.

* `40`: Non-reloadable prepaid card.

* `41`: Non-reloadable prepaid card.

* `42`: Sanctions score exceeds applicable threshold value.

* `99`: Do not try again.

Specifications {#processor-info-merchant-advice-code-a_Specifications}
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* **Data Type:** String
* **Data Length:** 2

Mapping Information {#processor-info-merchant-advice-code-a_Mapping}
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* **REST API Field:** processorInformation.merchantAdvice.code
* **SCMP API Fields:**
  * credit_merchant_advice_code
  * merchant_advice_code
  * oct_merchant_advice_code
* **Simple Order API Fields:**
  * ccAuthReply_merchantAdviceCode
  * ccCreditReply_merchantAdviceCode
* octService__merchantAdviceCode