Loylaty card brand in ECMLv2 spec 5

lauri.piikivi@nokia.com Tue, 12 November 2002 11:44 UTC

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From: lauri.piikivi@nokia.com
Subject: Loylaty card brand in ECMLv2 spec 5
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Hi alls,


I would propose -- or remind as I have proposed this ealrier -- that loyalty card also has brand or type field. Ecom_Loyalty_Card_Type, length 20, would contain a user reconizable brand name for the loyalty card.

For most cases the web shop would only accept it's own loyalty card and thus only need the loyalty card number to check the card. Butmore and more co-branding is used in shops, so that the shop accepts two or more loyalty card programs, for example flight companies and car rentals share each others loalty programs. In those cases also he brand of the card needs to be given so that correct lohylaty database can be queried and points updated. 

Sincerely,
- Lauri Piikivi 
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