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Terminology

The table below contains descriptions and explanations of all general terms and abbreviations used in this document. For specifications or provisions of national law, please refer to the appropriate appendix.

TermDescription
fiskaltrust.SecurityMechanismSecurity mechanisms developed by fiskaltrust to meet legal national requirements for the fiscalization of POS-Systems. This security equipment is included in our products.
fiskaltrust.iPOSStandardized interface for connecting cash registers with the fiskaltrust.SecurityMechanism
fiskaltrust.JournalFacility for electronic storage of receipts on a storage device. The internal storage is done in a high-accuracy data format. A wide range of national provisions are managed in parallel.
fiskaltrust.QueueReceipt processing equipment to guarantee required serial recording of receipts internally using continuous numbering of receipts and independent control of the cumulative counter. These components become an integral part of all processed receipts.
fiskaltrust.MiddlewareMarket independent, deployment independent, and communication technology independent configured set of fiskaltrust products.
fiskaltrust.HelipadAPI for configuration purposes and data upload, accessible on https://helipad.fiskaltrust.cloud.
fiskaltrust.PackagesAPI for versioned and packaged components, accessible on https://packages.fiskaltrust.cloud.
fiskaltrust.PortalMarket dependent fiskaltrust.Portal where all configuration settings and the relevant extensions are managed.
AccountIDAPI access credential ID for the account. Can be found on the Account overview page in the portal.
Account AccessTokenAPI access credential Token for the account. Can be found on the Account overview page in the portal.
CashBoxIdAPI access credential ID for the CashBox. Can be found on the CashBox Configuration page in the portal.
CashBox AccessTokenAPI access credential Token for the CashBox. Can be found on the CashBox Configuration page in the portal.
CashBoxIdentificationValue to identify the Queue. Can be found on the Queue Configuration page in the portal.

Table 2. Definition of Terms and Abbreviations (general)