# select\_account {% columns %} {% column width="33%" %} ![](/files/fpA8iTBSDeCnA1vE1r6C) {% endcolumn %} {% column %} **Description** If the card supports multiple accounts and the payment application was not able to determine the account by this point, the customer will be asked to select one of the accounts. Only the accounts that support the current transaction type will be presented to the customer. Note: For EMV cards where the account information can be derived from the Application Identifier (AID), the customer will never be prompted for account selection. \ **Configuration Parameters** `CardRangeTable.Products` - for MSR cards, all the accounts in this field are displayed to the user. `ContactAidTable.Products`, `ContactAidTable.DefaultAccount` - for chip cards, if there was no previous application selection, then all accounts valid for current transaction type in `ContactAidTable.Products` field are displayed to the customer. If there was an application selection, then the default account associated with that application is selected and this screen will not be shown to the customer. `ContactlessAidTable.Products`, `ContactlessAidTable.DefaultAccount` - for contactless cards, the default account associated with that AID is selected and user will not be shown this screen. \ **Error Scenarios** If the customer removes the chip card, the transaction will be cancelled and no reversal will be generated If the customer cancels the transaction, Transaction cancelled, user aborted message will be shown If the screen times out, Transaction Aborted, user timeout message will be shown If the device crashes or device reboots while on this screen, when the payment application restarts or device boots up, no power failure recovery will happen {% endcolumn %} {% endcolumns %} \--- --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.verifone.com/functional-specification/select_account.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.