# select\_payment\_type

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{% column width="33%" %}
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{% column %}
**Description**

If the application supports EBT and/or Gift cards, the user will be asked to select one of the options. Note: If the application is not configured for EBT/Gift then this selection will be skipped.

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**Error Scenarios**

If the user 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
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