Study Guide
Table Of Contents
- PayPal Certified Developer Program Study Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Online Payment Processing
- Internet Security and Fraud Prevention
- Why Every Business Should Be Concerned About Internet Fraud
- Liability for Internet Fraud
- Internet Fraud: What It Is and How It Happens
- Who Is at Risk for Online Fraud
- Reducing Exposure to Fraud
- What Banks and Card Associations Are Doing to Prevent Online Credit Card Fraud
- What PayPal Is Doing to Protect Your Business Against Fraud
- Disclosure and Compliance
- PayPal Fraud Protection Services
- Review Questions
- Getting Started With Account Setup
- API Credentials
- Name-Value Pair (NVP) API
- Express Checkout
- Direct Payment API
- Transactions
- Sandbox Testing
- Answers to Review Questions
- General Reference Information
- Glossary
- Index
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Sandbox Testing
Testing Error Conditions
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N OTE: The specified AVS code is set, regardless of whether a PP API error code is set. If no
AVS code is specified or the AVS risk control is not specified, AVS code X is returned.
F AVS_F Exact match (no error). The UK address and postal code match.
P AVS_P The postal code matches, but no address is specified. This results in an error if the
“Partial Address Match” risk control is set.
W AVS_W The 9-digit zip code matches, but no address is specified. This results in an error if the
“Partial Address Match” risk control is set.
X AVS_X Exact match (no error). The complete address and 9-digit zip code match.
Y AVS_Y Exact match (no error). The complete address and 5-digit zip code match.
Z AVS_Z The 5-digit zip code matches, but no address is specified. This results in an error if the
“Partial Address Match” risk control is set.
N AVS_N There is no address information. This results in an error if the “No Address Match” risk
control is set.
C AVS_C There is no address information for an international address. This results in an error if
the “No Address Match” risk control is set.
E AVS_E Not allowed for MOTO (internet/phone) transactions.
I AVS_I Service is unavailable internationally. This results in an error if the “Service
Unavailable/Unsupported” risk control is set.
G AVS_G Service is unavailable globally. This results in an error if the “Service
Unavailable/Unsupported” risk control is set.
R AVS_R Retry.This results in an error if the “Service Unavailable/Unsupported” risk control is
set.
S AVS_S Service is not supported. This results in an error if the “Service
Unavailable/Unsupported” risk control is set.
U AVS_U Service is unavailable. This results in an error if the “Service Unavailable/Unsupported”
risk control is set.
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ABLE 9.3 AVS Error Conditions and Triggers (Continued)
AVS Code Trigger Description of Error