Developer's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Downloading, Installing, and Activating
- Simple Payflow Transaction
- Credit Card Transactions
- Credit Card Features
- About Credit Card Processing
- Parameters Used in Credit Card Transactions
- Submitting Sale Transactions
- Submitting Authorization/Delayed Capture Transactions
- When To Use Authorization/Delayed Capture Transactions
- Required Authorization Transaction Parameters
- Typical Authorization Transaction Parameter String
- Required Delayed Capture Transaction Parameters
- Delayed Capture Transaction: Capturing Transactions for Lower Amounts
- Delayed Capture Transaction: Capturing Transactions for Higher Amounts
- Delayed Capture Transaction: Error Handling and Retransmittal
- Submitting Account Verifications With TRXTYPE=A
- Submitting Voice Authorization Transactions
- Submitting Credit Transactions
- Submitting Void Transactions
- Submitting Inquiry Transactions
- Recharging to the Same Credit Card (Reference Transactions)
- Submitting Card-Present (SWIPE) Transactions
- Submitting Purchasing Card Transactions
- Using Address Verification Service
- Processing Platforms Supporting Address Verification Service
- Example Address Verification Service Request Parameter List
- Example Address Verification Service Response
- Card Security Code Validation
- Credit Card Testing
- Responses to Transaction Requests
- Processors Requiring Additional Transaction Parameters
- Performing TeleCheck Electronic Check Transactions
- Submitting Purchasing Card Level 2 and Level 3 Transactions
- About Purchasing Cards
- About Program Levels
- About American Express Purchasing Card Transactions - Phoenix Processor
- American Express Phoenix Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services (FDMS) Nashville Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services (FDMS) North Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services South (FDMS) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Global Payments - Central Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Global Payments - East Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Merchant e-Solutions Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Elavon (Formerly Nova) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Paymentech Salem (New Hampshire) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Paymentech Tampa Level 2 Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- TSYS Acquiring Solutions Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- VERBOSITY: Viewing Processor- Specific Transaction Results
- Additional Reporting Parameters
- ISO Country Codes
- Codes Used by FDMS South Only
- XMLPay
- Additional Processor Information
- Index
Credit Card Transactions
Submitting Credit Transactions
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Like Sale transactions, approved Voice Authorization transactions can be voided before
settlement occurs.
Required Voice Authorization Transaction Parameters
When sending a Voice Authorization transaction request, you are required to include the
AUTHCODE provided by your merchant bank.
The following is an example Voice Authorization transaction request parameter string:
TRXTYPE=F&TENDER=C&PARTNER=PayPal&VENDOR=SuperMerchant&USER=SuperMerchant&P
WD=x1y2z3&AUTHCODE=AB34RT56&ACCT=5555555555554444&EXPDATE=0308&AMT=123.00
Submitting Credit Transactions
The Credit transaction (TRXTYPE=C) refunds the specified amount to the cardholder.
Required Credit Transaction Parameters
The required parameter data for a Credit transaction depends on the Allow non-referenced
credits security setting for your Payflow Pro account. A non-referenced credit is a Credit
transaction that does not use the credit card information from an existing transaction. Credit
card information must be supplied. As an example, Sally Smith calls you on the telephone to
cancel an order from your business. To refund her money, you credit her credit card by
submitting a non-referenced Credit transaction.
Guidelines and parameter requirements for Credit transactions differ depending on whether or
not non-referenced credits are allowed.
Non-Referenced Credits Not Allowed
When non-referenced credits are not allowed (the setting recommended by PayPal), then
Credit transactions are permitted only against existing Sale, Delayed Capture, and Voice
Authorization transactions. To submit a Credit transaction when non-referenced credits are not
allowed, you must pass the following parameter:
TABLE 4.4 Voice Authorization transaction required parameter
Parameter Description
AUTHCODE (Required for Voice Authorizations only) Returned only for approved Voice
Authorization transactions. AUTHCODE is the approval code obtained over the
telephone from the processing network.
Limitations: Six alphanumeric characters.