Electronic Payments

Use this screen to configure your Electronic Data Capture (EDC) settings. If you will not process credit cards through CMS, select No in answer to the first question and complete the Payments Accepted screen (Setup > Payment > Payments Accepted).

CMS includes built-in charge processing for users on TransFirst (ePay), Authorize.net, or MPS (Mercury Payment Systems). Our integration with these systems allows for an enhanced level of communication between CMS and the processor, facilitates more flexible processing and maximizes your ability to qualify at the best possible rate for a given charge.

Once you have obtained your TransFirst ePay or MPS account, you must set it up in CMS. For Authorize.net, a NewHaven Software representative will do the Setup for you.

Select the check box to integrate credit card processing with CMS.

Click the down arrow and select the processor you will use.

Three account types are available:

§ MOTO

§ ECOM

§ POS

Enter your login ID and transaction key for each appropriate account type.

Authorize.net can limit from which IP addresses it accepts connections (see http://reseller.authorize.net/learn/key/fds/) If this feature is used, connections from CMS may also be refused. To avoid this problem, specify the external IP of your server here.

The default is to process Approvals as "Authorize Only." Select this check box if you wish to both authorize and capture upon approval. If you choose this option, any subsequent modifications to an order’s financials will require a refund, a new payment, or that the existing payment be voided.

This tells the Processor that you want them to monitor for submissions of duplicate charges sent for the same amount, on the same card, on the same day. If they detect a duplicate charge they will decline it if this option is checked.

The purpose of test mode is to test the communications from CMS to the payment gateway. Transactions entered in test mode are not captured.

Select this check box when testing your account setup. Real charge cards can be submitted for authorization to ensure that the connection and account is working, without charging any customer’s card or affecting your daily batch balance.

And of course, you'll need to clear the check box when you're ready to "Go Live"!

Record your Customer Service phone number here. This will appear on customer statements as the number they should call if they question a charge.

Select the check box to integrate ecard processing with CMS.

Click the down arrow and select the processor you will use.

Select this option if you generally capture payments only on shipped orders. This will filter the list of Charge Cards ready for capture in the EDC window to include only shipped orders.

This feature was implemented to address requirements from Visa and other card brands. At one time the requirement was that you to ship the order before capturing the card. Now it states that you must ship within seven days of capturing the card, but capturing upon shipment is still recommended. The Visa regulation is from http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/visa-international-operating-regulations-main.pdf.

There is an option to Create Debug Log used for support purposes and we do not recommend enabling this option unless directed to by a NewHaven Software, TransFirst or Authorize.net representative. This log file will contain real credit card data although the card numbers have been masked. The security risk is small but the file should still only be used when absolutely necessary.