PTechManualSettle Control

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The PTechManualSettle component is used to do a Batch Settlement on all transactions that were successfully authorized with the PTECHCHARGE component in Terminal Capture mode.

Syntax

PTechManualSettle

Remarks

This control allows for a direct, secure connection to the Paymentech transaction server through a standard Internet connection. This control can be integrated into web pages or stand-alone Point Of Sale applications. Because all TLS/SSL communications are handled inside the control, any application or web page can be deployed without the need for expensive dedicated TLS/SSL servers. The PTechManualSettle control is used to settle all transactions previously authorized by the PTechCharge control, when using Terminal Capture mode. Use the PTechHostSettle control when operating in Host Capture mode. (Terminal Capture is usually only used when supporting the Hotel/Lodging or Restaurant IndustryTypes.)

When a transaction is authorized, money in the customer's account is blocked and tagged for the merchant. However, funds do not actually change hands at this point. When transactions are settled with the PTechManualSettle control the funds are deducted from the customer's account and added to the merchant's. It is essential that the authorized transactions are properly recorded and resent later in a Batch Settlement when operating in Terminal Capture mode.

There are three steps to setting up the control and sending a batch settlement. First, set the MerchantNumber, TerminalNumber, ClientNumber, UserId, and Password with the information given to you when you signed up for Paymentech service. After the merchant information is setup add the transaction aggregates from the PTechCharge and/or PTechDetailRecord control to the DetailRecords array. Then call SendSettlement. The status of the settlement will be returned in the Response property.

The PTechDetailRecord control can be used to parse aggregates returned from the PTechCharge control in order to modify the transaction data (for instance, to add a gratuity or extra charge). The PTechDetailRecord control can also be used to create off-line Credit and voice authorization (Capture) transactions to be added to the batch settlement.

Thousands of detail records may be settled in the above manner, just by adding transactions to the DetailRecords array. However it is recommended that Batch Settlements be kept relatively small - around 100 transactions or so - to decrease the number of records that must be resent in the event of an error.

To Cancel a transaction that has been authorized but has not yet been settled, use the PTechReversal control to reverse the original transaction, and then remove it from the batch settlement. The reversed transaction MUST NOT be included in the DetailRecords array.