[ic] Settling AuthorizeNet (old Mike Heins post)

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Mike Heins)]

Quoting Aaron Hazelton (aaronmail@hazenet.net):
> On Wed Oct 16 17:05:01 2002  Mike Heins wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Is anyone actually using the "settle" type? I hesitate to remap it,
> but I am doing an improved order_status.html page which will optionally
> capture transactions previously done with AUTH_ONLY. I would like it
> to be payment-gateway independent, and cannot use "PRIOR_AUTH_CAPTURE"
> as the mode for that reason. My only other alternative is to create yet
> another mode, i.e. "settle_prior", and then update all payment modules
> to accept that (and map it to their own probably-properly-mapped settle
> mode).
> 
> [/snip]
> 
> I came across this post that was from a couple of months ago
> and was surprised no one replied to it.
> 
> I am just now setting up AuthorizeNet for the first time, so I am 
> not really sure of what I am doing.  However, I WAS planning
> on using this very feature, that is, performing an AUTH_ONLY
> immediately upon the entry of an order, and then in the UI having
> some sort of link, button, or tied in with the status, performing the 
> capture when the order is ready to be shipped.
> 
> I don't know about everyone else, but I for one would love for
> some more work to be done in this area, since my experience in 
> this matter is quite limited.
> 
> This is a definite go for me, so Mike, if need be, contact me about
> even consulting with you to get this completed then it can get 
> implemented for everyone.

It is actually completed, and is proven to work with at least
AuthorizeNet. It is a part of 4.9.4, and does voids as well as
settles from the status update page. The live demo has it in
(using Vend::Payment::TestPayment).

-- 
Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.513.523.7621      <mike@perusion.com>

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