Freeside:3:Documentation:Administration:Real-time Processing
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Introduction
Freeside uses Business::OnlinePayment to process payments in real-time. See the Business::OnlinePayment homepage for supported processors.
Additional documentation available for:
Configuring Real-Time Processing
Install gateway module
- Install a real-time processing module, such as Business::OnlinePayment::TCLink, or Business::OnlinePayment::Exact
Debian:
root# aptitude install libbusiness-onlinepayment-gatewayname-perl
Other OSes:
root# cpan Business::OnlinePayment::GatewayName
Configure billing events
- Remove the Batch Card processing event(s), if any:
- Configuration -> Billing -> View/Edit Billing Events
- Click on "Batch card"
- Check off "Disabled"
- Click "Apply changes"
- Add an event for realtime processing:
- Configuration -> Billing -> View/Edit Billing Events
- Click on "Add a new invoice event"
- Choose Type "Invoice"
- Scroll down to the "Event action" dropdown at the bottom, and select "Run card with a Business::OnlinePayment realtime gateway"
- Click on "Add billing event definition" at the bottom of the form.
Configure the payment gateway
- Configuration -> Settings
- Click the "Billing" tab
- Scroll down and click on the "business-onlinepayment" configuration option.
- In the text box, enter the Business::OnlinePayment module you are using, followed by your account ID, password, and (optionally), type of action
TCLink someuser password Normal Authorization
- Some payment gateways such as LinkPoint don't use a username/password, and require additional parameters. These can be passed in as key<newline>value pairs
LinkPoint
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Normal Authorization
storename <-- key
123456 <-- value
keyfile <-- key
123456.pem <-- value
lbin <-- key
/usr/bin.lbin <-- value
tmp
/tmp/secure
- Click "Apply Changes"
Testing Real-Time Processing
One Time Transactions
- Choose a customer account
- Click on 'Process credit card payment'
- Enter a payment ammount, and credit card details
- Click 'Process payment'
- The transaction should happen immediately
- Click on 'View this customer'
- At the bottom of the screen, "Payment History" should include this transaction
Recurring Transactions
- Choose a customer account
- Click on 'Bill now', or run the freeside-daily cronjob from the command line as the freeside user
- At the bottom of the screen, "Payment History" should include this transaction
