Using the Credit Card Authorization Phantom

Use the Credit Card Authorization Phantom to select invoices on which to authorize payment. If open pre-authorizations are found among the invoices, the Phantom authorizes payment for the actual invoice amount. Then, the Phantom releases any additional monies set aside in the pre-authorization.

For example, the pre-authorization amount is $110.00, and the order total, with shipping charges, is $107.75. The Credit Card Authorization Phantom collects $107.75 and releases $2.25 back to the credit limit.

To select invoices for payments:

From the A/R > Utilities menu, select Credit Card Authorization Phantom to display the Credit Card Authorization Phantom screen.
In the Br/Tr/All field, enter the branch or territory from which you want the Phantom to select invoices. To include all branches or territories, type All.
In the Print Stat field, enter one of the following to select invoices with a particular print status:

Value	Description
P	Selects the invoice and includes it in the Detailed Invoice Preview report. This is a typical print status setting for an invoice.
Q	Selects the invoice and includes it in the Invoice Preview Queue, if that program is used before the Detailed invoice Preview report.
N	Assigns a "no print" status to the invoice.
B	Makes the invoice available to the Print Invoices program.
M	Places a flag on the manifest.

When you have populated the fields on this screen, use one of the following hot keys to run the Phantom:

Begin – Immediately runs the authorization.
Schedule – Schedules the authorization to run at a later time.