Credit Card Authorization Keys

The following authorization keys apply to the Credit Card Authorization companion product.

CREDIT.CARD.ACCT

Allows access to standard (non Element Payment Services) credit card solutions by levels. ClosedMore

This key is not valid if you have moved to using Element.

Job Roles

Sales personnel who take payment by credit card.

Levels 1 - 4

User sees only the last 4 digits.

Levels 5 - 10

User sees the number of digits equal to the level starting from left to right.

For example, if the level is 5, you see the first digit, if it is 6, you see the second digit. You always see the last 4 digits.

11 - 97

User sees the first 6 digits and the last 4 digits.

98

User sees all digits. Assign this level to the select individuals in your company that are authorized to see a full credit card number. These individuals might not be your superusers.

99

Reserve this authorization for select superusers on your site that you want to have full credit card access, but that you do not want to enable to see credit card numbers in their entirety.

Superusers are assigned level 99 of this authorization key by default.

Dependencies

None.

Additional Information

If you have not moved to the Credit Card Processing with Element Payment Services solution, and are still using the Credit Card Authorization companion product, use this key to assign users access to view credit card numbers. The level number determines the number of digits that display in historical data, such as logs.

Required For:

Maintenance Log Viewing for Credit Cards

Running the Cash Box Journal

CREDIT.CARD.MANUALS

Allows access to manually authorize credit card payments, by entering an authorization code in the Auth Code field on an order's Credit Card Authorization screen. ClosedMore

This key is not valid if you have moved to using Element.

Job Roles

Sales personnel who take payment by credit card.

Levels

None.

Dependencies

None.

Additional Information

Manual payments are necessary if:

  • You received a credit card payment using a system other than Eclipse.

  • The system cannot communicate with the credit card processor due to network or computer problems, which forces you to call merchant support for a manual authorization code.

CREDIT.CARD.REQD.OVR

Allows access to override a customer requirement that requires credit card information in order entry.

CREDIT.CARD.RESETTLE

Allows access to the Credit Card Settlement Queue. ClosedMore

This key is not valid if you have moved to using Element.

Job Roles

Sales personnel who take payment by credit card.

Levels

  • Level 1 - Allows access in view-only mode.

  • Level 2 - Allows access to resettle, negate, and force settle a settlement using the Resettle and Negate options.

  • Level 3 - Allows access to remove and insert transactions on the detail window and use the Cancel option.

Dependencies

None.

Additional Information

None.

Required For:

Viewing the Credit Card Settlement Queue

CREDIT.CARD.SETUP

Allows access to edit and define credit card setup information to define credit cards for customers in Customer Maintenance. ClosedMore

Required For:

Configuring the Element Credit Card Processor at Each Branch

Entering URL Addresses for Element Credit Card Processing