Authorize.net and Ecommerce
Templates
Ecommerce Templates supports both Authorize.net
integration methods, AIM (Advanced integration method) and SIM
(Simple integration method). If you use the AIM method you will
need an SSL certificate, either your own or shared from your host.
This is because the credit card details are taken on your site
over a secure (https) connection. You don't get to see the credit
card details and they are not stored in your database. For refund
/ reporting cases, the last four digits will be available to you
through the authorize.net control panel. Using the SIM method means
that the customer will be transferred to the authorize.net secure
payment form on their servers to enter the credit card details
so a SSL certificate is not required.
If you choose to use Authorize.net (AIM), it is
possible to enroll in the Verified
by Visa program.
Setting up an account with Authorize.Net
Ecommerce Templates are Approved Authorize.Net Associate Resellers
so it is now possible to get the sign up form straight from us,
just fill in the form, send it on to authorize.net
and you will be well on your way to setting up an account with
authorize.net. Alternatively you can sign up online through e-onlinedata
following the link below.
 Authorize.net
online application (e-onlinedata)
or... Authorize.net
application form (Wells Fargo)
Setting
up your store with Authorize.Net
Included with your store template there is a special file in the
admin directory called wpconfirm.asp. The function of this file
is to interpret the response from Authorize.Net. You need to enter
the URL of this file in your Authorize.Net admin section to indicate
that it is a valid URL. To do this:
- Log into your account at https://secure.authorize.net
- Scroll down till you see the "Transaction Response"
section, and click "Response/Receipt URLs"
- Click "Add URL"
- Enter the exact URL of this file, for instance . . .
http://www.yourstore.com/vsadmin/wpconfirm.asp
- Click Submit.
NOTE
The above steps are not necessary for the AIM Method
- Now go back to the https://secure.authorize.net settings main
menu.
- Scroll down until you see "Security", then click on
"Obtain Transaction Key".
- Answer the Secret Question you used to set up your account and
take note of this transaction key.
Now, in your Ecommerce Template admin, go to the Payment Providers
section, click "Modify" for Authorize.Net and enter your
API Login ID and Transaction Key where indicated. Make sure
the system is set to "Enabled" and is in demo mode to
allow you to test easily.
This transaction key is a new feature of the Authorize.net system.
If you have a template version prior to v1.3.5 you will not find
this in your Ecommerce Template Admin. You are strongly advised
to upgrade to this version however, as without it your Authorize.Net
connection will not function after the new year.
You should now be ready to run some tests through the system. To
test, use the following visa card number with any date in the future.
4007000000027
When you're ready to go live, don't forget to take Authorize.Net
out of demo mode in your Ecommerce Plus Template admin section.
Troubleshooting
If you receive an error such as "The referrer, relay response
or receipt link URL is invalid" or an error number 14, then
please check that the Store URL in your Admin Main page is correct.
The Store URL should be the URL of the base of your store. If it´s
not in a subdirectory it would be http://www.yoursite.com. If it
is in a subdirectory then you will need to add that, for instance
. . . http://www.yoursite.com/store/
Another check you can run is to go through the checkout process
until you are on the very last checkout page BEFORE going to Authorize.net.
Then right click the page in Internet Explorer and "View Source" and
then do a text search for . . .
x_Relay_URL
The "value" of that will be something like . . .
http://www.yoursite.com/vsadmin/wpconfirm.asp
. . . and you just need to check that this is exactly what you
have set as your Response/Receipt URL in your authorize.net control
panel including the https / www. and so on.
Do remember to change http://www.yoursite.com for
the actual URL of your site. You'll be surprised how many trip
up on that
one.
If you receive the error "(13) The merchant login ID or password
is invalid or the account is inactive." then check that in the
Merchant Login ID under the Authorize.net payment providers page
of the Admin Control Panel you have entered the Login number not the
Merchant ID number.
If you receive an error similar to Type mismatch: 'vsRESULT' then
log into your authorize.net merchant control panel and click on
Settings and Profile -> Direct Response (under the Transaction
Response heading) -> Then under Direct Response Delimiter make
sure "Field Encapsulation Character" is set to nothing.
Please do read our guide here on credit
card fraud.
More information
If you want to accept echecks through authorize.net
(AIM) then you will need this
addition to includes.asp. We have some more features for the
authorize.net set up here.
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