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Real-time authorizations

Learn how to enable or disable real-time authorizations for purchases.

Article ID: SLN19373

By default, Merchant Solutions sets your store to perform real-time authorization of credit card orders when you have online payment processing set up through your merchant bank account. Enabling real-time authorization allows you to check AVS and CVV information submitted by your customers and run AVS Rules and CVV Rules as part of the Risk Tools feature.

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Enable real-time authorizations

  1. Sign in to your My Services page.
  2. Click the Store link.
    The Store link is in the Control Panels column.
  3. Go to Payment Center.
    The Payment Center link is under Order Settings.
  4. If the processor module isn't expanded, click the name of your merchant account (PayPal Payments Pro, Braintree, or an FDMS compatible provider) then click the Edit button.
    The Edit button.
  5. Select the Authorize before confirming order radio button then click the OK button.
    The Authorize before confirming order option.
  6. Return to Store Manager and publish your Order Settings.
    The Publish Order Settings link.

Your store should now perform real-time authorizations when customers place orders using credit cards that your merchant account is set to support.

Disable real-time authorizations

  1. Sign in to your My Services page.
  2. Click the Store link.
    The Store link is in the Control Panels column.
  3. Go to Payment Center.
    The Payment Center link is under Order Settings.
  4. If the processor module isn't expanded, click the name of your merchant account (PayPal Payments Pro, Braintree, or an FDMS compatible provider) then click the Edit button.The Edit button.
  5. Select the Do not authorize at time of order radio button then click the OK button.
    The Do not authorize at time of order option.
  6. Return to Store Manager and publish your Order Settings.
    The Publish Order Settings link.

Your store will now stop performing real-time authorizations when customers place orders using credit cards that your merchant account is set to support.