Overview of Credit Card Payment Processing in Digital StoreFront

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Overview of Credit Card Payment Processing in Digital StoreFront

Integrating credit card payment processing with your web storefront will streamline your e-commerce

workflow from order placement through checkout. Digital StoreFront currently supports hosted payment

gateways (CyberSource Secure Acceptance, PayPal Payflow Link) and non-hosted payment gateways (PayPal

Payflow Pro, PayPal Payments Pro, Ogone, WPM, iPay 88, PX Pay, Braspag-Pagador). This document provides

an overview of payment processing in Digital StoreFront and addresses frequently-asked questions (FAQs).

General Overview of Credit Card Workflow for Hosted Payment

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General Overview of Credit Card Workflow for Non-Hosted Payment

Gateways

Integrated Payment Gateways

Before setting up your merchant account in Digital StoreFront, you will need to establish an account with one

of the payment gateways Digital StoreFront supports (if you have not already done so).

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CyberSource Secure Acceptance

For more information on CyberSource, contact CyberSource at: http://www.cybersource.com/contact_us/.

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PayPal Payflow Link

When Payflow Link is being used, all credit card and shipping address information will be entered on the

Paypal web site. Digital StoreFront does not handle entering information and does not make the call to do

the credit card authorization. Instead, Digital StoreFront redirects to the Paypal/Payflow Link URL and

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allows buyers to enter their information. Paypal then redirects the buyer back to the Digital StoreFront

site to complete the order.

For more information on PCI compliance with Payflow Link visit:

https://merchant.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=merchant/pci_compliant_solution

To establish your Payflow Link account, visit: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/payflow-compare-pricing.

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PayPal Payflow Pro

When you use Payflow Pro, all credit card information is entered on the Digital StoreFront site on a Digital

StoreFront page. Digital StoreFront thus handles securing the page and makes the method calls to the

PayPal API to do the authorization.

To establish your Payflow Payflow Pro account, visit:

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/payflow-compare-pricing.

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PayPal Payments Pro

Note

PayPal Payments Pro is called Website Payments Pro in Digital StoreFront.

To establish your PayPal Payments Pro account, visit:

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/paypal-payments-pro.

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Ogone

Note

Ogone has changed its name to Ingenico.

To establish your Ogone e-commerce account, contact Ogone (via the contact information for your

country on the Ogone Payment Services corporate web site at http://www.ogone.com.

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WPM

For more information on WPM's complete line of payment products and services, visit the WPM

corporate web site at http://www.wpmeducation.com or http://www.wpmsoftware.com.

For information on WPM's online payment systems and online store solutions tailored specifically for

educational institutions, visit http://www.wpmeducation.com/ or contact WPM by phone at +44 (0) 844

264 1580.

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PX Pay

If you are interested in integrating a PxPay merchant account with Digital StoreFront, please contact EFI

technical support by email at dsfhelp@efi.com. EFI Professional Services will assist you in setting up and

configuring your site with a Px Pay merchant account. For more information on PxPay merchant services,

please visit http://www.paymentexpress.com/technical_resources/ecommerce_hosted/pxpay.html.

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iPay88

For more information on iPay88 gateway services, contact iPay at: http://www.ipay88.com/.

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Braspag-Pagador

For more information on Pagador gateways services, contact Braspag-Pagador at:

http://www.braspag.com.br/pagador-braspag/.

The Gateway Supported Payment Types

Gateway Visa MasterCard PayPal

Braspag-Pagador   X

CyberSource Secure Acceptance   X

iPay88   

Ogone   

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Gateway Visa MasterCard PayPal

PayPal Payflow Pro   X

PayPal Payments Pro   

PX Pay   X

WPM   

Setting Up Merchant Accounts in Digital StoreFront

After establishing an account with your preferred payment gateway provider, you will set up the merchant

account (to integrate with it) in Digital StoreFront. Credit card transactions and merchant accounts are

managed on the Credit Card Management and Configuration page (accessed by selecting Administration >

Credit Card Management and Configuration from the Administration home page) shown below:

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The administrator sets up the merchant account details on the administration side of Digital StoreFront. The

image below shows the screen where the administrator defines Merchant Account details:

Buyer Order Workflow

1. The buyer enters credit card details in the browser when ordering a product from a Digital StoreFront site.

2. The credit card details are sent from the buyer’s browser to Digital StoreFront via an SSL-encrypted

connection.

3. The payment manager in Digital StoreFront retrieves the credit card details from the sent from the buyer’s

browser and transmits them to the credit card gateway (e.g., Cybersource, Payflow Pro) for authorization

of the order amount.

4. If the authorization is successful, the buyer is permitted to complete placing the order.

5. Digital StoreFront then stores the transaction ID (that does not contain any of the credit card details) in the

database for future reference.

6. The diagram below illustrates at a high level the interactions between the buyer, Digital StoreFront, and

the credit card gateway:

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Technical Notes on Data Exchange between Digital StoreFront and the Credit Card Gateway

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The credit card details provided by the buyer are processed in the Digital StoreFront application

domain and are not persisted either in the database or file system.

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The transaction ID returned by the credit card gateway is the only reference between the order, the

buyer, and the merchant account, and this reference cannot be retrieved by Digital StoreFront at

any time.

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The data exchange between Digital StoreFront and the credit card gateway is on an SSL-encrypted

connection.

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The payload is defined as a strongly-typed XML document.

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The delivery mechanism is XML-based.

Operator Workflow

1. When the order is ready to be shipped, the operator changes the order status in Digital StoreFront to

“Shipped.”

2. The payment manager in Digital StoreFront retrieves the transaction ID for the order and contacts the

credit card gateway for capturing the order total from the buyer’s credit card.

3. The credit card gateway returns a status (success or failure), which changes the order status to “Shipped.”

4. The diagram below illustrates at a high level the interactions between the operator, Digital StoreFront, and

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Operator Workflow

During the order status update Digital StoreFront performs the following steps:

1. Updates the order status.

2. Retrieves the payment transaction object to process the payment.

3. Retrieves information on the merchant account the order is using.

4. Completes the order payment.

What You Need to Implement Credit Card Payments in Digital StoreFront

What you need Where to get it

Merchant Bank Account The bank or other financial institution of your choice

Note: PayPal (Website) Payments Pro serves as its

own merchant bank account and thus does not require that you have a separate merchant account for processing through its gateway.

Credit Card Processing Module Licensable option available from your Digital StoreFront vendor

SSL Certificate

(digital server certificates required for transmitting credit card information)

You can purchase SSL certificates from many vendors, such as:

www.versign.com/ssl/index.html 1-866-893-6565

www.geocerts.com 1-800-892-7095

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Major Credit Card Payment Processing Tasks in Digital StoreFront

Task What it means and how it works in Digital StoreFront

Authorization Authorization is the process by which Digital StoreFront routes a request through the payment gateway to ensure that the buyer’s credit card has sufficient funds to pay for the order. Your gateway/merchant account holder sends a request to the bank that issued the buyer’s credit card to verify that funds are available. Authorization typically takes less than three seconds. If a charge is authorized, the authorization remains valid for a period set by your payment processor (i.e., CyberSource or PayPal) and places a hold on the buyer’s credit limit for the authorized amount (i.e., the order amount plus $15 or 10% percent of the order amount—whichever is greater).

Note: Contact your payment processor for information on how long (1) the hold

remains on the buyer’s account, and (2) the authorization remains valid.

Note: If an order is marked “Shipped” after the hold period expires, the order will fail

with an error message (check the Event Log for details) and capture will not occur. You will then have to contact the buyer to resolve the order.

In Digital StoreFront, Authorization is triggered (1) when the buyer clicks the Place My

Order button for a priced item that the buyer has opted to pay for via credit card, or (2)

when the buyer approves the price quoted for a manual quote that the buyer has opted to pay for via credit card. Digital StoreFront always request authorization for the Order Amount + additional amount of $15 or 10% of order amount (whichever is higher). If changed amount is within this authorized amount limit we can always capture that amount. This “buffer” amount covers taxes, shipping, and various other incidental charges that can cause the actual order charge to exceed the order amount.

Capture Capture releases the actual order amount (may not be equal to the authorized amount) so you get paid at Settlement. In Digital StoreFront changing the status of an order paid by credit card to “Shipped” in the Order View or Operator View. This settles the order and transfers the funds to your merchant account. In order for capture to occur, all line items in a multi-line order must be marked “Shipped.”

Note: If your site is integrated with an MIS, credit card capture works the same way:

When the order status is changed to “Shipped,” the credit card is charged for the order amount.

Settlement Settlement occurs when a transaction is processed between a merchant account provider and the bank that issued the buyer’s credit card. When capture occurs (payment is made for a sale), funds are transferred from the issuing bank/card association to your merchant account or PayPal account.

Cancel Voids a credit card payment transaction. The entire amount of an order may be voided by bringing up the transaction detail and pressing the Credit This Order button. You cannot re-void an order. When you cancel an order in Digital StoreFront, Digital StoreFront will attempt canceling the authorization as well.

Issue Credit Credits customer balance after a credit card payment transaction has been settled. If you need to issue credit to a customer after a transaction has been settled (i.e., funds have been posted to your merchant bank account), there are two ways to do this in Digital StoreFront. Both apply to Payflow Pro and PayPal Payments Pro transactions

whereas only one applies to CyberSource transactions.

 Issue manual credit (for Payflow Pro, PayPal Payments Pro, or CyberSource)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question Answer

What is the difference between the functions Digital StoreFront administrators/operators can perform on transactions made through PayPal (Website) Payments Pro vs. Payflow Pro vs. CyberSource?

All three payment gateways that Digital StoreFront supports (PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Payflow Pro, and CyberSource) have similar functionality: Authorization, Capture, Void, and Issue Manual Credit. Digital StoreFront does not provide adjustment or delete functionality.

Can I accept PayPal payments on my Digital StoreFront site?

PayPal (Website) Payments Pro and Payflow Link can accept PayPal transactions if the account is configured to do so. (You can accept PayPal payments in Payflow Pro only if your account is enabled with the Express Checkout option; contact PayPal customer support for help enabling Express Checkout with your Payflow Pro account). Digital StoreFront itself does not support PayPal as a payment method, however, and does not support Bill Me Later.

How much do payment gateways charge for processing credit card transactions?

Each gateway has its own pricing schedule, with account set-up charges, transaction fees, monthly maintenance, etc. Contact the supported payment gateways at the contact listed in this guide for pricing information.

What is the difference between PayPal (Website) Payments Pro and Payflow Pro Gateway?

PayPal (Website) Payments Pro is an Internet merchant account and payment gateway in one; Payflow Pro is a payment gateway if you already have an Internet merchant account (i.e., with another bank or vendor).

Can I set up more than one merchant account in Digital StoreFront?

You can set up multiple merchant accounts in Digital StoreFront for your Print Shops. For instance, you could set up separate merchant accounts for two or more Print Shops. Let’s say your account has two production facilities (Print Shops) one in Baltimore and one in Sacramento. The Baltimore print shop accepts customer payments via VISA and MasterCard (as specified on the “Print Shops” page); the Sacramento print shop accepts all major cards (i.e., American Express Corporate, Australian BankCard, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa). You can set up a separate merchant account in the system for each print shop that will present customers only with the payment options accepted at that print shop. You can also share merchant accounts between print shops.

Is credit card information stored in Digital StoreFront?

No. Credit card information is never stored in Digital StoreFront.

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Contact Information

Digital StoreFront Support

US Phone: 888.334.8650 (select option 4 then option 1)

Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. EST

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Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CET

EU E-Mail:

dsfhelp@efi.com

Outside of these hours, you may leave a voice mail message and an on-call support representative will be

paged. Response time is based on the severity of the issue.

Note

For problems involving infrastructure (i.e., computers, networks, operating systems, backup software,

printers, third-party software, etc.), contact the appropriate vendor. EFI cannot support these types

of issues.

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