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Capture Transaction for Settlement

 

Capture

The Capture operation is used to capture a single transaction for settlement after it has been successfully authorized by the Authorize operation.

Note: The Capture differenceData object is required when capturing a single transaction with a settlement amount different from the original authorization amount, or when ship date is required in MOTO transactions.

In the Capture differenceData object, the Amount parameter should be equal to the new amount being captured. For example:

Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 10.00; Settled Amount = 10.00 Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 14.00 (result of +$4.00 INCAUTH); Settled Amount = 14.00 Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 8.00 (result of -$2.00 REVAUTH); Settled Amount = 8.00

 

CaptureAll

The CaptureAll operation is used to flag all transactions for settlement that have been successfully authorized using the Authorize operation. Merchants may wish to invoke this operation to ensure all transactions are included in the batch that is sent for settlement processing by the cut-off times established by the service provider or to transmit smaller batches to the service provider for settlement.

In addition, when performing CaptureAll on terminal capture hosts, settlement times of up to 5 minutes or more are not uncommon depending on the number of transactions in the batch. Client applications need to anticipate and account for longer settlement processing times in their time-out management schemes.

Note: The Capture differenceData object is required when capturing a single transaction with a settlement amount different from the original authorization amount or when ship date is required in MOTO transactions.

In the Capture differenceData object, the Amount parameter should be equal to the new amount being captured. For example:

Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 10.00; Settled Amount = 10.00 Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 14.00 (result of +$4.00 INCAUTH); Settled Amount = 14.00 Authorize Amount = 10.00; Capture Amount = 8.00 (result of -$2.00 REVAUTH); Settled Amount = 8.00

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