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I looked in the API Guide and it says that if you use EVO payment processor that you need to include "employeeId" in your request.

 

Looking at the guide, it is unclear where "employeeId" goes into the XML tree structure.

 

I tried this and it didn't work...

 

<merchantAuthentication></merchantAuthentication>
<employeeId></employeeId>
<transactionRequest>
:
:

 

 

I also tried this with no luck...

<merchantAuthentication>
	<employeeId></employeeId>
</merchantAuthentication>
<transactionRequest>
:
:

And this didn't work either...

<merchantAuthentication></merchantAuthentication>
<transactionRequest>
	<employeeId></employeeId>
</transactionRequest>

 

Where does <employeeId> go?

 

BTW, I am using the sandbox currently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ssimons
Contributor
5 REPLIES 5

Hello @ssimons

 

Per our documentation, the EmployeeId field is required but we currently take care of populating this value.  The Authorize.Net API does not currently support this field but that will change in the coming months as we update our processor connections.

 

Other Field Requirements

The employeeId field is required; however, if a value is not passed with the field, Authorize.Net sends a default value of 0000 to the processor.

 

Richard

RichardH
Administrator Administrator
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@RichardH wrote:

Hello @ssimons

 

Per our documentation, the EmployeeId field is required but we currently take care of populating this value.  The Authorize.Net API does not currently support this field but that will change in the coming months as we update our processor connections.

 

Other Field Requirements

The employeeId field is required; however, if a value is not passed with the field, Authorize.Net sends a default value of 0000 to the processor.

 

Richard


 

"If a value is not passed with the field..."

 

Someone should update your documentation because that is not clear.

 

The way it is worded, it implies that you CAN submit an employeeId.

 

Also, "employeeId" is listed in the API documentation further implying that you can submit a value.

 

 

Not blaming you, but just saying.

@ssimons

 

Agree, I'll pass this on to our documentation team.

 

Richard

Hi @ssimons,

 

I actually worked on this page just a couple of days ago. In the process of fixing a couple of other little things that were wrong, I also noticed that "employeeId" was in the wrong place. I already fixed the location of the field, but the release process of getting the updated files onto our live website sometimes takes a little while. Expect to see it fixed on the site soon, though. I'll go back and try to add more text about the default value for the release after that, too.

 

In the meantime, "employeeId" is part of the "transactionRequest" object, but order is important. In the "transactionRequest" element, employeeId comes just before "transactionSettings". A request including "employeeId" would look like this:

 

<createTransactionRequest xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <merchantAuthentication>
    <name>API_LOGIN_ID</name>
    <transactionKey>API_TRANSACTION_KEY</transactionKey>
  </merchantAuthentication>
  <refId>123456</refId>
  <transactionRequest>
    <transactionType>authCaptureTransaction</transactionType>
    <amount>5</amount>
    <payment>
      <creditCard>
        <cardNumber>5424000000000015</cardNumber>
        <expirationDate>1220</expirationDate>
        <cardCode>999</cardCode>
      </creditCard>
    </payment>
    <order>
     <invoiceNumber>INV-12345</invoiceNumber>
     <description>Product Description</description>
    </order>
    <lineItems>
      <lineItem>
        <itemId>1</itemId>
        <name>vase</name>
        <description>Cannes logo </description>
        <quantity>18</quantity>
        <unitPrice>45.00</unitPrice>
      </lineItem>
    </lineItems>
    <tax>
      <amount>4.26</amount>
      <name>level2 tax name</name>
      <description>level2 tax</description>
    </tax>
    <duty>
      <amount>8.55</amount>
      <name>duty name</name>
      <description>duty description</description>
    </duty>
    <shipping>
      <amount>4.26</amount>
      <name>level2 tax name</name>
      <description>level2 tax</description>
    </shipping>
    <poNumber>456654</poNumber>
    <customer>
      <id>99999456654</id>
    </customer>
    <billTo>
      <firstName>Ellen</firstName>
      <lastName>Johnson</lastName>
      <company>Souveniropolis</company>
      <address>14 Main Street</address>
      <city>Pecan Springs</city>
      <state>TX</state>
      <zip>44628</zip>
      <country>USA</country>
    </billTo>
    <shipTo>
      <firstName>China</firstName>
      <lastName>Bayles</lastName>
      <company>Thyme for Tea</company>
      <address>12 Main Street</address>
      <city>Pecan Springs</city>
      <state>TX</state>
      <zip>44628</zip>
      <country>USA</country>
    </shipTo>
    <customerIP>192.168.1.1</customerIP>
    <employeeId>123245</employeeId>
    <transactionSettings>
      <setting>
        <settingName>testRequest</settingName>
        <settingValue>false</settingValue>
      </setting>
    </transactionSettings>
    <userFields>
      <userField>
        <name>MerchantDefinedFieldName1</name>
        <value>MerchantDefinedFieldValue1</value>
      </userField>
      <userField>
        <name>favorite_color</name>
        <value>blue</value>
      </userField>
    </userFields>
  </transactionRequest>
</createTransactionRequest>

So, if you get it in the right place, you can include it in the request. However, based on what Richard was saying, we might not be passing the value you send to the processor. We might be replacing it with the default value for now until the processor connection is upgraded on our end. If you do need to send it, I would advise setting things up on your end to send it now, and then when our end supports it it will come through automatically.

 

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