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Michelle
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Welcome to the Community! Pinned

Welcome to the Authorize.Net Developer Community. The purpose of this community is to provide a peer-to-peer support and interaction channel for developers using Authorize.Net’s APIs, certification and affiliate programs. To be part of our community,...

Michelle
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Testing Server Down Locked

Our testing environment is currently down. We are aware of the issue and working to get it back up and running again. We'll post more to this message later. Thanks, Michelle Developer Community Manager

Michelle
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New ARB Call -- ARBGetSubscriptionStatus Available on 8/24 Locked

One of the top-requested features we have received for our Automated Recurring Billing™ (ARB) feature is a way to check the status of a subscription using the API. Well we are pleased to announce that on August 24, 2010, that functionality will be av...

Michelle
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Testing Server Down Locked

Our testing environment is currently down. We are aware of the issue and working to get it back up and running again. We'll post more to this message later. Thanks, Michelle Developer Community Manager

Michelle
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Simple Checkout--Donation Button Update Locked

I have some good news for anyone using the Donation Button feature of Simple Checkout. If you are using the button, but are only using it to allow your customers to specify a payment amount, the word "Donation" has been removed from the payment form....

Michelle
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Testing Server Intermittent on 8/3/2010 Locked

We are making some maintenance updates to the testing environment today which may cause the testing server to be down intermittently. But it should be fully operational again tomorrow.Thanks,MichelleDeveloper Community Manager

Michelle
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Second Partial Authorization Release Locked

Hey everyone, The second part of the partial authorization release is available now and includes support for the Virtual Point of Sale (VPOS) and Customer Information Manager (CIM). VPOS - VPOS has been updated to support the new requirements, but is...

Michelle
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MasterCard and Discover Requirements Update Locked

In late March, we posted a message regarding MasterCard and Discover’s modifications to the rules concerning the processing of debit, pre-paid and gift cards for merchants located in the United States. Recently MasterCard and Discover relaxed the req...

Michelle
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x_response_subcode removed Locked

Recently we removed x_response_subcode from our SIM, Relay and Silent Post responses. The data returned in x_response_subcode was for internal tracking only. I apologize if this caused any issues with your integration. As a best practice, we recommen...

Michelle
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Amount field returning $0 in test transaction responses Locked

With the release of the partial authorization functionality the other day, anyone running test transactions is seeing the returned amount as $0 in the response, which is the actually authorized amount. Since it's a test transaction, no amount was aut...

Michelle
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First Partial Authorization Release Locked

Hey everyone, On Tuesday, June 29th, we released support for partial authorization transactions as described in our previous post . With this release, Authorize.Net now supports these transactions on two processors, FDC Nashville and RBS WorldPay. Th...

Michelle
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Transaction Error Issue Locked

Just FYI, in case any of your merchants contact you about this: Currently there is a system issue that is causing some merchants to receive an error with their approved transaction response. This error does not reflect the actual transaction status. ...

Michelle
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CIM not working in the test environment Locked

Hey everyone, There's currently an issue with CIM that's causing it to throw errors in the testing environment. We are aware of this issue and are working on a fix. No ETA though. I'll update this post once I have any more information. Thanks, Michel...

Michelle
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Testing Server Intermittent on 6/15/2010. Locked

We are making some maintenance updates to the testing environment today which may cause the testing server to be down intermittently. But it should be fully operational again tomorrow. Thanks, Michelle Developer Community Manager

Michelle
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System Downtime Notice Locked

On Saturday, June 5, 2010, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in which the payment gateway, Merchant and Reseller Interfaces, and all other syste...

Michelle
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Visa to Acquire CyberSource Locked

Visa Inc. and CyberSource Corporation, provider of CyberSource and Authorize.Net payment management services, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Visa to purchase CyberSource. The press release announcing the agreem...

Michelle
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New MasterCard/Discover Processing Requirements Locked

Hey all, You may or may not have heard anything about the upcoming MasterCard and Discover mandates, but regardless there are some important changes coming up that you need to be aware of. This'll be a long post, but please read the whole thing as it...

Michelle
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CIM Release Part 2 is Here! Locked

So remember we announced back in November (see here if you’ve forgotten) part 1 of a 2-part CIM release? Well guess what? Part 2 is here! (pausing for a round of applause---or at least a quiet little golf clap--:smileyvery-happy:) Just a refresher, t...

Michelle
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XO Communications Issue Yesterday Locked

Hey all, Just an FYI for those who may be wondering. Yesterday, XO Communications had a line go down which caused connection issues for any merchants who were routing through that particular line. They have fixed the line and all transaction processi...

Michelle
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Testing server is down --RESOLVED Locked

The testing server is now running normally again. Thanks, Michelle ______________ Original Message: Our testing server is currently down. We are aware of it and are working to get it back up ASAP. We'll let you know when it's back up again. Thanks, M...

Michelle
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System Downtime Notice Locked

On Saturday, November 14, 2009, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in which the payment gateway, Merchant and Reseller Interfaces, and all other ...

Michelle
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Manage Customer Profiles in the Merchant Interface Locked

I’m pleased to announce (though it appears one of our fabulous members already beat me to the punch :smileyvery-happy: ) that we have recently enhanced the Customer Information Manager (CIM). You can now create, edit and delete customer profiles from...

Authorize.Net Developer Community Video Part 2 Locked

We have created a second video to show you how to edit your Developer Community account settings and notifications. Watch the video now! Thank you for being a part of our community.

Michelle
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Authorize.Net Support of Visa Mandates Locked

Visa recently introduced three new compliance requirements (known as mandates) related to the use of Visa's authorization and clearing systems. These mandates all have associated assessment fees that are now in effect. These mandates are most likely ...

Authorize.Net Developer Community Video Locked

We have created a video demo to help you get started in the Developer Community. We will be posting a second video soon that will walk through all of the community settings. Watch the video now! Thanks for joining our new Authorize.Net Developer Comm...

Michelle
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New Colorful Avatars Available Now Locked

So we heard from a lot of you (and a lot of us agreed :smileyhappy:) that the monochromatic brown avatars were kind of, well, meh. We checked with the powers that be and they were able to provide us with some more colorful ones, which are available n...

David
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System Downtime Notification Locked

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 On Saturday, October 3, 2009, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in whi...

David
Administrator

Labor Day Weekend Locked

Hello Community Members, As a reminder, this is Labor Day weekend, and accordingly, your loyal site moderators will be off enjoying one last weekend of summer--except for those of us who live in Seattle, where the weather forecast cold and wet. Aweso...

Michelle
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A Word or Two About Data Security Locked

We’d like to remind everyone that the developer community is by no means considered a secure place where you can share sensitive data. Anyone visiting the site can review your posts—so please, please, please, do not post sensitive data on any of the ...

Michelle
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Welcome to the Community! Locked

Welcome to the Authorize.Net Developer Community. The purpose of this community is to provide a peer-to-peer support and interaction channel for developers using Authorize.Net’s APIs, certification and affiliate programs. To be part of our community,...

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