topic Re: how to do Testing with production account in Integration and Testing

how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:36:16 GMT

Hi,

I got a developer account and do some testing on CIM APIs, and it works. now I'm trying out it with the production account against the api.authorize.net, in order to be sure, I turn on the test mode in the account and do a createCustomerProfileRequest, but it got:

The payment gateway account is in Test Mode. The request cannot be processed. (E00009)

probably this will go away when the 'test mode' is off? but how can I do some test without really charging to a real credit card? thanks,

A.V.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:09:24 GMT

With test mode turn off on the account.

To test creating payment profile set the validationMode to testMode in the createcustomerprofile and the CreateCustomerPaymentProfile.

You could do a CreateCustomerProfileTransaction with a test credit card number, but it will fail with invalid credit card. p.s. there will be transaction fee.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:48:37 GMT

if i do a createCustomerProfileRequest with one of following:

1) validationMode = testMode, a $1.0 transaction is submitted, and it does charge to the card holder, but does it have a transaction fee to the merchant? and how much?

2) validateMode = 'liveMode', a small amount is submitted then voided, and a transaction fee is charged to the merchant?

3) validationMode = 'none', this mode is not applicable to createCustomerProfileRequest

is my understanding correct? particularly the #1, even in 'testMode', there is a transaction fee? Thanks,

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:17:38 GMT

1)validationmode = testmode, do not test the credit card info enter before saving, so no transaction will be generate. no fee. You have to ask your merchant bank to know how much is transaction fee.

2)Yes

3)validationmode = none, only for if there is no payment profile with the createcustomerprofilerequest.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:51:07 GMT

@RaynorC1emen7 wrote:
With test mode turn off on the account.

To test creating payment profile set the validationMode to testMode in the createcustomerprofile and the CreateCustomerPaymentProfile.

You could do a CreateCustomerProfileTransaction with a test credit card number, but it will fail with invalid credit card. p.s. there will be transaction fee.

I found out, with 'test mode' on in the production account, and 'validationMode' set to 'testMode', sending a createCustomerProfileRequest works

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:12:10 GMT

It work because like a said before. when validationmode = testmode, no test/transaction will happend before saving.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:16:11 GMT

@RaynorC1emen7 wrote:
It work because like a said before. when validationmode = testmode, no test/transaction will happend before saving.

so following happens when validationMode=liveMode:

The payment gateway account is in Test Mode. The request cannot be processed. (E00009)

Thanks for the quick response,

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:23:58 GMT

It error because it want to do a auth_only transaction because validationmode = livemode, but your account is in test mode, which said don't do any transaction.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:31:49 GMT

@RaynorC1emen7 wrote:
It error because it want to do a auth_only transaction because validationmode = livemode, but your account is in test mode, which said don't do any transaction.

transaction here means transactions in the issuein bank, right? I was thinking, creating a profile is also a transaction.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:14:19 GMT

sorry, when I said transaction, I mean a credit card transaction all the way to the credit card issuing bank.

Re: how to do Testing with production account

Venngomez1 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:25:04 GMT

@RaynorC1emen7 wrote:
1)validationmode = testmode, do not test the credit card info enter before saving, so no transaction will be generate. no fee. You have to ask your merchant bank to know how much is transaction fee.

with validationMode = testMode, I got following in email, does that mean there is a $1 charge even the accout is in test mode? Thanks,

************* TEST MODE *************

========= ORDER INFORMATION =========

Invoice : none

Description : Test transaction for ValidateCustomerPaymentProfile.

Amount : 1.00 (USD)

Payment Method : MasterCard

Type : Authorization Only

============== RESULTS ==============

Response : This transaction has been approved.

Authorization Code : 000000

Transaction ID : 0

Address Verification : AVS Not Applicable

Re: how to do Testing with production account

RaynorC1emen7 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:14:18 GMT

transactionID is 0, so no transaction, no charge.