topic Re: AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question in Integration and Testing

AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question

rxalexa — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:49:21 GMT

Implementing AIM with Java.

For the method Merchant.createMerchant, the enumeration

net.authorize.Environment has four environments:

SANDBOX
SANDBOX_TESTMODE
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION_TESTMODE

Production is obvious, but what exactly are the others?

And how do they relate to the "Test Mode" that can be set in our merchant acount on the website?

Thanks.

Re: AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question

RaynorC1emen7 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:07:24 GMT

_TESTMODE is x_test_request=TRUE

http://community.developer.authorize.net/t5/The-Authorize-Net-Developer-Blog/Test-Accounts-vs-Live-Accounts-Which-Does-What-Anyway/ba-p/9350

Re: AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question

pristine — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:54:23 GMT

A sandbox is a testing environment that isolates untested code changes and outright experimentation from the production environment or repository.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28software_development%29

Re: AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question

rxalexa — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:21:46 GMT

I appreciate the responses but they did not answer my question. Can anyone provide an answer?

Re: AIM Java net.authorize.Environment question

RichardH — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:55 GMT

Hello rxalexa,

Test Mode should not be used with the Sandbox.

Test mode may be used with a production account to confirm that the API Login and Transaction Key are correct and that the application is able to successfully connect using them. However, it will not attempt to process a transaction when set to Test Mode.

I hope this answers your question.

Richard