https://community.developer.cybersource.com/t5/Integration-and-Testing/Can-you-use-quot-testMode-quot-validationMode-on-live-gateway/m-p/38577#M21090 <P>I think the confusion might be in the wording, but I wanted to verify to be sure. We have an implementation in which many of the $0.01 validation charges return with "transaction declined", when the cards are in fact perfectly fine.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>As per the Authorize.net PDF:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>testMode—Performs field validation only. All fields are validated. However, fields with<BR />unrestricted field definitions (such as telephone number) do not generate errors.<BR />If you select testMode, a $1.00 test transaction is submitted using the Luhn MOD 10<BR />algorithm to verify that the credit card number is in a valid format. This test transaction<BR />does not appear on the customer's credit card statement, but it will generate and send<BR />a transaction receipt email to the merchant.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Using this seems to resolve our issue, but even though we're using the live gateway, the transaction receipt that's being sent contains: "<SPAN>************* TEST MODE *************", which is something we had only previously seen when actually using the test gateway.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>We're getting back the profile id's as expected, I just wanted to verify there was nothing wrong with this implementation and you could in fact use "testMode" validation on the live gateway.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:11:02 GMT conrad10781 2014-01-22T15:11:02Z https://community.developer.cybersource.com/t5/Integration-and-Testing/Can-you-use-quot-testMode-quot-validationMode-on-live-gateway/m-p/38577#M21090 <P>I think the confusion might be in the wording, but I wanted to verify to be sure. We have an implementation in which many of the $0.01 validation charges return with "transaction declined", when the cards are in fact perfectly fine.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>As per the Authorize.net PDF:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>testMode—Performs field validation only. All fields are validated. However, fields with<BR />unrestricted field definitions (such as telephone number) do not generate errors.<BR />If you select testMode, a $1.00 test transaction is submitted using the Luhn MOD 10<BR />algorithm to verify that the credit card number is in a valid format. This test transaction<BR />does not appear on the customer's credit card statement, but it will generate and send<BR />a transaction receipt email to the merchant.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Using this seems to resolve our issue, but even though we're using the live gateway, the transaction receipt that's being sent contains: "<SPAN>************* TEST MODE *************", which is something we had only previously seen when actually using the test gateway.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>We're getting back the profile id's as expected, I just wanted to verify there was nothing wrong with this implementation and you could in fact use "testMode" validation on the live gateway.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:11:02 GMT https://community.developer.cybersource.com/t5/Integration-and-Testing/Can-you-use-quot-testMode-quot-validationMode-on-live-gateway/m-p/38577#M21090 conrad10781 2014-01-22T15:11:02Z https://community.developer.cybersource.com/t5/Integration-and-Testing/Can-you-use-quot-testMode-quot-validationMode-on-live-gateway/m-p/38579#M21091 <P>Yes, it fine, it just telling you that you are running the validation in test mode.</P> Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:16:36 GMT https://community.developer.cybersource.com/t5/Integration-and-Testing/Can-you-use-quot-testMode-quot-validationMode-on-live-gateway/m-p/38579#M21091 RaynorC1emen7 2014-01-22T16:16:36Z