Authorize.Net ARB(Automated Recurring Billing) Does not Validating dummy Credit Cards in Live Mode

[upendrar]

Hi All,

I am using ARB method of Authorize.Net and everything looks fine for me in one developer account. When I test the integration in live with live mode by some dummy(test) credit card numbers then it generates the subscription ID for those dummy cards and the subscription status is successful. 

I mean it is not validating the dummy cards.

So, is there any way to validate the dummy cards??

I am using the following Xml Schema for ARB integration.

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The following is the XML sent to successfully create a new subscription.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <merchantAuthentication>
    <name>mytestacct</name>
    <transactionKey>112223344</transactionKey>
  </merchantAuthentication>
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <subscription>
    <name>Sample subscription</name>
    <paymentSchedule>
      <interval>
        <length>1</length>
        <unit>months</unit>
      </interval>
      <startDate>2007-03-15</startDate>
      <totalOccurrences>12</totalOccurrences>
      <trialOccurrences>1</trialOccurrences>
    </paymentSchedule>
    <amount>10.29</amount>
    <trialAmount>0.00</trialAmount>
    <payment>
      <creditCard>
        <cardNumber>4111111111111111</cardNumber>
        <expirationDate>2008-08</expirationDate>
      </creditCard>
    </payment>
    <billTo>
      <firstName>John</firstName>
      <lastName>Smith</lastName>
    </billTo>
  </subscription>
</ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest>

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The following is the XML response to a successful call to ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBCreateSubscriptionResponse xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Ok</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>I00001</code>
      <text>Successful.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
  <subscriptionId>100748</subscriptionId>
</ARBCreateSubscriptionResponse>

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The following is the XML response to an unsuccessful call to ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBCreateSubscriptionResponse xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Error</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>E00012</code>
      <text>You have submitted a duplicate of Subscription 100748. A duplicate subscription will not be created.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
</ARBCreateSubscriptionResponse>

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The following is the XML response to an unsuccessful call to ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest.
The request did not contain valid XML.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ErrorResponse xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Error</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>E00003</code>
      <text>The element 'ARBCreateSubscriptionRequest' in namespace 'AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd' has invali
d child element 'refId' in namespace 'AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd'. List of possible elements expected: 'mer
chantAuthentication' in namespace 'AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd'.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
</ErrorResponse>


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The following is the XML sent to successfully update a subscription.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBUpdateSubscriptionRequest xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <merchantAuthentication>
    <name>mytestacct</name>
    <transactionKey>112223344</transactionKey>
  </merchantAuthentication>
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <subscriptionId>100748</subscriptionId>
  <subscription>
    <payment>
      <creditCard>
        <cardNumber>4111111111111111</cardNumber>
        <expirationDate>2010-08</expirationDate>
      </creditCard>
    </payment>
  </subscription>
</ARBUpdateSubscriptionRequest>

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The following is the XML response to a successful call to ARBUpdateSubscriptionRequest.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBUpdateSubscriptionResponse xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Ok</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>I00001</code>
      <text>Successful.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
</ARBUpdateSubscriptionResponse>

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The following is the XML sent to successfully cancel a subscription.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBCancelSubscriptionRequest xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <merchantAuthentication>
    <name>mytestacct</name>
    <transactionKey>112223344</transactionKey>
  </merchantAuthentication>
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <subscriptionId>100748</subscriptionId>
</ARBCancelSubscriptionRequest>

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The following is the XML response to a successful call to ARBCancelSubscriptionRequest.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBCancelSubscriptionResponse xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Ok</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>I00001</code>
      <text>Successful.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
</ARBCancelSubscriptionResponse>

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The following is the XML sent to retrieve the status of a subscription.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ARBGetSubscriptionStatusRequest xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <merchantAuthentication>
    <name>mytestacct</name>
    <transactionKey>112223344</transactionKey>
  </merchantAuthentication>
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <subscriptionId>100748</subscriptionId>
</ARBGetSubscriptionStatusRequest>

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The following is the XML response to retrieve the status of a subscription.
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<ARBGetSubscriptionStatusResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="AnetApi/xml/v1/schema/AnetApiSchema.xsd">
  <refId>Sample</refId>
  <messages>
    <resultCode>Ok</resultCode>
    <message>
      <code>I00001</code>
      <text>Successful.</text>
    </message>
  </messages>
  <status>active</status>
</ARBGetSubscriptionStatusResponse>

[RaynorC1emen7]

I mean it is not validating the dummy cards.

Correct, it doesn't run any transaction until the first schedule billing.

So, is there any way to validate the dummy cards??

You can use AIM to test the CC(AUTH_ONLY then cancel) before creating an ARB.