SIM Required Form Fields not Validated

[KB_developer]

Hi All,

I have a process that uses SIM. In the Authorize account I set up an assortment of fields to show, and made them all required. They appear on the pay form with a little star next to them. Looks correct. When testing I purposely left one blank to see if I would get a message that it has to be filled in. This did not happen!  After clicking my relay response process kicked in and I ended up back on my web site with the result being the transaction was declined.

Let me point out that this is on the live server but with Test Mode set to True.  And I used a test credit card.  Do you think this is why it didn't validate (test mode)?

Thanks!

KB

[RichardH]

Hello @KB_developer 

Test cards will never work in production.  Test Mode in production is used primarily to confirm that your API Login and Transaction Key are correct.  Test Mode should never be used in the sandbox.

Richard

[KB_developer]

Thanks Richard.

Finding good documentation has been a challenge!

Just to point out what I have going on - live server but Test mode turned on  - and many times it has approved the test cards.  It was only the "no catching an unfilled required field" that I've been concerned with. I am ready to take it out of test mode, and wondering if that will "turn on" the validation.  I don't want to use a real card and incur an actual charge till I understand this point. Any thoughts?

Most appreciated!

[KB_developer]

What I am have is this form action:

     action="https://secure.authorize.net/gateway/transact.dll"   

and within the variables currently have this:

   <input type='hidden' name="x_relay_response" value="TRUE" />

[KB_developer]

oops, meant to show this variable:

   <input type='hidden' name="x_test_request" value="TRUE" /> 

[RaynorC1emen7]

read

http://community.developer.authorize.net/t5/The-Authorize-Net-Developer-Blog/Sandbox-Accounts-vs-Liv...

[RichardH]

I would recommending using the sandbox for your testing since it uses the same gateway code running in production, but does not include a connection to the payment network.

Richard

[KB_developer]

Hi

All the suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Let me ask this last one then - I am ready to "be live"  So if I just remove this line --

   "<input type='hidden' name="x_test_request" value="TRUE" /> "

and set the flag for not being in Test mode in the Authorize account....

is that I have to do?   Anything else?

Thanks!

KB