echeck Integration with DPM - possible? how?

[fdelis22]

We have a Java implementation of Credit Card using DPM.

However, now we'd like to enable 'eCheck' as a form of payment... I notice on this guide:

http://www.authorize.net/support/eCheck.pdf

... that it is using AIM... and even after browsing the posts that it's mainly using AIM.

So I have the following questions:

1. Can eCheck use the DPM API?

2. Do we have to enable anything in the Merchant Account so that our acct is eligible to accept echeck?

Thanks!!!!

[TJPride]

1. I believe so. If you look at the section "DPM Form and Merchant-Defined Data Fields" in the DPM PDF guide, you'll see that field x_method allows values for CC or ECHECK.

http://www.authorize.net/support/DirectPost_guide.pdf

2. Go into Merchant Profile in your control panel. There should be a "Sign Up" link next to eCheck.net.

[fdelis22]

Thanks! I do see the x_method.

Only thing now is I don't see 'signup for eCheck' in my DEVELOPER merchant acct for testing.  It seems that to actually enable this in production, you'd need to apply for it though.

[TJPride]

Sandbox accounts should come with everything turned on by default.