Difference between Logging Payments or Credits versus Credit Card Transactions

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Overview

A brief list of differences between logging payment and credit card transactions in Stone Edge
Extra information found here:
- Logging Payment: Enter Amount of Payment Received/Credit Issued (stoneedge.com)
- Credit Cards: Setting Up Multiple Credit Card Gateways – Stone Edge Order Manager

Logging Payment

Credit Card Transactions

Record payment information in Stone Edge without executing a payment transaction

It can be used when:

Can be performed from Manual Orders, Process Orders, and POS screens

Extra payment methods can be saved.

Requires no extra parameters to be setup

Perform Credit Card transactions through Stone Edge UI.

It can be used when:

Can be performed from Manual Orders, Process Orders, and POS screens.

Only uses predetermined payment methods.

Requires system parameters to be set.

The Stone Edge system parameters for the payment gateway used to process transactions must be set.
- Requires parameter CreditCardProcessor.
- Additional parameters are based on the payment processor chosen.
The types of credit card transactions that can be performed depend on the capabilities of the payment processor/gateway.
The Point-of-Sale (POS) system has separate parameters to identify and configure the payment gateway.
Individual shopping carts can use different payment gateways under “PC & Cart Based Parameters.”
Parameters affecting imported orders.
- WebTransactionType -> sets payments to come in as sale or pre-authorized.
- AssumePaidInFull -> Regardless of payment information with the order, always import as paid in full.

Updated on August 17, 2023