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Electric Vehicle Charging Transaction Descriptions
Use the EV charging transaction descriptions listed in the tables to help you identify types of
request messages for production transactions in the
Cybersource
and in
your transaction reports. Include the
clientReferenceInformation.comments
field with a transaction
description value when you submit a request. IMPORTANT
After you add this enhancement to your transaction requests, test the field before deploying
it to production. This change does not affect your Level 3 or MLV status if you make
no other changes.
If you want
Cybersource
to review your test environment result after you add
the comments
field, contact customer support.Service | Card present (CP) or Card not present (CNP) | Comments Field Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | CP | Pre-Pay Auth | Authorizes specific amount or duration to start the EV charging
session. |
Capture | CP | Pre-Pay Capture | Captures final amount for the charging session. |
Capture | CP | Pre-Pay Capture Less Than Auth | Captures final amount for the EV charging session when less than the
authorization amount. Sends automatic, host-generated partial reversal
request for the unused amount when the charging session expires. |
Service | Card present (CP) or Card not present (CNP) | Comments Field Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sale | CP | Post-Pay Sale | Sale for the amount used during the EV charging session when the
customer pays after the charging session. |
Service | Card present (CP) or Card not present (CNP) | Comments Field Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | CP | Flexible Auth | Authorizes specific amount or duration to start the EV charging
session. |
Capture | CP | Flexible Capture | Captures final amount for the charging session. |
Capture | CP | Flexible Capture Less Than Auth | Captures final amount for the EV charging session when less than the
authorization amount. Sends automatic, host-generated partial reversal
request for the unused amount when the charging session expires. |
Incremental authorization | CP | Flexible Incremental Auth | Requests incremental authorization when final amount is higher than
estimated amount. |
Service | Card present (CP) or Card not present (CNP) | Comments Field Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Reversal | CP | Error REVERSAL Timeout | Reverses previous authorization request for which a response was not
received. Reversal not used for sale. |
Reversal | CP | Error REVERSAL | Reverses previous authorization request. Reversal not used for sale.
|
Void | CP | Error VOID Timeout
| Voids previous sale or capture request for which a response was not
received. |
Void | CP | Error VOID Payment
| Voids previous payment (sale) within the same day. |
Void | CP | Error VOID Capture
| Voids previous capture within the same day. |