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Stand-Alone Credits

This section shows you how to process a
stand-alone
credit, which is not linked to a capture or sale.
There is no time limit for requesting a
stand-alone
credit.
When your account is enabled for credit authorizations, also known as purchase return authorizations,
Cybersource
 authenticates the card and customer during a credit request. Every credit request is automatically authorized.
Credit authorization results are returned in these response fields:
  • ccCreditReply_authorizationCode
  • ccCreditReply_paymentNetworkTransactionID
  • ccCreditReply_processorResponse
When you request a void for the credit and the credit is voided. If your account is enabled for credit authorizations, the credit authorization is also reversed.

Endpoint

Set the
ccCreditService_run
 field to
true
.
Send the request to
https://ics2ws.ic3.com/commerce/1.x/transactionProcessor
.

Required Fields for Processing a
Stand-Alone
Credit

Use these required fields for processing a
stand-alone
credit.
When relaxed requirements for address data and the expiration date are being used, not all fields in this list are required. It is your responsibility to determine whether your account is enabled to use this feature and which fields are required. For details about relaxed requirements, see Relaxed Requirements for Address Data and Expiration Date in Payment Transactions.
billTo_city
billTo_country
billTo_email
billTo_firstName
billTo_lastName
billTo_postalCode
billTo_state
billTo_street1
card_accountNumber
card_expirationMonth
card_expirationYear
ccCreditService
Set the value to
true
. For example
ccCreditService run="true"
.
merchantID
merchantReferenceCode
Set to
merchantReferenceCode
 value used in corresponding capture request.
purchaseTotals_currency
purchaseTotals_grandTotalAmount

Simple Order Example: Processing a Stand-Alone Credit

Request
<requestMessage>
    <billTo>
        <firstName>John</firstName>
        <lastName>Doe</lastName>
        <street1>1295 Charleston Road</street1>
        <city>Mountain View</city>
        <state>CA</state>
        <postalCode>94043</postalCode>
        <country>US</country>
        <email>
null@cybersource.com
</email>
    </billTo>
    <card>
        <accountNumber>4111111111111111</accountNumber>
        <expirationMonth>12</expirationMonth>
        <expirationYear>2023</expirationYear>
    </card>
    <merchantID>lrsebctest</merchantID>
    <merchantReferenceCode>Postman-1666381004</merchantReferenceCode>
    <purchaseTotals>
        <currency>USD</currency>
        <grandTotalAmount>1.01</grandTotalAmount>
    </purchaseTotals>
    <ccCreditService run="true"/>
</requestMessage>
Response to a Successful Request
<c:replyMessge>
    <c:merchantReferenceCode>Postman-1666374834</c:merchantReferenceCode>
    <c:requestID>6663748348516429203007</c:requestID>
    <c:decision>ACCEPT</c:decision>
    <c:reasonCode>100</c:reasonCode>
    <c:purchaseTotals>
        <c:currency>USD</c:currency>
    </c:purchaseTotals>
    <c:ccAuthReply>
        <c:reasonCode>100</c:reasonCode>
        <c:amount>1.01</c:amount>
        <c:authorizationCode>888888</c:authorizationCode>
        <c:avsCode>X</c:avsCode>
        <c:avsCodeRaw>I1</c:avsCodeRaw>
        <c:authorizedDateTime>2022-10-21T17:53:54Z</c:authorizedDateTime>
        <c:processorResponse>100</c:processorResponse>
        <c:reconciliationID>66737280B9CGUCCP</c:reconciliationID>
        <c:paymentNetworkTransactionID>123456789619999</c:paymentNetworkTransactionID>
    </c:ccAuthReply>
    <c:card>
        <c:cardType>001</c:cardType>
    </c:card>
</c:replyMessge>