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Processing Two Authorizations and a Capture for Multiple Products
When the customer purchases a product that is not yet available, you can request two
authorizations and a capture. First request an authorization to ensure that funds are
available, and then ship the available products. After the remaining products become
available, request follow-on authorization to ensure funds are still available. Ship the
remaining products, and request a capture.
Cybersource
links the follow-on
authorization to the first authorization and the capture request to the other
transactions.Figure:
Processing Two Authorizations and a Capture for Multiple Products
Step 1: Requesting an authorization
Request an authorization to ensure that funds are available for one or more of the products
that are available for immediate shipment. The authorization request requires no additional
fields or requirements than a basic authorization.
Step 2: Requesting a follow-on authorization
After the product becomes available, request a follow-on authorization to ensure that funds
are still available. The follow-on authorization request must include the
requestID
field in addition to the basic
fields required for every authorization request. The
requestID
field in an authorization
request triggers the split shipment functionality. Set the
field to the value from the
requestID
field from the first authorization’s response.Field specific to requesting a follow-on authorization request:
First Authorization Response Message:
requestID=SWVdPS5IM
Follow-on Authorization Request:
linkToRequest=SWVdPS5IM
Step 3:
Cybersource
attempts to link the follow-on authorization request
to the first authorization- If the value is valid, the follow-on authorization is linked to the original authorization in theBusiness Centerand in reports.
- If the value is not valid, the follow-on authorization is not linked to the original authorization in theBusiness Centerand in reports.
Step 4: Requesting a capture
You ship the product and request a capture. The capture request must
include the request ID in addition to the basic fields required as any capture request.
Field Specific to Processing a Capture after a Requesting a Follow-on
Authorization:
Follow-on Authorization Response Message:
requestID=sl39cmdSlkJ
Capture Request:
authRequestID=sl39cmdSlkJ
Step 5:
Cybersource
attempts to link the capture request to the other
transactions- If theauthRequestIDvalue for the capture is valid, all three transactions (first authorization, follow-on authorization, capture) are linked together in theBusiness Centerand in reports.
- If theauthRequestIDvalue for the capture is not valid, the follow-on authorization and capture are linked to each other in theBusiness Centerand in reports, but they are not linked to the first authorization.
Related Information
- See Basic Authorizations for information on how to process a basic authorization.
- See Captures for information on how to process a capture.