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Migration Flow

The migration process involves writing and running a script that creates Recurring Billing subscriptions in the

Cybersource

account. This topic presents an overview of the process.

Prepare for the migration.
Before beginning the migration process, understand the limitations and ensure all migration prerequisites are met.

Perform these five tasks twice: first in your

Cybersource

test environment and after validating the test migration, in your

Cybersource

production environment.

Task 1: Enable the
Cybersource
Recurring Billing service.
After migration prerequisites are met, request activation of Recurring Billing for your

Cybersource

account. When you receive the confirmation notice, proceed to the next task.

Task 2: Integrate with the
Cybersource
API.

Generate API keys for your preferred authentication method at the

Cybersource

Business Center. Integrate this authentication method into your migration script using the

Cybersource

API.

Task 3: Export your current subscriptions to a file.

Export all active subscriptions from your current provider to a file. In the next task, you write and run a migration script that parses the export file and creates subscriptions on the

Cybersource

system.

Task 4: Create new subscriptions in the
Cybersource
system.

Write and run a script that sends subscription creation requests to the

Cybersource

subscription service. The new subscriptions replicate the active subscriptions in your current subscriptions provider.

Task 5: Validate the new subscriptions in your test environment.

After running the subscription creation script, verify that the newly created subscriptions match your exported subscription data. Within your test environment, send test transactions in order to validate proper setup.

Finalize the migration.

In your production environment, monitor the transactions of the new subscriptions. Verify that your subscriptions are successfully transitioned from your former subscriptions provider. To avoid creating duplicate charges, deactivate the recurring billing feature on the former subscriptions provider.