Creating a Meta Key

Portfolios and accounts that are enabled can create meta keys. A meta key is a key that you assign to more than one merchant account.
To create a meta key:
  1. Log in to the Business Center.
  2. On the left navigation panel, click the
    Payment Configuration
    icon.
  3. Click
    Key Management
    . The Key Management page appears.
  4. Click
    + Generate Key
    . The Create Key page appears.
  5. Select a key type and click
    Generate Key
    .
  6. If meta key is enabled for your account, you will see a pop-up window asking if you want to create a meta key. To create a meta key, check the
    Create as a Meta-Key
    box and click
    Continue
    .

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  7. Choose one of the following:

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    • To assign this key to all accounts in the current portfolio, choose
      All current and future Merchant IDs
      , click
      Create key
      , and continue to the Create Key page. All future merchant IDs will automatically be assigned this key. You are finished, and there is no need to follow the steps below.
    • To assign this key to a specific merchant or group merchants, choose
      Custom Merchant ID selection
      , click
      Create key
      , and continue to Step 8. This key will not be automatically assigned to any future merchants.

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  8. Click
    + Add custom merchant ids
    . The Add Custom Merchant IDs page appears.

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    By default, all merchant IDs are shown in the Merchant IDs table. To limit the list to a subset of merchant IDs, click
    + Add filter
    , select a search filter from the drop-down menu, and click
    Search
    .

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  9. Use the check boxes to select one or more merchant accounts, and click
    Submit
    .

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    You are returned to the Key Generation page.
  10. Click
    Create key
    . Continue to the Create Key page.