Configure > Payments > Gateways

AbleCommerce Test Gateway

The AbleCommerce Test Gateway is not a real payment processor.  It can be used to test the gateway features without having to obtain a merchant account through a third-party payment processing gateway.

AbleCommerce Test Gateway Features

  • Authorize - where the cardholder's funds are verified as available and set aside for the pending transaction.  

  • Authorize Capture - where the cardholder's funds are verified and immediately transferred to the merchant.

  • Capture - a full or partial transfer of funds from the cardholder's pending authorization to the merchant.

  • Partial Capture - where you can capture additional funds on what remains of the pending authorization.

  • Void Authorization - when the pending authorization of funds is canceled. This does not refund a payment.

  • Refund - when funds have been transferred to the merchant, and a full or partial refund is returned to the cardholder.

  • Partial Refund - where multiple refunds to the customer are possible.

Enable AbleCommerce Test Payment Gateway

As the name suggests, this gateway is for testing purposes only. You can use this gateway to test how various features in AbleCommerce will work without having to create a real payment gateway account.

  1. From the Payment Gateways page, click the ADD PAYMENT GATEWAY button.

  2. From the Add Gateway page, click the ABLECOMMERCE TEST GATEWAY button.

  3. You will now be on the Add Gateway configuration page for AbleCommerce Test Gateway.

  4. Choose the type of Execution Mode.  

    • Always Accept: The transaction will always be successful.  

    • Always Reject: The transaction will always fail.

    • Random: The transaction may be successful or fail.  It is randomized.

  5. Choose the type of Authorization Mode.  

    • Authorize: to request authorization without capturing funds at the time of purchase. You can capture authorized transactions through the order admin interface.

    • Authorize & Capture: to capture funds immediately at the time of purchase.  

  6.  Click the box next to all credit card payment methods that will use the AbleCommerce Test gateway.

  7. At the bottom of the page, click the SAVE button.

Testing with AbleCommerce Gateway

The AbleCommerce payment gateway is only used for testing.  You can activate this gateway and assign it to a payment method that will only appear for an administrative account.   From the Configure > Payments > Methods page, you can create a new payment method and assign it to an Admin group.  Then, assign the payment method to the AbleCommerce test gateway.  Only a user logged in with an administrative account will be able to view and use the AbleCommerce test gateway.

 
Related Topics

Configure > Payment Methods

Manage > Orders > Payments (Credit Card Transactions)

Manage > Orders > Payments (Offline Payments)