Using different Authorization types for different customers in firstdata?

[rjkkjr]

I am using the linkpoint/firstdata API payment method in my store. I would like to be able to have this use Immediate Charge/Capture for the Authorization type for customers in North America and use Authorize Only for customers outside North America.

Is this possible?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[kobra]

You will need to have your zones setup for North America and for outside of North America correctly

You can then clone the payment module and specify in each the applicable zone when configuring in the admin

This is a primer on cloning a sipping module but the principals are the same
You would have the normal linkpoint module and a cloned one named maybe linkpoint _intl
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=189

[DrByte]

Or clone the zone-detection logic from the module's update_status() method and use that to determine which auth mode to activate when submitting the transaction.
Definitely custom coding for custom purposes.

[rjkkjr]

Thank you both for giving me some suggestions. I will look into each of them.

[rjkkjr]

I was able to successfully clone the linkpoint/firstdata payment module. I just have one more question. The module is set up so I can select a zone for the module to use. Is there a way to change it so that it will not use the zone I select. I think the code below is the code I need to change, but I am not sure what to change.

  function update_status() {
    global $order, $db;

    if ( $this->enabled && $this->zone > 0 ) {
      $check_flag = false;
      $sql = "SELECT zone_id
              FROM " . TABLE_ZONES_TO_GEO_ZONES . "
              WHERE geo_zone_id = :zoneId
              AND zone_country_id = :countryId
              ORDER BY zone_id";
      $sql = $db->bindVars($sql, ':zoneId', $this->zone, 'integer');
      $sql = $db->bindVars($sql, ':countryId', $order->billing['country']['id'], 'integer');
      $check = $db->Execute($sql);
      while (!$check->EOF) {
        if ($check->fields['zone_id'] < 1) {
          $check_flag = true;
          break;
        } elseif ($check->fields['zone_id'] == $order->billing['zone_id']) {
          $check_flag = true;
          break;
        }
        $check->MoveNext();
      }

      if (!$check_flag) {
        $this->enabled = false;
      }
    }

Thank you

[kobra]

Is there a way to change it so that it will not use the zone I select.

If you cloned it and have your 2 zones setup

Set the original one for north america zone and the cloned for your other zone