Automatically finalize payments post sale?

Before I ask someone to attempt to code this I thought I'd ask if anyone has ever found a way to :

Automatically process payments after the sale.

Huh?

I currently have Paypal and Authorize.net set to "Authorize Only" because I often have to tweak the final charge amounts due to changes in order, out of stocks, shipping adjustments, etc.

As a result I spend a lot of time then finalizing payment amounts on Authorize.net and Paypal.

I'd like to know if anyone has heard of a way of automatically (or with the click of a button) finalizing payments.

For instance, if you have the Super Orders mod installed you can 'Batch Status Update' orders. So while updating the status it would also communicate with the payment processor to finalize the transaction.

-lindasdd

Silence.......................................................................

So I did some digging. Seems this might be possible using the transaction code of PRIOR_AUTH_CAPTURE.

Anyone have any experience with this?

I searched the forums, but not much comes up.

-lindasdd

Turns out SuperOrders 2.0, which I already use, has post authorization capture built in - just not on a batch basis. I've posted in the SuperOrders thread for assistance on possibly creating this tool.

-lindasdd

I answered your question on the Super Orders thread.. will re-post here too:

lindasdd:

Question 2: I've been looking for a solution for batch capture of Authorize.net funds. I only just realized that SuperOrders 2.0 has post authorization capture functionality built into it for Authorize.net transactions.

Any chance, you can create a tool which applies this functionality on a batch basis?

For instance, use the current template of "Batch Status Update" so that you can filter by payment type / status. Then all orders selected are sent to Authorize.net to be captured.

Any chance of having the same process work for Paypal?

-lindasddIf your question is can something like this be developed, the answer is yes.:smile: I'm sure it's very possible..

If your question is asking whether or not this is in the plans for the upcoming release of Super Orders that me and several others have been working on (currently in beta testing), the answer is no.

That said it's open source... so that doesn't mean that eventually functionality like this won't be included in some future version of Super Orders.. Someone may very well take on adding this very kind of functionality to Super Orders.. However the work currently being done on Super Orders will not be including any such functionality..

Developers corner here I come.

-lindasdd

lindasdd:

Developers corner here I come.

-lindasdd
I strongly recommend two things if you go the custom development route.. The first is to check out the commercial request forum here.. I have had good success working with some outstanding individuals here on this forum for Zen Cart customizations. I have also had good success with Rent-A-Code (I believe they are called vWorker now). There are a few Zen Cart gurus I've seen around the forums who work through this medium as well..

Lastly PM me and I will provide your with the latest release candidate for Super Orders.. If you are going to have custom development done to Super Orders you should be working with the latest and greatest right??:smile:

The new version has some neat new features and cleans up quite a bit of the original Super Orders code. Here are some of the highlights:

• Automatic payment record created for orders paid via PayPal just like credit orders (currently PayPal orders require you to manually enter a payment record for them)
• PDF packing slips which supports tax burdened pricing display using the same settings which controls this functionality on the Super Orders invoices.
• Improvements to split orders which improves reconciliation of split orders by linking the parent order to the child order.
  I'd love to hear how your custom development works out for you.. Sounds like a pretty cool feature you are attempting to add..

Thanks for all the follow up.

I will probably first try to hack it together myself since I am interested in this stuff. First try will be to take the code from the regular order page that has to do with finalizing the sale and integrating it into the batch page,etc.etc.

If I can't get it in a couple tries my next step will be the developers forum here on Zen-Cart.com

-lindasdd

Whether you develop this yourself or get someone else to do it, it would be probably be MILES easier if you are using what will be the next Super Orders upgrade.. there are quite a few changes in the upcoming release.. You would probably want to start with THAT code.. My offer to get you a copy of the latest (and likely final) release candidate is still open..

If the most recent version is ready to go, then sure I'd love to use it. How do I go about doing so?

-lindasdd

lindasdd:

If the most recent version is ready to go, then sure I'd love to use it. How do I go about doing so?

-lindasdd
PM me and I'll give you the details..

Gotta give the disclaimer..

This is still a release candidate, but I feel strongly that this is close to the final release.. The areas likely to change will be MINOR changes (we're still testing and fine tuning the PDF packing slips for example) and the changes we might make will NOT likely to be affecting the places your code changes will take place.. So you will be good to go using it..:laugh: