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    frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

    Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum and online business. I have my hosting package setup with aplus.net, I'm using Rodopi gateway, Humboldt Merchant Services and Miva Merchant 5.

    How do I process an order? My original pass phrase was not being accepted when I tried to process my first three orders. I am certain I entered it correctly, but I cannot unlock the padlock in the order processing screen. Miva and aplus.net tell me those orders are stuck and there is nothing I can do about it if my pass phrase is not being accepted. Everyone I talk to about this problem tells me Rodopi should be able to process those orders for me, but when I call, I get aplus.net tech support and they don't have any answers for me. They treat me like I'm the first person to ever use this system and they are lost for words when I ask them how I can receive the funds on those first three orders.

    I have added a new pass phrase and processed my fourth order with the new pass phrase. When you are in the order processing window, I assume you have to enter your pass phrase. Then, do you have to unlock the padlock to process the batch? Do you have to select the batch you want to process with a check mark? Or, do you just enter your pass phrase and click process? These seem like simple questions, but I can't get any help from the vendors who are taking my money. I'm not kidding, they make me feel like I'm the first person to ever use their system. I read the help menu in Miva which explains how to process an order, but it seems the help menu was written for a different version of Miva.

    When I first setup Miva I chose the option to have the credit card authorized and processed immediately. I made a purchase using my own credit card and everything went smooth...the funds hit my account. Now I have it setup to authorize and capture later because I read this was the preferred method. I have only processed one order that I think was successful. I'm not sure because when you process an order in Miva, you don't get a window that says, "Congratulations, your order has been processed." Instead, I just keep trying different ways to get the order processed until finally, I get a window that says, "There are no unprocessed orders in this batch." So, I assume it has been processed, but the funds have not hit my account. I'm going on 48hrs without seeing the funds in my account. Is this a normal lenght of time to wait for the funds to hit your account?

    I just want to know the correct method for processing orders. I keep shipping out parts to my customers and I'm very worried about getting paid for them. I have exhausted my efforts with the vendors I'm using. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    #2
    Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

    Two things - get a new host and don't ship until you get you payment issues squared away.
    Leslie
    www.lesliekirk.com | Twitter | Facebook
    Past Web Production Manager for eMediaSales
    Previously of www.websyourway.com
    Forum Moderator lesliekirk
    Miva Merchant and more ... since 1997

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      #3
      Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

      It looks like you don't understand delayed capture payments and also don't fully understand what marking an order "processed" in Miva means.

      You want to avoid delayed capture payment methods if possible. I won't go into all the reasons here because it's a complex situation.

      When you process an order in Miva it doesn't do anything to your payment gateway. It doesn't capture the funds.
      Steve Strickland
      972-227-2065

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        #4
        Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

        Steve,

        With Rodopi the only way to capture the funds is processing them in the admin interface. I'm not sure what payment gateways you have experience with but processing in the admin DOES capture funds.

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        Agk,

        I cannot comment on how you want to do business (capturing later or at time of sale) but you cannot process those orders with the old pass phrase now that you have changed it. I can let you know that every other payment gateway service has an online manager that allows you to view orders and capture them. Rodopi has no such manager. I do not know how Rodopi operates and I cannot advise you to change payment gateways but if they can't help you capture payment on an order that has already been authorized....
        Jim McCormick
        Miva Merchant Support
        866-284-9812

        https://www.miva.com

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          #5
          Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

          Agk:

          I agree with Leslie above. Get a new host that can help you setup Miva and your payment processing. Login into the Rodopi merchant admin at their website (I'm assuming they have one - all internet payment gateways we use do) and make sure that payments for your orders have been processed - otherwise don't ship until you have the payment processing straightened out.
          Jeffrey Koch - Wolfpaw Hosting LLC
          [email protected]

          Miva Merchant Premier Hosting and Development Partner
          PCI / PA-DSS Certified eCommerce Solutions
          24x7 Free Telephone Technical Support: 972-219-6899
          http://www.wpcomp.com - [email protected]

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            #6
            Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

            Thank you all for the feedback. I have changed back to authorize and capture immediately. Judging from the one test I originally did with this setup, the funds should hit my account in 4 to 5 days. I'm still surprised the process takes this long, but at least I can get the money to my account using this method.

            I will start shopping for a new payment gateway because aplus.net simply cannot help me with the gateway they designed and maintain (Rodopi). I have a lot to learn and hopefully this process will become easier for me.

            Thanks again for the help. If anyone has a recommendation for a payment gateway, I would love to hear it.

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              #7
              Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

              We use Authorize.net with great success and no issues. There are some great modules to use PayPal as your Gateway by using the following module and setting up with PayPal to use them as your gateway (not the standard set up for PayPal)

              http://www.mivacentral.com/Merchant2...ode=GILL-GOLPP

              They also offer great support for the module and they will help you set it up. As for your hosting provider make sure you look around for one who truly supports MIVA Merchant.
              Mike Wolbert
              Email: [email protected]
              SpiderWeave.com
              Helping businesses maximize their online presence
              Website: http://spiderweave.com/miva/
              Twitter: http://twitter.com/spiderweave
              East Stroudsburg, PA.
              Toll Free: 866-932-2644 ext 210

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                #8
                Re: frustrations is building, please help with processing orders

                If you're willing to change your Merchant Account provider as well you could look into our service. There's no setup fees and you can call the people that develop the shopping cart if you have problems.

                http://smallbusiness.miva.com/services/payment/

                If you're using Miva Merchant 5 and you're fully up to date you should already have Paypal Website Payments Pro installed. You only need to activate it and configure it once you have the account setup with Paypal.
                Jim McCormick
                Miva Merchant Support
                866-284-9812

                https://www.miva.com

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