Available Batch File Templates {#batch-files-managing-template-available}
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Each batch file template available the `Business Center` covers only one type of transaction, but any batch file you submit to `Cybersource` can include transaction requests from any supported service. Although a batch file can specify more than one type of transaction request, `Cybersource` recommends that you limit batch files to only one transaction request type. Doing so helps to maximize batch processing throughput.  
Templates for these types of batch file transactions are available at the `Cybersource` `Business Center`:

Authorizations
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An authorization confirms that a payment card account holds sufficient funds to pay for a purchase. A successful authorization places a hold on the funds in the account, reducing the cardholder's available limits by the authorized amount. The name of the template file for authorizations is **authorizations-TEMPLATE.csv**.

Sales
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A sale bundles an authorization and capture into a single transaction request. Upon a successful transaction, funds are immediately transferred from the cardholder account to the merchant account. The authorization and capture amounts must be the same. The **sales-TEMPLATE.csv** template supports these types of transactions:

    * Sales
    * Sales with Level III data

Captures
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A capture, also known as **settlement** , transfers funds from the cardholder's account to your bank and releases the hold that the authorization placed on the cardholder's credit card funds. Include in the capture request message the request ID returned from the previous authorization. The **captures-TEMPLATE.csv** template supports these types of transactions:

    * Captures
    * Captures with Level III data

Credits
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A **refund** (also known as a **follow-on credit** ) is a payment refund from your bank to the cardholder for a payment that has already been captured. In the request, include the request ID that was returned in the response to the capture request. Unless otherwise specified, you must request a refund within 180 days of a settlement. The **credits-TEMPLATE.csv** template supports these types of transactions:

    * Credits
    * Original credit transactions (OCTs)

ACH Service
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These templates are available for ACH service transactions:

    * The **echeck-debits-TEMPLATE.csv** template supports ACH service debits.
    * The **echeck-credits-TEMPLATE.csv** template supports ACH service credits.