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Available Batch File Templates

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
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
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
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
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
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.