Split Shipments Processing

When the customer purchases a product that is not yet available, you can request an authorization and a sale. First request an authorization to ensure that funds are available. After the product becomes available, ship the product and request a sale.

Cybersource

then links the follow-on authorization to the first authorization, and then links to the capture request.

Step 1: Requesting an authorization

Request an authorization to ensure that funds are available before the product is available for immediate shipment. The authorization request requires no additional fields or requirements than a basic authorization.

Step 2: Processing a sale

When the product becomes available, ship the product and request a sale. The follow-on authorization requires you to submit a sale request that includes the

processingInformation.linkId

field in addition to the basic fields required for every sale request. The

processingInformation.linkId

field in an authorization request triggers the split-shipment functionality.

Set the

processingInformation.linkId

field to the

{id}

value from the endpoint.

Field Specific to authorizing a sale for a product not yet available:

First Authorization Response: The

{id}

value is returned in the endpoint.

Follow-on Authorization Request:

processingInformation.linkId=SWVdPS5IM

Step 3:

Cybersource

attempts to link the follow-on authorization request to the first authorization

Step 4:

Cybersource

links the capture request

When the customer purchases a product that is not yet available, you can request two authorizations and a capture. First request an authorization to ensure that funds are available, and then ship the available products. After the remaining products become available, request follow-on authorization to ensure funds are still available. Ship the remaining products, and request a capture.

Cybersource

links the follow-on authorization to the first authorization and the capture request to the other transactions.

Step 1: Requesting an authorization

Request an authorization to ensure that funds are available for one or more of the products that are available for immediate shipment. The authorization request requires no additional fields or requirements than a basic authorization.

Step 2: Requesting a follow-on authorization

After the product becomes available, request a follow-on authorization to ensure that funds are still available. The follow-on authorization request must include the

processingInformation.linkId

field in addition to the basic fields required for every authorization request. The

processingInformation.linkId

field in an authorization request triggers the split shipment functionality.

Set the

processingInformation.linkId

field to the

{id}

value from the endpoint.

Field specific to requesting a follow-on authorization request:

First Authorization Response: The

{id}

value is returned in the endpoint.

Follow-on Authorization Request:

processingInformation.linkId=SWVdPS5IM

Step 3:

Cybersource

attempts to link the follow-on authorization request to the first authorization

Step 4: Requesting a capture

You ship the product and request a capture. The capture request requires only the basic fields as any capture request.

Step 5:

Cybersource

attempts to link the capture request to the other transactions

All three transactions (first authorization, follow-on authorization, capture) are linked together in the

Business Center

and in reports.

When the customer orders multiple products and one is not available, you must request an authorization to ensure funds are available. You ship the products that are available and request a capture for the amount of the shipped products. When the remaining product becomes available, ship the product and request a follow-on capture for the amount of the product.

Cybersource

performs a system-generated authorization for the follow-on capture request.

Cybersource

then links the capture request. You receive the status of the follow-on capture request and its associated system-generated authorization.

Step 1: Requesting an authorization

Request an authorization to ensure that funds are available for one or more products that are available for immediate shipment. The authorization request requires no additional fields or requirements other than a basic authorization.

Step 2: Requesting a capture

Ship the available product and request a capture while you wait for the remaining product to become available. The capture request requires only the basic fields as any capture request.

Step 3: Requesting a follow-on capture

When the remaining product becomes available, ship it and request a capture for that amount. The capture request requires only the basic fields as any capture request.

Step 4:

Cybersource

performs a system-generated authorization

Cybersource

performs a system-generated authorization for the follow-on capture request and link it to the original authorization in the

Business Center

and in reports.

Cybersource

processes the capture request as a split shipment request because your account is already enabled for split shipments.

Step 5:

Cybersource

attempts to link the capture request to the other transactions

The capture is linked to the authorizations in the

Business Center

and in reports through the request IDs as with any capture. All four transactions (first authorization, system-generated authorization, first capture, follow-on capture) are linked together in the

Business Center

and in reports.

Step 6:

Cybersource

provides the status

The status of the follow-on capture request and its associated system-generated authorization becomes available.