Step 5B: Activate Your Merchant ID {#restgs-go-live-mid-activation-http}
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The activation process, also known as *going live*, transitions your MID and account from test status to live status, enabling you to process real transactions. It can take up to three business days for your MID to become active.  
To transition your account, complete these steps:
1. Sign in to the [Support Center](https://support.visaacceptance.com/ "") as an administrator.
   2. Enter your credentials and log in to your test environment. The organization ID is your MID.  
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2. In the `Business Center`, go to **Support Cases \> MID Configuration Request**. The MID Configuration Request page should be open.
3. Click **MID Activation**.
4. In the **Description** field, enter the merchant ID that you want to take live.
   6. Choose a processor configuration, and enter the name of your processor.  
      If you are unsure of the processor name, contact your merchant service provider or your merchant acquiring bank.
5. Choose the environments to which this change applies (test or production).
6. Click **Service Enablement** and list the products and services that you intend to use.
7. Click **Submit**.
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