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Create a Meta Key as a Merchant Account User

This section describes how to create a meta key as a merchant account user in the
Business Center
.
IMPORTANT
If you would like to create meta keys using the API, contact your support team for more information.
Follow these steps to create a meta key:
  1. Log in to the
    Business Center
    :
  2. On the left navigation panel, choose
    Payment Configuration > Key Management
    .
    If you are using a portfolio account to create a meta key for one of your merchant accounts, you can switch to a merchant account by clicking
    Switch merchant
    .
    The Quick Merchant Switch page appears.
    Choose the merchant account ID that you want to switch to, and click
    Switch
    .
  3. In the
    Merchant ID
     search filter, choose your merchant account ID.
    If you logged in from a portfolio user account or the account (
    _acct
    ) level, verify that the merchant ID you choose does not contain
    _acct
     in the ID name.
  4. Click
    + Generate Key
    .
    The Create Key page appears.
  5. Choose a key type and click
    Generate Key
    .
    The Key options page appears.
  6. Check the
    Create as a Meta-Key
     box and click
    Continue
    .
  7. Choose one of these options to assign the key:
    • To assign this key to all accounts in the current portfolio, choose
      All current and future Merchant IDs
      , click
      Create key
      , and continue to the Create Key page. All future merchant IDs will be automatically assigned this key. You are done and do not need to proceed with the following steps.
    • To assign this key to a specific merchant or group of merchants, choose
      Custom Merchant ID selection
       and then click
      Create key
      . This key is not automatically assigned to any future merchants. Proceed to the following steps.
  8. Click
    + Add custom merchant ids
    . The Add Custom Merchant IDs page appears.
    By default, all merchant IDs are shown in the Merchant IDs table. To limit the list to a subset of merchant IDs, click
    + Add filter
    , choose a search filter from the drop-down menu, and click
    Search
    .
  9. Check one or more transacting MID account boxes, and click
    Submit
    .
    The Key Generation page opens.
  10. Click
    Create key
    .
    Continue to the Create Key page to view your new key.
    You can also generate a new key by clicking
    + Generate Key
     again.
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