If you have several employees who will be doing different things in the portal, one of the first things you'll want to do before you begin using this portal is to set up or assign a role for each type of user.
You can set up your user roles however you like, but there are six default user roles available in the portal. You don't have to use these roles, but you cannot change or delete them.
You can give your employees access to the portal for processing payments, viewing reports, and administering the portal.
To see the list of users who have access to your portal:
Agave Support can assist with resetting a password for Super Users, but cannot assist with password resets for non-Super Users.
If a user has forgotten their password and they cannot use the Forgot Password function for some reason, the Manage Users page allows you to reset their password.
To set up a new user in the portal:
To change your password while logged in to the portal:
You can change your password at any time you like. Your password must be different from the last 4 passwords you used.
If you forget your password, you can use the Forgot Password function on the login page. This function requires your account to have a pre-set Security Question and answer, and an email address saved in the system.
If you use an incorrect password more than 5 times in a row, your account will lock for 30 minutes. It will automatically unlock after 30 minutes.
You can set up to five (5) custom fields for Customer profiles in Admin / Settings on the Custom Fields tab of Settings.
You can store your customer information (add, delete, and view customers). This allows you to quickly retrieve it to speed payment processing. You may associate one or more forms of payment on file with a single customer. You can add a Payment On File (Card or ACH) with or without having a corresponding saved Customer.
You have two options for updating customer information:
Column | Field Name | Required? | Example | Max Length | Possible Values / Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | Add or Update | R | A | 1 | A To Add a new record or U To Update an existing customer |
B | System-assigned ID | C | 123123 | 64 | Required for customer updates |
C | First Name | R | Joe | 64 | Customer first name |
D | Middle Name | O | A | 64 | Customer middle name |
E | Last Name | R | Johnson | 64 | Customer last name |
F | Customer ID Ext | R | J091238 | 64 | Merchant-assigned ID or customer account number |
G | Address 1 | O | 123 Main St | 128 | Customer address, line 1 |
H | Address 2 | O | Suite 23 | 128 | Customer address, line 2 |
I | City | O | Moorpark | 64 | Customer city |
J | State | O | CA | 2 | 2-digit state code |
K | Zip | O | 91311 | 10 | Zip or postal code |
L | Country | O | US | 2 | 2-digit country code |
M | Phone | O | (805)123-1232 | 32 | Customer phone number |
N | O | test@test.com | 128 | Customer email address | |
O | Date of Birth | O | 12/31/1970 | 10 | Customer birthdate, in mm/dd/yyyy format |
P | Alternate phone | O | (805) 456-7890 | 32 | Alternate phone number |
Q | Gender | O | M | 1 | M for Male, F for Female |
R | Company | O | Acme Enterprises | 64 | Alpha Numeric |
S | Custom Field 1 | O | Your custom data here | 100 | Alpha Numeric |
T | Custom Field 2 | O | Your custom data here | 100 | Alpha Numeric |
U | Custom Field 3 | O | Your custom data here | 100 | Alpha Numeric |
V | Custom Field 4 | O | Your custom data here | 100 | Alpha Numeric |
W | Custom Field 5 | O | Your custom data here | 100 | Alpha Numeric |
A,,Joe,C,Williams,333,123 Main Street,Ste 120,Chicago,IL,31111,US,401-555-1212,joe1@consumer.com,,,
A,,Mary,,Smith,555,234 Blackstone Blvd,#8,Providence,RI,02906,US,916-555-1212,example@example,,,
A,,John,,Brown,654,456 42nd Street,,Omaha,NE,61234,US,312-555-1212,john@consumer.com,,,
A,62980,Joe,C,Williams,333,123 Main Street,Ste 120,Chicago,IL,31111,US,401-555-1212,joe1@consumer.com,,,,Added
A,62981,Mary,,Smith,555,234 Blackstone Blvd,#8,Providence,RI,02906,US,916-555-1212,example@example,,,,Added
A,62982,John,,Brown,654,456 42nd Street,,Omaha,NE,61234,US,312-555-1212,john@consumer.com,,,,Added
The header and footer of receipts can be customized. Note that customizing Email header and footer involves different fields than customizing Payment Receipts (usually printed or saved).
If you have repeat customers who want you to keep their credit card or bank account number on file for future purchases, you can enter their account information into the portal and it will be available as a payment option whenever that customer makes a new payment.
The advantages of keeping a card or account on file are:
NOTE: Transactions using a Card On File will process as "card not present" transactions, which can affect processing rates. This is true even if the transaction is set to "retail" if a card on file is used.
There are several ways to create the Card or Account on File record:
Navigate to the Card On File page in the Admin section
You can save a customer's payment information on file for future charges, but from time to time you may need to make changes or delete a customers' card (or bank account) that you have saved on file.
There are 2 types of email notifications.
You can have automated e-mail receipts sent to your customers each time a payment is processed. You can also choose to receive an e-mail notification yourself each time a transaction is processed. Additionally, you can receive e-mail notifications when a card you have on file or for a scheduled payment is about to expire to give you time to take action to correct it.
ADD FLEX FEE INFO
Clients using their own website to accept payments can use the Hosted Payment product by embedding the Agave Paymentsite page on their website. This can significantly reduce the PCI scope and security risk of accepting payments on a website.
Hosted Payments must be configured to work with your website, and Agave support staff can enable this option upon request. Configuration settings are available in the merchant Portal under Settings -> >>>. Details on configuration of Hosted Payments can be found in the Hosted Payments User Guide at Agave Paymentsite Integration