I think I fixed it. I protected the extraction of the
paymentMethodTypeId with a test for null (line 1554 in
PaymentGatewayServices.java). I'll test a bit more to see if this breaks
anything (it shouldn't), but I'm still concerned that I needed to do
this at all.
One logical conclusion is that I'm the first person to ever want to
process my credit cards externally in a POS environment, and I'm
struggling with that idea. The other possible conclusion (see below) is
that I've screwed up my config somewhere else, and I'd love someone to
tell me what I did wrong...
Cheers, Iain
Iain Fogg wrote:
I'm getting a tad frustrated with this since I suspect it is some
basic bit of config I've forgotten/messed up, but my progress to date....
I managed to work out that I need to set my store's payment type for
credit cards to PRDS_PAY_EXTERNAL. This now allows me to process the
credit card transaction using my independent merchant terminal, and
then I get prompted for the authorisation reference number in POS.
However, an exception is generated when I finish the transaction.
It is generating a null pointer exception in processAuthResult
(org.ofbiz.accounting.payment/PaymentGateway/Service.java - line
2820). The reason is pretty simple. The OrderPaymentPreference record
created for the transaction has a paymentMethodTypeId = 'CREDIT_CARD'
but the paymentMethodId = NULL.
Consequently, no PaymentMethod would be retrieved and the string
comparison against "CREDIT_CARD" fails.
Any pointers? I'm finding it hard to believe that I'm the first person
who wanted to use OFBiz without online credit card processing features
turned on :-)
Cheers, Iain
Iain Fogg wrote:
It's going to take me some time to get to the point where I can get
OFBiz to talk directly to Australian CC companies for authorisation,
so...
How do I configure/use OFBiz in the following scenario:
1. Customer buys item(s) in store and wants to pay with CC
2. I process the CC transaction on the (independent CC terminal
provided by my CC company - old school, I know :-)
3. I tell the POS application that the customer paid by CC
If I'm not doing any credit card processing with OFBiz (at this
stage) can I configure it to not bother with card details, yet still
update the GL accounts to track credit card sales (and refunds).
Maybe this is not practical?
If this is not an option, then I think I need to run out and buy an
MSR, 'cause my staff will revolt if they've gotta type in credit card
numbers and expiry dates just to complete a POS sale.
I had a look at the manual CC tx service but I'm not sure that is the
one I should be using - can someone advise?
Help appreciated.
Cheers, Iain
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