How do you create a Test payment?

The process of creating your Test payment slightly differs from the general flow. Its primary function is to verify that the system works correctly, ensuring that all functions, such as payment processing, notifications, and error handling, operate as expected. Since no actual money is transferred, there is no financial risk, making a Test mode a safe environment to evaluate various scenarios.

Here is our step-by-step guide on how to create a Test payment:

Step 1. Add a Test Payment Provider

To connect a Test Provider, navigate to a Payment Hub and click New connection.
The system redirects you to the catalogue of available Providers. From the list of Providers, choose the Test Provider.
Use One-click-connect as it initiates adding a Test Provider without any extra steps.
You can also manually add a Test Provider by entering test credentials into the required fields and adding Test methods.

Step 2. Add the Test methods

Go to Processing and click the presented Payment scheme on the grid. This scheme is created automatically based on the Base currencies you choose when launching the Organisation.
Then, you can add Test methods to the scheme. Click Add Payment methods and select the Test methods you prefer, either in Card flow or Redirect. This action is optional as the system adds Methods to the scheme automatically.
Next, you need to Enable Routes for a particular Method. Click the preferred Method on the grid and go to Configuration.
Click the toggle for a chosen Method. As a result, the Method status becomes Enabled. It switches on all the fields, currencies and features for the Method.
To initiate the Routing strategy for a specific Method, click the preferred Method and go to Routing & Cascading.
Choose Routing strategy, Rules and Actions. To learn how to work with Routing & Cascading, go to the Rule engine guide.

Step 3. Enable the Test methods for your Merchant account

Go to Merchants and click New Merchant account.
Enter the account Name, Website URL and choose the Payment scheme that contains Test methods you have previously added.
If you have previously created Payment schemes, you can use one for a new Merchant account. But if you have not, you can add a Default Payment scheme built on the Base currencies you have chosen while creating an Organisation. To learn more about working with a Payment scheme, go to the Payment scheme guide.
Click Create account. The status of your account should automatically become Enabled.
Go to the Scheme tab and switch on the Payments toggle.

Step 4. Add the Test methods to a Default Checkout

Go to Merchants and choose the account you want to use for a Test payment.
The system creates a Default Checkout so that you do not need to create an additional one at this stage.
Click Default Checkout and activate a Test mode by switching on the toggle in the top right corner of the page to be able to use the Test methods.
Go to the Methods tab and choose the Test methods that should be represented at Checkout.

Step 5. Create a Test Payment Request

Go to Transactions and click Create Payment.
Choose the Test Request type.
Choose a Merchant account you want to use when creating a Payment Request.
Choose the Checkout that you want to use in a Payment Request.
Insert the Amount that is going to be charged and the Currency, and click Create Payment.

Step 6. Process your Payment via Test credentials

After creating a Payment Request, the system redirects you to Transactions.
Click the dropdown list in the top right corner of the Transaction page and choose Open Checkout.
Сhoose the Test Payment method you want to use.
Fill in the required fields with our test credentials: {test data}
Click Pay.

Step 7. Check the Test Transaction status

Go to Transactions and review to see if the payment you made is presented in the list on the grid.
Click the chosen Transaction and check its status in the Details tab.
The status depends on the test credentials you have chosen when making a Test payment.