Authorizations and Declines

The Authorizations and Declines section shows details of each authorization or decline associated with the pay­ment. The first 10 items are displayed by default. If more than 10 items are available, you can use the Items Per Page list to display 20 or 50 items per page.

Authorizations and Declines Fields
Column Description

Date/Time

The date and time when the transaction was attempted.

Merchant Name

The name of the merchant where the transaction was conducted.

MCC

The Merchant Category Code for the merchant.

Terminal ID

An identifier associated with the point-of-sale terminal where the transaction was attempted.

Amount

The transaction amount.

Type/Status

The transaction type: Authorization, Decline, or Reversal.

Reason

For an authorized transaction, the word “Authorized” appears in this field.

For a declined transaction, this field contains an explanation of the reason why the transaction was declined.

Note: Information about authorizations and declines is obtained from the processor when the screen is displayed and is not updated automatically. Click the Refresh button to update the display with the latest information.