Sage Payment Solutions

[Alan Rich]

We currently use Sage MAS 90 as our ERP system. MAS90, once upon a time, could achieve CC processing through a separate PCCharge Server and also offers several ecommerce modules for generating a website for shopping and customer service, similar to AbleCommerce. I wanted to avoid being tied indefinitely to MAS90, and already had a home-grown ASP site, so avoided purchasing their e-commerce modules and PCCharge server. In my early research I saw that AbleCommerce comes with a template to add a gateway for Sagepay. I mistakenly assumed this meant Able's CC processing and my MAS90 product could use the same CC processor and I could accept credit cards both through AbleCommerce and directly within the MAS90 ERP software. I now realize that Sagepay is a UK/Ireland-based enterprise that does not appear to support US customers. I currently import Ablecommerce web orders into MAS90 through it's Visual Integrator module, but without a merchant account, I'm currently limited to "Purchase Order" as my only payment option for website customers, which I limit to known wholesale (open credit) customers. I want to allow for retail sales and begin accepting credit cards, but I do not want one CC processor for my website and another one for my internal ERP system. I also want to avoid "manual" entry through some Virtual terminal. Sage and MAS90 offer an extremely robust option through their Sage Payment Solutions, handling CC, ACH, bank wires and much more. There is also an option for a more simple set of web services to achieve CC authorizations and captures. And they claim relatively easy integration with Thrid-party software, such as AbleCommerce, through their APIs. They have a website for third-party developers and an extensive set of API's for hooking into their SPS gateway of services. So my questions are: a) Does AbleCommerce support Sage Payment Solutions? b) If not, are there any plans to do so soon? or c) Any advice on developing my own custom Gateway?

Thanks for any insight.
Alan

[plugables]

a) Does AbleCommerce support Sage Payment Solutions?

No. Not out of the box.

b) If not, are there any plans to do so soon?

Someone from AbleCommerce can respond to that. However I think unless there is a significant demand for a particular gateway it is not likely to be included in the base product.

c) Any advice on developing my own custom Gateway?

AbleCommerce supports adding custom payment gateways and this is well documented. Here is a good place to get started. http://wiki.ablecommerce.com/index.php/ ... nt_Gateway
Sample source code for Authorize.Net implementation can be found here viewtopic.php?f=47&t=5926