Saving credit card into PMS

Under “Transaction Type” in a new or edited “Transaction Category” select “send credit card to Opera”. This will cause TransForm to update the credit card on file for a reservation or group.

This option can be selected only in Transaction Types “AUTHORIZATION only” or the “CHOICE of PAYMENT/DEPOSIT or AUTHORIZATION”.

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Once the authorization transaction is completed you will see the Credit Card that was used attached as the main credit card on the stay.

As you can see below, authorizations (approval codes & amounts) do not display in OPERA. You must refer to your Payment Gateway for details.

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If the transaction fails to insert the credit card, a notification email is sent, similar to the posting failure emails, providing details of the failure. These go to the same people set up to receive posting failure emails under Notifications.

Auto Void

Always turn on “Auto Void” when setting up the Transaction Type, as shown below. “Auto void” will automatically void an authorization after it is successful so that it does tie up the payer’s card limit.

Note that the void request is sent immediately to the card holders bank, but can take 5-10 business days to process, based on the card company policy.

If the auto-void fails, a notification email is sent, similar to the posting failure emails, providing details of the auto-void failure. These go to the same people set up to receive posting failure emails under Notifications.