FirstCard Settlement
FirstCard settlement covers customers whose Credit Card Provider is set to FirstCard. The flow is the same as for Diners Club -- only a few setup values differ.
How It Works
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Collection -- the integration platform picks up posted sales invoices and posted sales credit memos where the provider is FirstCard and the Credit Card Status is Pending.
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Transaction data -- document header, lines, traveler names and, for flight bookings, the flight segments.
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Submission -- the transaction is sent to FirstCard.
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Write-back -- Business Central is updated with the new status, the sent date and time, a sequence number, and an error message if the transaction was rejected.
Credit memos take part in settlement just like invoices.
Differences From Diners Club
Both providers use the same documents, the same statuses and the same tools in Business Central. The seller (salesperson) is reported for both. What actually differs is the setup:
| Aspect | Diners Club | FirstCard |
|---|---|---|
| Article code on the item | Diners Article Code | FirstCard Article Code |
| Settlement account in AIR Setup | Diners Receivables Account | FirstCard Receivables Account |
Each provider has its own article code numbering, so an item that is sold to both kinds of customer needs both codes filled in on the Item Card.
What FirstCard Needs From Your Setup
| Setting | Where | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Card Provider = FirstCard | Customer Card | Decides that the customer is settled through FirstCard. |
| Credit Card No. | Customer Card | Used to match the transaction at FirstCard. |
| FirstCard Article Code | Item Card | Tells FirstCard what kind of product the line is. |
| FirstCard Receivables Account | AIR Setup | The account FirstCard documents are posted against. Posting is blocked if it is missing. |
| Salesperson | Sales order | The seller is reported with the transaction. |
Resolving Issues
Troubleshooting is identical to Diners:
- Read the error on the posted invoice or credit memo, or in the Travel Card Validation Errors list. The Partner Type column tells you which provider the error came from.
- Correct the cause -- a missing card number, a missing FirstCard article code, or missing data on the document.
- Choose Set Credit Card Status on the posted document and select Pending (or RetryPending).
- The document is included in the next settlement run.