Merchant Server Integration - FAQs

What is the difference between orders and purchases?

Orders group individual purchases together. Such as in the case of submission method 1 (Individual Items in a Collection) through ECI
Purchases can be defined as a subset of an order and mostly are identified as a single unit or product. However, if a merchant uses submission method 2 (All items as a Bundle) through ECI then the entire cart will be posted as a single purchase, which may include multiple items.

How are MSI notifications useful to my business?

MSI allows merchants to receive a real time automated XML data feed and integrate it directly into your order management system.

How do I receive MSI notifications?

To enable MSI view our MSI Overview section.

How do I verify the authenticity of an MSI notification?

Verification of MSI notifications is explained in detail in our MSI Overview section.