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8.3. Evergreen Credit Card Setup
Last Updated 04/12/2024
Setting Up Bill Payments via Credit Card in Evergreen
Libraries can choose to set up patron bill payment via credit card within the Evergreen OPAC. The credit card feature requires the following:
Payment Processing Service
You may choose any bank or credit card service as long as they use AuthorizeNet, PayPal, PayflowPro, or Stripe.
Set up credit card processing
Once a credit card service is selected and active for your library system, please submit a help ticket to let NC Cardinal staff know you are enabling Evergreen credit card processing at your library. Proceed to set up credit card processing within Evergreen.
Open the Library Settings Editor window via the Administration menu within Evergreen: Admin→ Local Admin→ Library Setting
Search for Library Setting “Allow Credit Card Payments”.
Select your library SYSTEM from the Context dropdown menu and set the Value to "True". Different branch accounts are not possible within Evergreen.
You must provide login information to Evergreen for the selected credit card service.
Example Setup for AuthorizeNET as a credit card service
On the Library Settings window, enter:
- AuthorizeNet Login = Your API Login ID as provided by the bank or credit card service
- AuthorizeNet password = provided by AuthorizeNet or bank (Usually your Transaction Key)
- Name of the default credit processor = AuthorizeNet (example)
- Leave the AuthorizeNet server library setting BLANK (null)
Please submit a help ticket for assistance with applying login credentials to library settings.
Test Processing Beforehand
Each type of credit card service provides a “test mode” within Evergreen so that you may test your connections before going “live” with credit card payments. Look for the “test mode” library setting for your credit card service. Set the setting = TRUE. Do some testing with your chosen credit card vendor to ensure that the test transactions are going through. When you are ready to “go live” with credit card processing, reset this setting = FALSE.