Process Scheduled Transactions and Reattempt Logic

Scheduled Batch Job to Process Scheduled Transactions

When you complete the Setup Wizard we schedule a Blackthorn | Payments batch jobs to run nightly. You can also manually run these batch job any time you want from the Blackthorn | Payments Admin tab.

If you fire a batch process to capture all the open Transactions and another batch process is already running, the second process will quietly fail. This way, protection against double-charges is implemented.

Process Scheduled Charge Transactions

There is a nightly scheduled batch job that will automatically capture the charge Transactions.

Batch Job Name: Blackthorn | Payments Daily Captures

Those Transactions have to meet the following criteria to be processed:

• Auto-Process checked
• A valid Payment Method
• Due Date or Date To Process = Less than or equal to Today
• Transaction Status = "Open"
• Currency ISO
• Amount

The fields below are needed for Transfer Transactions (Stripe Connect) to be automatically processed:

• Auto-Process checked
• A valid Connected Account
• Due Date or Date To Process = Less than or equal to Today
• Transaction Status = "Open"
• Currency ISO
• Amount

Process Scheduled Refund Transactions

There is a nightly scheduled batch job that will automatically capture the refund Transactions.

Batch Job Name: Blackthorn | Payments Daily Refunds

Those Transactions have to meet the following criteria to be processed:

• Auto-Process checked
• Payment Method is the same as the original Transaction
• Due Date or Date To Process = Less than or equal to Today
• Transaction Status = "Open"
• Transactions Type = "Refund"
• Amount is negative
• Original Transaction (if refund) = original Transaction

Reattempt Logic

The reattempt logic allows you to automate reattempted Transactions. A new Transaction record will automatically create from the reattempt logic if the original one fails. Out-of-the-box, Blackthorn | Payments enables reattempt logic for four reattempts, one day apart.

Automated Reattempts applies to Transactions with:

• A Payment Method.
• Auto-Process checked
• Due Date equals or is less than TODAY.
• Transaction Status = "Failed".

Customized your reattempt logic in custom settings.

Reattempt Logic Process

• If the Transaction fails, a new Transaction is automatically generated with a Transaction Status = "Open".

• The new Transaction is generated in a scheduled job under Blackthorn Payments | Daily Captures. If you want to change the frequency of when these jobs process, click Manage.

• Each newly generated Transaction from the failed Transaction is related. On the original failed Transaction record, you'll see all of the reattempts in a related list and a field called Reattempt Number that auto-increases by 1 each time that original transaction is reattempted.

• Based on the reattempt number, you can take action.

  Our recommendation: Create a Process Builder process whereby each criterion fires by an incremental Reattempt Number, such as

  • Reattempt #1, do nothing.
  • Reattempt #2, auto-fire an email template to the Payment Method email address with a PayLink so the customer can update their card.
  • Reattempt #3, create a Task for someone internal to follow-up, etc.

• The reattempt logic should function whether the Transaction was initially auto-processed or processed in real time, as determined by the setting in Blackthorn Pay - Trigger Settings.

The full use case can be found here.

Next Steps

• Learn how to auto-process Transactions.
• Configure reattempt logic in custom settings.
• Setup a valid Payment Method

Troubleshooting

If you have received an error with the auto-process and/or reattempt logic or have a question, please view our Troubleshooting page. If you still have Default Payment Method questions, please contact Blackthorn Support. We're happy to help!