Sofort.

Sofort (also known as Pay Now., Online Bank Transfer., formerly known as SOFORT, SOFORTÜBERWEISUNG) is an online direct payment method provided by Klarna. Sofort uses online banking systems established by banks and acts as an intermediary between an online shop and a consumer’s online banking account.

Sofort. Configuration

1. Select Shop Settings/Payment Methods.

2. Scroll down to Wirecard Sofort.
   

3. Click Wirecard Sofort. to open the Sofort configuration page:
   

Purchase Price From/To

During checkout, the consumer can choose Sofort only if the total purchase price is within the specified limits. Select the limits according to your Wirecard contract.

Descriptor

The descriptor is the text representing an order on the consumer's bank statement issued by their bank. It provides information for the consumer, as it associates a specific debit on the consumer's account with the respective purchase in your shop.

• For Sofort, each request/response must contain the descriptor. The module ensures that the descriptor is sent with each request/response.

• By default, the descriptor text consists of the first 9 characters of the shop name and the order number.

• To modify the descriptor, use the method createDescriptor in the file catalog/model/extension/payment/wirecard_pg/helper/additional_information_helper.php.

  • Allowed characters: umlaut, 0-9,a-z,A-Z, , +, ,, -, .
  • Max. length: 27 characters

Send Additional Information

If this feature is set to Yes, additional data will be sent for the purpose of fraud protection. This additional data includes billing/shipping address and shopping basket.

Delete Canceled Order

If this feature is set to Yes, every time the payment process is canceled before completion of the purchase, the corresponding order will be automatically deleted from the OXID order management.

Delete Failed Order

If this feature is set to Yes, every time the payment process fails to complete the purchase successfully, the corresponding order will be automatically deleted from the OXID order management.

Payment Action

Sofort transactions allow only payment action Purchase, which triggers the transaction type debit for payment method Sofort.

Successful transactions (i.e. payments for orders) are captured/invoiced automatically and do not have to be confirmed manually.

Supported Post-Processing Operations

To access post-processing operations, go to Wirecard Transactions to open the transaction table, which lists all successful transactions:

Click a Transaction ID to open the transaction detail view. It shows all available post-processing operations, e.g.:

Sofort supports the post-processing operation Refund via SEPA Credit Transfer. For more details on how to enable and configure refunds for Sofort, please see the SEPA Credit Transfer page.

Refund triggers transaction type credit. The payment/invoice will be refunded, and the corresponding order in OXID order management will be updated to status Refunded.

You also have the option of partial Refund. Partial Refund is possible until the payment has been refunded in full.

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Please be aware that stock management is not included in the post-processing operations triggered in the Wirecard module but only in OXID order management.