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Batching from Authorize.Net

 
Weekly
In Authorize.net's Administration Area
  1. Every Monday (or whatever day works for you), choose "Transaction Search" from the top menu, then run a Search by Business Day Report in Authorize.net based on the previous week. For example, run from Monday to Sunday.
  2. Sort Batch ID in lowest to highest order by double-clicking the Batch column.
  3. Highlight the first set of matching Batch ID #s.
 
In MinistryPlatform
  1. Stewardship > Donations > view: Ready to Batch.
  2. Clear the current/unsaved selection, if any.
  3. Sort by Last Name by clicking the Display Name column.
  4. Select the Donations that match payments from the Authorize.net report highlighted batch.
  5. Tools > Create Batch Tool.
  6. Select Congregation, Batch Type, and Deposit Date, then name the Batch (for example, "authorize.net (batch id #)").
  7. Create Batch. 
From this point on, the Batch is treated just like any other batch in MinistryPlatform.
 
Daily
In Authorize.net's Administration Area

Go to the Reporting area and download the transaction detail report. This report is a daily report, one for each batch (per day). The batches are separate by payment type, credit card, and ACH, so there are two transaction details per day. 

In MinistryPlatform
  1. Stewardship > Donations > view: Ready to Batch.
  2. Clear the current/unsaved selection, if any.
  3. Sort by Last Name by clicking the Display Name column.
  4. Select the Donations that match payments from the Authorize.net report.
  5. Tools > Create Batch Tool.
  6. Select Congregation, Batch Type, and Deposit Date, then name the Batch (for example, "authorize.net (batch id #)").
  7. Create Batch.
From this point on, the Batch is treated just like any other batch in MinistryPlatform.