Online payments
hi, First of all i am really **bleep** that myob has shoved this online payment feature onto us. it is creating a lots of issues. Myob closed off an invoice yesterday but i haven't received payment ...
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We are also getting charged the surcharge when it should be oncharged to the customer. I also turned off the autopay settings, but invoices imported via a third party are forcing this payment option to be active, against our preferences.
This is such a bloody awful system. I am a long time user of MYOB and really find this forced change to be unacceptable.
Hi SANDYMW,
I totally get where you're coming from, especially as someone who's been using MYOB for a long time and knows how things should work. This feels like you’re not in control of your invoice settings. When invoices are imported through a third-party app, the online payments option gets automatically turned on. While we can adjust settings for invoices created directly in MYOB, for imported ones, you’ll need to check with the third-party app.
About the surcharge issue, it’s definitely odd that the charges are being applied to you instead of your customers. That’s not how it should be working, so we’ll need to look into this further. Head over to myaccount.myob.com to create a support ticket, and our team will investigate and sort things out for you.
Cheers,
Princess
Thank you support ticket has been raised.
The reply I received for my support ticket was next to useless :
Thank you for contacting MYOB Financial Services.
I understand your concerns regarding surcharges for Online Payments. Let me assist you further.
The issue occurs because third-party imported invoices do not follow the default MYOB surcharge settings, such as "customer pays the surcharge." Instead, these invoices are controlled by the settings within the third-party application, which may override MYOB's default configurations.
A common scenario is when the third-party application's settings take precedence, leading to discrepancies in surcharge applications.
As a workaround, you can open the imported invoice in MYOB and manually select the "customer pays the surcharge" option before sending it to your customer.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If the third-party application does not support MYOB's surcharge settings, its developers can reach out to the MYOB API support team to integrate this functionality.
To ensure surcharges are applied uniformly, you’ll need to either verify and correct these settings manually in MYOB or collaborate with the third-party software developers to adjust their application’s integration.
I trust this addresses your concerns. We will now proceed to close this case.Hi SANDYMW, I'm a developer of add-on solutions for MYOB AccountRIght. After researching, I'm unaware of any options that exist on the MYOB Business API that control or parallel the surcharge settings in the program itself. So I would question the factual basis of this reply.
In the sales invoice endpoint, there is a field called "onlinepaymentmethod", which can be set to All or None. If it is not set, when the invoice is posted MYOB will apply the default setting of All, therefore the imported invoice will have online payment options. But this is not related to the surcharge settings.
Hi Mike_James
I sent them your reply; this is their response. It provides more API detail but puts the onus directly back onto the third party developers, abrogating all responsibility for their change which seems a cop out to me. We are the ones left out of pocket, and all they want us to do is change each invoice manually:
Thank you for your respose.
The "onlinepaymentmethod" field in the MYOB Business API's sales invoice endpoint is unrelated to the surcharge settings for invoices. This field is specifically used to control whether online payment options (e.g., All or None) are enabled on an invoice. If not explicitly set in the API request payload, the default value of "All" is applied, meaning all online payment methods will be activated.
Purpose of the "onlinepaymentmethod" Field:
- This field determines whether online payment methods, such as card payments, are enabled for an invoice. When left unspecified, it defaults to "All," enabling all online payment options.
Surcharge Settings:
- The application of surcharges, such as charging customers a payment surcharge, operates independently of the "onlinepaymentmethod" field. These settings are controlled by internal business logic (e.g., merchant preferences or integrations within the MYOB system) and are not configurable through the Public API.
For example, recurring transactions and default merchant settings influence surcharges, but such configurations are not accessible within the API.
API Limitations:
- As correctly noted by developers, the "onlinepaymentmethod" field does not manage surcharge-related settings. There are currently no API parameters or toggles available for directly controlling surcharge applications.
Internal Logic and Behavior:
- Fields like "CanApplySurcharge" are managed by internal systems such as Huxley core and are not exposed through the Public API endpoints.
While the "onlinepaymentmethod" field is an essential part of the sales invoice endpoint, it does not control surcharge settings. For developers needing greater control over surcharges through the API, it is recommended to reach out to the MYOB API support team to explore potential enhancements or solutions.
As a workaround, you can open the imported invoice in MYOB and manually select the "customer pays the surcharge" option before sending it to your customer.
I hope this helps, We will now proceed to close this case.
