Configure the Online Payments system

You can define separate configurations for different authorities (in ASSURE Public Protection) or management areas (in ASSURE Land & Property).

  1. On the System Administration screen, click Online Payment Settings.

    The Online Payment Settings screen appears.

  2. On the System tab, specify the following system-wide parameters, depending on the payment provider:

    • Adelante payment systemClosed

      Details for the Adelante payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      ADELANTE

      Channel*

      Your authority's Adelante channel code.

      Fund Code*

      The fund to which payments are allocated.

      Caller ID*

      An authority-specific reference identifier.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The Adelante payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • Barclaycard™ payment systemClosed

      Details for the Barclaycard™ payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      BARCLAYCARD

      Affiliation Name*

      Your authority's Barclaycard payment service provider ID (PSPID).

      SHA-IN Passphrase*

      Your authority's Secure Hash Algorithm pass phrase. Barclaycard impose restrictions on the composition of the pass phrase and the minimum number of characters.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The Barclaycard payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      Application ID

      An optional application identifier.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • Capita SCP payment systemClosed

      Details for the Capita SCP payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      CAPITA SCP

      Fund Code

      Customer-specific fund code.

      Income Code

      Customer-specific income code.

      XML Field

      The element of the Capita XML schema to which the income code (if specified) is mapped.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The Capita Secure Card Portal (SCP) payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      Payment Back URL*

      The URL to return to if the user clicks Back on the Capita SCP Payment screen.

      Site ID*

      Your authority's site ID assigned by Capita.

      SCP ID*

      One of the Secure Card Portal instances assigned to your authority by Capita.

      HMAC Key ID*

      The keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) for this SCP instance, assigned by Capita.

      HMAC Key*

      The HMAC secret key for this SCP instance, assigned by Capita.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • Civica payment systemClosed

      Details for the Civica payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      CIVICA

      Payment Provider URL*

      The Civica payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      Calling Application ID*

      Which application is using the payment system.

      Fund Code*

      An account type for the specified calling application that is used to identify the system to which the transaction should be exported and whether the general ledger should be updated with this payment.

      GL Code*

      A general ledger code of the form NNNN/AANN.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • GOV.UK Pay payment systemClosed

      Details for the Worldpay payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      GOVUKPAY

      API Key*

      The live API key for the ASSURE system or a module.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The GOV.UK Pay payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • PARIS payment systemClosed

      Details for the PARIS payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      PARIS

      Customer Reference / Invoice Number

      An optional value that is used only when testing online payments.

      Description of Payment

      Description to be sent with the payment to PARIS, for example Application Fee.

      Fund Code

      The payment fund code.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The PARIS payment system URL.

      Payment Return Text

      Text returned after a successful payment, for example Fee Accepted.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      * Mandatory fields.

    • Worldpay payment systemClosed

      Details for the Worldpay payment system

      Field

      Description

      Authority or Management Area

      Please Select denotes the default or only configuration; otherwise, the authority or management area to which this configuration applies.

      Payment Provider*

      WORLDPAY

      Installation ID*

      Your authority's Worldpay payment service provider ID.

      Payment Provider URL*

      The Worldpay payment system URL.

      Payment Return URL*

      This should be the external URL for the ReceivePaymentTransaction page.

      Mode*

      Whether the Payment Provider URL is for a Live (0) or Test (100) account.

      Merchant ID

      An optional application identifier.

      * Mandatory fields.

    Any configuration, including the default, can be removed by clicking red cross icon.

    Important

    Take care when changing these parameters, or the payment system may stop working. In particular, the Payment Return URL should not be changed without consulting NEC Software Solutions.

  3. Optionally, on the Planning, Building Control, Enquiries and Complaints, Land Charges and Public Protection tabs, override one or more of the system-wide settings for those products/modules by ticking the adjacent Set Here checkbox and specifying a local value.

  4. Click Save.

Tip

Public-facing applications and worksheets can be individually configured to override the non-mandatory parameters. Some can also be configured so that citizens can only pay fees online, by disabling manual payment options.

Note that changing the Payment Provider at the system or product/module level may invalidate any inherited configuration at the application/worksheet level.