This process is necessary for CivicPlus Payments to be allowed to communicate with the CSG Forte gateway.
Disclaimer
This article is for information purposes only. We cannot make any guarantee to the accuracy of these specific steps below as CSG Forte may make modifications to what things are called or where they are placed. The outline below should be substantially similar to what you should see on the CSG Forte site.
Customer Responsibilities
If you, as the customer, do not set up API credentials nor provide the correct information to CivicPlus, users will not be able to complete a transaction.
Create API Credentials
Log in to Forte
Navigate to Developer and select API Credentials
Click Create
Enter a Name
Click Create New API Key
Copy the API Access ID and the API Secure Key
Note: You will need to provide both of these to CivicPlus.
Gather Organization and Location ID
You will need to provide your Organization ID and the Location ID to CivicPlus.
Your Organization ID is located at the top of the screen
Navigate to Locations and copy the Location ID
Provide your API Access ID, API Secure Key, Organization ID, and Location ID to CivicPlus