credit cards

[Mike Schwartz (PC Support)]

> Problem:  Monthly credit card billing and person wants to use different
> credit cards.
> 
> At present I have a credit card file to keep track on the required billing
> and the card to use.
> 
> I have considered adding a sequence number to this file which contains the
> persons customer # and then tagging the billing record with the card
> sequence # if other then the default #1.
> 
> This is an automatic billing procedure with a report, at present, being
> generated as to who needs to have the charges submitted.  Yes, I am
> considering using sockets to automate the submission process.
> 
> I am curious as to how others are handling this situation of either an
> alternate card or one billing being made on more then one card.
> 
> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting

     I've used a key that is a combination of the person's cust# and the
card type code, plus last 4 digits of the card.  (M=Mastercard, V=Visa,
etc.) When the sales rep pulls up a new invoice and types in the customer
ID, they see up to four (4) credit card numbers, like so:

{_} M4456 
(_) V3145 
(_) V3578
(_)
(_______________) Other Credit Card# [snip] (exp date, etc.)

    On the voice-script for the call, the operators ask, "Would you like to
put this on your MasterCard ending with 4456 again"?

    This way I avoid lookups back to the credit card master file.  Only one
lookup is necessary, at the point the operator gets to the part of verifying
the full card# and expiration date.

Mike Schwartz