In this Guide: Viewing Credit Card Information in the Admin Panel

Permissions

To view credit card information, the user must either be a Super Admin or an Admin that has permission. To give an Admin Account permission to view credit card information, go to Admin >> Administrator Editor. Once in the Administrator Editor, click the Edit link next to the Admin Account you want to give permission to. Check the Allow User To View Full Credit Card Information checkbox and click the Save button.

Note: When a new Admin Account is created the Allow User To View Full Credit Card Information is not checked by default.

Viewing Credit Card Information

Requirements to View Credit Card Information

1. The user is a Super Admin
2. The user is a regular Admin with the Allow User To View Order Payment Information and Allow User To View Full Credit Card Information permissions checked.

If these requirements are met the “View Credit Card Number” button will display in the Order Editor when the payment information contains a credit card number. Admin Users with permission may accept the responsibility of viewing the full credit card number by clicking this button and accepting the security notice popup. After clicking the OK button on the security notice the user will be able view the full credit card number within the payment information section of the Order Editor.

This permission lasts as long as the current browser session; the security notice popup will open only once per browser session. If the Cancel button is clicked on the security notice the user will return to the Order Editor and the credit card number will continue to be masked.

Note: Each time an Admin User logs into the Admin Panel they will need to accept this security notice by clicking the “View Credit Card Number” button in order to view the full credit card number.

Printing Full Credit Card Information

Admin Users with permission are able to print the full credit card number collected through a Custom Payment Method. This option is only available for orders paid by a Custom Payment Method. If an order is paid through an Online Payment Gateway the full credit card number will always be masked within the Print Invoice.

Requirements to Print Credit Card Numbers

1. The order was paid using a Custom Payment Method to collect a credit card number.
2. The user is a Super Admin or an Admin User with permission to view the credit card number (see above).
3. The option Orders >> Order Invoice Print Settings >> Display Full Credit Card Information is set to Yes.

When these requirements are met the full credit card number will be included in the Print Invoice. The Admin User does not need to first click the “View Credit Card Number” button in order for the full credit card number to be included in the Print Invoice.