Priorities and Cap
Within each specific Merchant in the Router, you can set rules to prioritize specific merchants and set limitations, or caps on specific merchants.
Priority
Set MID priority to force a set amount of initials for a given timeframe. Priority logic require a weight, amount and timeframe.
Priority Weight: Weight sets the order in which merchant should be used if multiple Merchnats are setup with a Priority.
- First {priority amount} of successful initial transactions will hit this merchant before it moves to the next merchant in the router.
- The Priority Weight is a numeric value (1,2,3..) to determine which merchant order to go in.
- If multiple Merchants have the Priority Weight of 1,
Priority Amount: Count of initials that you want to cap on the Merchant before moving to the next priority or moving to the router settings.
Timeframe: how often you want the Order Cap to apply to - day, week, month, etc
Example 1:

In this example, Merchant A and Merchant B are setup with Priority Weight = 1 and Amount = 5. Here is how 16 transactions would route. This router is a Round Robin.
PAY ATTENTIONBecause Merchant A and B both share the Weight of 1, due to the order where Merchant A is listed first, ALL of Merchant A's priority limit will be met before moving the Merchant B's priority limit. Once both limits are met, the Initial Transaction Routing (ITR) of Round Robin will apply.
Transaction | Merchant | Why was that Merchant Chosen |
---|---|---|
1 | A | First Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
2 | A | First Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
3 | A | First Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
4 | A | First Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
5 | A | First Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
6 | B | Second Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
7 | B | Second Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
8 | B | Second Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
9 | B | Second Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
10 | B | Second Merchant Listed, Weight = 1 for first 5 transactions for the day |
11 | C | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
12 | D | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
13 | A | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
14 | B | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
15 | C | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
16 | D | Round Robin Settings (Merchant A and B Priorities were already met) |
Order Cap
Set a cap on initial orders. Once that cap is hit, the merchant is disabled from the router
Order Cap Amount: Set a cap on initial orders. Once that cap is hit, the merchant is disabled from the router.
Timeframe: how often you you want the Order Cap to apply to - day, week, month, etc
Priority & Cap LogicWhen using both Order and Priority, Order Cap takes precedence over Priority Amount.
Updated 21 days ago