This page covers the Merchant - Edit Email Contents functions.

This function is only available in Professional or higher level accounts.

There are basically two messages sent out by the system. A payment receipt message to the check submitter and a new check notification message to you when new checks are created. You can set the From and To addresses for such messages on the Merchant - Edit Contact Information page.

For basic level accounts, a standard pre-set message is used for the above. For Pro level accounts, you have the option of using custom subject lines and body content for the two messages. Along with your custom text, you can use specific "tokens" or data placeholders where data about the transaction will be inserted in place of the token.

For instance, the default subject and body content for the receipt message to a check submitter is:

Subject: Receipt for Your Vcheck Payment

This message is to confirm that on [Date], a check in the amount of $[Amount], made payable to [Payee] was submitted using your email address as the point of contact. The confirmation number for this transaction is [ConfirmationNumber].

If you feel there was any type of error with your payment, please reply to this message (be sure to include this original text) with your corrections or contact us via phone at [MerchantPhone].

In the above, you will see the tokens within the brackets [ ]. When the outgoing message is created, the tokens will be replaced with the actual data from that specific transaction. The below is a list of all possible tokens that may be used. To use your own subject line or body content, simply uncheck the box that says Use Default and then you will be able to edit the text. If you do edit any of the content for either message, MAKE SURE you scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button, or you changes will not be saved.

Token Key
[MerchantName] Name of the Merchant
[MerchantPhone] Phone Number of the Merchant
[PayerName] The name of the Check Writer
[Date] Date/Time check was submitted
[Payee] Check Payee
[Amount] Check Amount
[ConfirmationNumber] Confirmation Number
[memo] The first memo field
[memo2] The second memo field
[memo3] The third memo field
[memo4] The fourth memo field

The Memo field that appears on the check form with a text box for user entry is the "memo" field. The next 3 memo fields are only populated if values for those fields are sent via a pre-form when the actual check form is called.

Note: Slightly different messages are sent for payments created on a Recurring schedule (for accounts that have the Recurring Payments option). While very similar to the default messages for new payments, both the receipt and notification messages indicate that the payment was a recurring payment. The content for the recurring payment messages can not be modified at this time.