Application
This unit applies to individuals in the network or web development area who are required to build e-commerce facilities into websites.
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare server and ebusiness software for payment site | 1.1 Analyse client requirements 1.2 Evaluate payment software and select appropriate software to meet specifications, including security and privacy benchmarks 1.3 Review and compare online merchant options 1.4 Choose payment method with reference to business requirements and client expectations 1.5 Test payment software and evaluate to ensure suitability and compatibility with current system and to meet client needs |
2. Install payment gateway | 2.1 Install selected payment software 2.2 Establish online merchant account 2.3 Configure web pages and back-end solutions to handle requests and integrate with the database for each transaction 2.4 Obtain merchant account information from the financial institution 2.5 Implement appropriate security systems to protect the payment infrastructure 2.6 Configure payment gateway to accept the appropriate payment methods and transaction types according to business requirements |
3. Test payment gateway | 3.1 Check transaction server for functionality against expected performance benchmarks 3.2 Test gateway using transaction types 3.3 Verify transactions by using the administrative functions of chosen payment software 3.4 Document payment gateway |
Required Skills
Required skills
analytical skills to analyse client needs
literacy skills to document completed work
numeracy skills to check payment transactions
planning and organisational skills to complete tasks within costs and timeframe
technical skills to:
configure software on a server
script in a variety of languages
select and configure a merchant account
set up a merchant ID (MID) and a terminal ID (TID).
Required knowledge
detailed knowledge of
batching verification
payment software products
processes and techniques associated with implementing client-side shopping carts through active server pages (ASP) and interfacing with databases with ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
public key infrastructure (PKI)
relative advantages and disadvantages of credit card, digital cash and online cheque systems
overview knowledge of:
Copyleft and Free Software Foundation
copyright and intellectual property
electronic commerce modelling language (ECML)
encryption options for national and international business
globally unique ID (GUID)
privacy legislation.
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the ability to: review client requirements install, configure and test a payment gateway document completed payment gateway. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: appropriate servers and software payment software simulated merchant account website appropriate learning and assessment support when required modified equipment for people with special needs. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: evaluation of candidate’s payment gateway review of candidate’s payment gateway documentation verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of: payment gateways scripting security required for ecommerce. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support. In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Software may include: | commercial applications customised in-house organisation-specific packaged. |
Specifications may include: | current system functionality metrics project plan software requirements technical requirements user problem statement. |
Payment method may include: | local and international transactions use of credit cards off-line online cheques or digital cash online or a combination of both. |
System may include: | application service provider (ASP) applications databases gateways internet service provider (ISP) operating systems servers. |
Client may include: | external organisations individuals internal departments internal employees. |
Solutions may include: | audit requirements ebusiness or e-commerce solution changes to network infrastructure changes to security or privacy provisions new hardware and hardware upgrades new software and software upgrades inventory management OHS requirements quality requirements user training or implementing a new system. |
Database may include: | commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) packages object-relational proprietary relational. |
Server may include: | application or web servers BEA Weblogic servers email servers file and print servers firewall servers FTP servers IBM VisualAge and WebSphere Novell Directory Services (NDS) servers proxy or cache servers. |
Sectors
Networking
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority