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Payments subsystem
In WebSphere Commerce Version 6.x the Payments subsystem was introduced. Payment processing using the WebSphere Commerce Multipayment Framework (used in version 5.x) and payment processing using the Payments subsystem is fundamentally different.
Payments subsystem
In WebSphere Commerce Version 6.x the Payments subsystem was introduced. Payment processing using the WebSphere Commerce Multipayment Framework (used in version 5.x) and payment processing using the Payments subsystem is fundamentally different.
Payments subsystem architecture
The Payments subsystem contains three main parts: Payment rules engine, Payment plug-in controller, and payment plug-ins.
Payment instructions
A payment instruction is the instance of a payment method with the details necessary to perform payment actions. For example, if a payment method name is Visa, then the payment instruction consists of Visa, the payment amount, cardholder's name, billing address, account number, and expiration date.

Payment instructions

A payment instruction is the instance of a payment method with the details necessary to perform payment actions. For example, if a payment method name is Visa, then the payment instruction consists of Visa, the payment amount, cardholder's name, billing address, account number, and expiration date.

A shopper adds a payment instruction during the checkout flow. When the payment instruction is added, the PIAdd command runs and persists payment information to the payment tables. A payment instruction is created in the EDPPAYINST and PPCPAYINST tables. The protocol data is stored in the PPCEXTDATA table.