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Merchant Configuration cannot be null.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
php
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start by reviewing ExternalConfiguration.php and the Microform v2 upgrade changes referenced in the issue, then reproduce the "Merchant Configuration cannot be null" error with the listed sandbox credentials. Done means identifying which configuration value or initialization step is missing and confirming that the page loads successfully.

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Description

We are currently in the process of upgrading our Microform implementation from version 0.11 to version 2.0. As part of this upgrade, we have updated our codebase in alignment with the recent commits labeled "Modified Flex products", as referenced in the following screenshot:
🔗 https://prnt.sc/XR0Na8G41pig

Additionally, we have updated the ExternalConfiguration.php file with our sandbox credentials (merchantID, apiKeyID, and secretKey), as shown here:
🔗 https://prnt.sc/ODUWEA_qeDyh

However, when attempting to load the page, we encounter the following error:
"Merchant Configuration cannot be null."

Query:
In ExternalConfiguration.php, we have provided values for:

  • merchantID
  • apiKeyID
  • secretKey

Could you please confirm if additional parameters (such as keyAlias, keyPass, authenticationType) are required for the configuration to function properly with Microform v2?

We would greatly appreciate your guidance on how to properly debug this issue and proceed with the configuration. Please let us know if any further details or logs are required from our end.

Looking forward to your support.

Thanks in Advance!

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