What is a Forced Post Transaction?

A forced post transaction is a debit or credit transaction made by a merchant without a prior authorization. The merchant is able to bypass the authorization process by manually entering a previously obtained authorization code. As forced post transactions bypass the authorization process, PEX is not able to approve or decline these transactions. The transaction is ‘forcibly’ posted, resulting in a debit or credit on the cardholder account.

In some cases, the merchant may have submitted an authorization request for the debit or credit prior to the settlement. If the settlement request was sent with information that did not match the authorization request then the settlement transaction would appear as a “force post”.

Cardholder Receipts, Notes and Tags

If the cardholder attached a receipt to the initial authorization request, and then merchant settled the transaction as a force post, the receipt may become “unattached” after the authorization expires. Administrators can review these receipts under the tab titled “unattached receipts”. To attach an unattached receipt to the appropriate transaction, click to download the receipt image to your desktop. Navigate to the appropriate transaction in the cardholder transaction history and click “Add receipt” to upload the receipt.

Last modified on April 23, 2026

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Cardholder Receipts, Notes and Tags