# Search for a Transaction

### Search for a Transaction

You can search for transactions on the terminal to view the details about one or more transactions. If you have multiple terminals operating under the same merchant ID (MID), all transactions from all terminals appear in the list with the most recent transaction at the top of the list. You can search for transactions in the current (open) batch as well as from previous batches.

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NOTE: Because all of a merchant's transactions processed on all terminals are saved immediately to the server, the list of transactions may be quite long.
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{% hint style="success" %}
TIP: If you find it difficult to locate a specific transaction from an individual terminal, you may choose to restrict the search function to only display transactions performed on each individual terminal.

To restrict the transaction display to only those processed by the terminal, you must contact PayFacto support to request that your merchant profile displays only transactions processed on individual terminals by activating the **Terminal Only Reports** function. This will restrict transaction searching to individual terminals.
{% endhint %}

#### **To search for a transaction:**

1. From the main screen, touch **Settings**.<br>

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2. Enter the merchant password and touch **Confirm**.
3. In the **Transaction management** section, touch **Transaction History**.<br>

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4. Touch the **Search** button.
5. Enter one or more of the following search criteria:

   * An invoice number in the **Invoice number** field
   * An authorization code in the **Authorization code** field
   * Touch the **Time range** field to select a date range for the desired transaction; touch **Save** to search using the selected date range

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6. Touch the **Search** button. The terminal returns any transaction that meets the selected search criteria.
7. Touch the desired transaction to display the details.


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