# Refund/Void a Transaction

[Locate the customer order record](https://help.checkoutchamp.com/crm/customer-section/customer-service/locate-a-customer-record) when ready to issue a refund or void.<br>

Once the customer is selected, go to the **Orders** table and press the order link.

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Select **Full Refund** or **Partial Refund** for the appropriate product (note the user must have Allow Refunds security access).

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* If you are giving a **partial refund**, you can *enter* the amount you would like to refund then *click* the **Submit Refund** button.
* Choose a **Refund Reason**
* Optionally choose to refund a specific order item

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**Note:** Using either option, you can cancel the order after the refund by *selecting* the **Cancel Order After Refund?** box.

* Once you have submitted the refund the status will change to **Refunded** :

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## Alternative - Void or Refund <a href="#checkoutchamprefunding-voidingatransaction-alternative-voidorrefund" id="checkoutchamprefunding-voidingatransaction-alternative-voidorrefund"></a>

On the customer profile, scroll down to the **Transactions** tab and click on the red **Actions** button. Then click **Void** or **Refund**. **Void** may not always be available on all transaction types. In general **Void** is used to cancel authorizations and to cancel sale transactions that have not yet settled.

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If refunding, *enter* the amount you would like to refund then *click* the **Refund** button.

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**Note:** *If you have already refunded the transaction from the gateway portal, you can check the* **Refunded Externally** *box before submitting to simply mark the transaction as refunded. The CRM cannot refund a transaction that has already been refunded.*

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#### Refund Queue <a href="#checkoutchamprefunding-voidingatransaction-refundqueue" id="checkoutchamprefunding-voidingatransaction-refundqueue"></a>

If a refund attempt fails at any point then it will be added to a refund queue. While in the queue the CRM will attempt to refund the transaction once per day for 3 days.  If unable to refund after 3 days then it will be removed from the queue.

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If the refund fails after the third attempt, the emails listed in the Notify Emails section of the Account Settings page will receive a notification email.

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If this should occur, please feel free to submit a support ticket so our team can investigate the issue.

*You may need to refund the transaction from inside the gateway and use the “Refunded Externally” option in the CRM to only mark the transaction as refunded.*

#### Undo External Refunds

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When viewing an order on the Transactions page, you will have the option to "Undo External Refund." This option allows you to reverse the external refund if necessary.

> **Note:** This feature is only available if all the refunds on the order are external. This does not reverse the refund in your gateway.


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