General Settings {#vas-adobe-commerce-settings}
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This section provides General Settings Configuration details for the Visa Acceptance Solutions extension in Adobe Commerce.

| Serial Number |     Settings      |                                                                                                     Description                                                                                                     |
|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1             | Environment       | Configure the sandbox or production environment by providing the Merchant ID, API key detail, and API shared secret key. If sandbox is chosen, the website is available for testing new changes and experiments.    |
| 2             | Merchant ID       | Your Visa Acceptance Solutions Merchant ID                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3             | API Key           | Refers to a specific key provided by a payment gateway to authenticate and authorize the merchant's integration with the gateway.                                                                                   |
| 4             | API Shared Secret | Refers to a confidential or private key used for secure communication between the merchant's online store and a payment gateway.                                                                                    |
| 5             | Debug Mode        | Enabling debug mode provides an option to troubleshoot using the Visa Acceptance Solutions logs, named visaacceptance.log. The diagnostic information will be stored in log files in the Adobe Commerce web server. |

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