Rule management user interface

A server computer comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the computer processor, the computer-readable medium including code executable by the computer processor for performing a method comprising:
• receiving, from a client computer operated by an administrator, credential data of the administrator, the administrator corresponding to a transport computer;
• using the credential data to access a database to retrieve a plurality of requesting computers that have been registered with the transport computer, wherein, for each of the plurality of requesting computers, the transport computer is networked to the requesting computer and configured to process authorization request messages for the requesting computer;
• causing a list of the plurality of requesting computers to be displayed at the client computer;
• receiving, from the client computer, a selection from the list of the plurality of requesting computers, thereby providing a selected requesting computer;
• causing a plurality of settings, which represent a set of rules that control which authorization request messages from the selected requesting computer are forwarded to the transport computer, to be displayed at the client computer, wherein the plurality of settings are modifiable by the administrator and comprise a first setting that references one or more attributes that distinguish a subset of authorization request messages from other authorization request messages;
• responsive to receiving a first selection of the first setting from the client computer, accessing the database to modify the set of rules in accordance with the plurality of settings;
• receiving a first authorization request message that is characterized by the one or more attributes from the selected requesting computer;
• responsive to receiving the first authorization request message:
• using the first authorization request message to access, from the database, the set of rules that control which authorization request messages from the selected requesting computer are forwarded to the transport computer;
• and
• processing the first authorization request message in accordance with the set of rules, which comprises processing the first authorization request message in accordance with a first protocol in response to determining that the first authorization request message is characterized by the one or more attributes;
• and
• wherein processing the first authorization request message in accordance with the first protocol comprises transmitting an authorization response message to the selected requesting computer without forwarding the first authorization request message to the transport computer.

A non-transitory machine-readable tangible storage medium embodying information indicative of instructions for causing one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a client computer operated by an administrator, credential data of the administrator, the administrator corresponding to a transport computer;
• using the credential data to access a database to retrieve a plurality of requesting computers that have been registered with the transport computer, wherein, for each of the plurality of requesting computers, the transport computer is networked to the requesting computer and configured to process authorization request messages for the requesting computer;
• causing a list of the plurality of requesting computers to be displayed at the client computer;
• receiving, from the client computer, a selection from the list of the plurality of requesting computers, thereby providing a selected requesting computer;
• causing a plurality of settings, which represent a set of rules that control which authorization request messages from the selected requesting computer are forwarded to the transport computer, to be displayed at the client computer, wherein the plurality of settings are modifiable by the administrator and comprise a first setting that references one or more attributes that distinguish a subset of authorization request messages from other authorization request messages;
• responsive to receiving a first selection of the first setting from the client computer, accessing the database to modify the set of rules in accordance with the plurality of settings;
• receiving a first authorization request message that is characterized by the one or more attributes from the selected requesting computer;
• responsive to receiving the first authorization request message:
• using the first authorization request message to access, from the database, the set of rules that control which authorization request messages from the selected requesting computer are forwarded to the transport computer;
• and
• processing the first authorization request message in accordance with the set of rules, which comprises processing the first authorization request message in accordance with a first protocol in response to determining that the first authorization request message is characterized by the one or more attributes;
• and
• wherein processing the first authorization request message in accordance with the first protocol comprises transmitting an authorization response message to the selected requesting computer without forwarding the first authorization request message to the transport computer.