PayPal™ Express Checkout

Customers can use PayPal™ Express Checkout to pay for products using their own PayPal™ account when purchasing items through the eWeb Shopping Cart.

This functionality will keep your customer's credit card information secure within PayPal™ while purchasing items from your online store. Although NetForum will not store any of the customer's payment information, you will still have all of the normal functionality within the system e.g. refunding the payment directly to the customer, etc.

During the order process, the customer will be directed to a PayPal™ Express Checkout window outside of NetForum to complete the transaction. A Reference Number is the only record returned to NetForum, which is used to reconcile accounts.

Usage

Use the following steps to enable this feature b by adding PayPal™ as a Payment Method in your Business Unit and enabling it in eWeb:

  1. On the Business Unit Profile page, click the Payment Method tab.
  2. In the payment method child form, click the Add button. The Add - Payment Method window will display.
  3. Enter a payment method.
  4. Select PayPal from the payment type drop-down list (these list items are hard coded).
  5. Select a business unit (optional) and cash account.
  6. Select the available on centralized shopping cart check box (REQUIRED...See Note).
  7. Enter a batch suffix (optional).
  8. Click Save.

Note: Selecting the available on centralized shopping cart check box enables the feature on your Shopping Cart in eWeb!

Once you have enabled the feature, the PayPal™ Express Checkout icon will display in your Shopping Cart.

Checking Out Using the PayPal™ Express Checkout Feature:

  1. The user will go to the Shopping Cart and purchase a product.
  2. When they are ready to check out, they will click the PayPal™ Express Checkout icon.
  1. The Billing & Shipping Information page will display. Use the Add/Edit drop-down feature to add or edit the Customer, Shipping, or Billing information on this page.
  1. The Payment page will display with the payment method defaulting to PayPal. Click Continue (If they click the PayPal™ icon on this page a PayPal™ informational window will display).
  1. The Log In page will display. Enter your e-mail and password, then click the Log In button.
  2. The Review page will display with the Payment Information and the Ship To address.
  3. Click the Change link to edit the Payment Information.
  1. The Confirmation page will display. Click the Edit Payment button to go back and change the Payment information or click the Submit Order button to complete the transaction.
  1. The Receipt page will display with the Order Confirmation Number and the REFERENCE NUMBER (See Note).

Note: The REFERENCE NUMBER is critical and the only reference to this transaction that is returned to NetForum . This number is used as the reference for returns/refunds and to reconcile the transaction in the accounting process.

Related Functionality

Additional Information

If you are currently using PayPal™ as your Merchant Account, no additional set up should be necessary.

If you are using another processor as your Merchant Account, you must set up an account with PayPal™. You can then call your representative at PayPal™ and have them link the two accounts. This will make reconciliation easier by allowing you to view all the transactions from one PayPal™ Manager.

Technical Information

Add the bolded sections to the eweb web.config and replace the test data with your correct connection and account information:

  1. <ECommerceSettings>
  2. <PayFlowPro partner="VeriSign" vendor="" username="tjsun2003" password="Avectra2003" url="test-payflow.verisign.com"/>
  3. <PayPalExpressCheckout username="username_1216132800_biz_api1.avectra.com" password="1111111111" signature="AyexBRJ1i1nlqNqx-iuBIdqS0xm2AqEQqmt1EkopC3ntCO3TyXLurrf." authcert="" serviceurl="https://api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com/2.0/" redirecturl="https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token="/>
  4. </ECommerceSettings>

See Also

When enabling this option after an upgrade, ensure these forms are not locked (or that there aren't any substitute forms for them)

  1. Centralize Shopping Cart — View
  2. Centralize Shopping Cart — Payment
  3. Centralize Shopping Cart — Confirmation

There are extensions on these forms to support the Paypal express checkout process. If one of the above is true, the extensions can be added manually to their respective forms.