This article will provide instructions for administrators to configure a PayPal account within Certain.
PayPal Gateway Account Settings
Account Merchant/Vendor ID
Account Merchant/Vendor ID is the unique identifier assigned by the online payment processor.
Each processing account's Account Merchant/Vendor ID must be unique.
You may have to try several times to find one that is available.
Account Partner ID
Account Partner ID is used by PayPal to identify the partner company who set up the PayPal account.
Account User ID
Account User ID is used by PayPal as a secondary level of security for the PayPal account.
If you do not have a unique User ID, the Account User ID defaults to the Vendor ID.
Account Password
Account Password is the secret code required to access the processing account.
Click Generate New to create a random, secure password automatically.
PayPal Manager URL
PayPal Manager URL is a link that provides access to the detailed transaction information for the account.
PayPal stores information not available in Certain.
PayPal stores the card issuing bank's authorization number.
PayPal also stores voice authorization information.
This information is useful for reconciling bank statements and tracking down discrepancies.
You should also periodically change the password to the PayPal account.
You should change the password quarterly or annually, at least.
After changing the password, you must update that password in Certain.
AVS transaction behavior and custom reports
If you perform AVS on the transactions processed in the account, each individual sale processed in Certain records three transactions in PayPal.
The three PayPal transactions are: an Auth for $0.01.
The three PayPal transactions are: a Void of the $0.01 Auth.
The three PayPal transactions are: a Sale for the full amount.
To see only the actual Sale transactions, use the PayPal custom report generator.
The custom report generator should create reports that do not display these Auth and Void transactions.
> NOTE: Certain passes the Event Code and Registration Code with each transaction processed through PayPal. > The Event Code is passed in the "Comment1" field. > The Registration Code is passed in the "Comment2" field. > Include these fields in custom reports created in PayPal Manager. > These fields make it easier to track payments and refunds to their original registration. > These fields also group payments by the Event Code.