Set Up Paypal Express Checkout

In previous versions, PayPal Express Checkout is shown only in the shopping cart page. In 6.0, Paypal payment option is now included in the payment info page and the payment type is changed from Cash/Other Transaction to Credit Card to make use of the Paypal Credit Card gateway.

To set up PayPal Express Gateway,

1. Create a merchant account through www.paypal.com. You can also create a test account through http://sandbox.paypal.com.

   

   To learn more about Paypal Express Checkout, go to PayPal Documentation.

2. Configure the details for the Paypal Credit Card gateway in the Connected Business application.
   
   1. Go to Customer > Setup > Credit Card > Credit Card Gateway option. The list of credit card gateways will be displayed. (You can also access the credit card gateway form from Banking > Setup > Credit Card Gateway.)
      

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   2. Select PayPal credit card gateway and click the Details tab. The gateway details for PayPal will be displayed.
      

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      Enter the details for the following:

      • Merchant Login: Your PayPal account API Username.
      • Merchant Password: Your PayPal account API Password
      • API Signature / API Certificate: You can use either one.
      • Allow Sale:
      • Test Mode: Check this option if you are running a test for the gateway, otherwise, uncheck.
      
      
   3. Click Save and Close.
      
      
3. Set up the application configurations for the PayPal Credit Card Gateway.
   
   1. Go to eCommerce > Setup > Application Configuration. The Application Configuration window will be displayed.
      
      
   2. Search for the following PayPal application configurations and set the corresponding value in the Config field. Click Save and Close after entering the value in each appconfigform.

      PayPalCheckout.ShowOnCartPage - True
      

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      PayPalCheckout.MerchantLogin - value is similar with the merchant login in PayPal Credit Card Gateway.
      

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      You can also indicate the merchant account login directly from the webstore form. This will be automatically saved in the PayPalCheckout.MerchantLogin appconfig form.
      

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   For a complete list of all related PayPal Express Checkout application configurations, see PayPal Express Checkout Related AppConfig Parameters.
   
   For processing web orders paid thru PayPal Express Checkout, refer to Process Web Orders Paid Thru PayPal Express.