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PayFlow Link
To setup ProductCart to work with Payflow Link gateway account, first log into the Paypal Account Manager then click on “Service Settings” , then select “Configuration” under Payflow Link. Here you will be bale to customize your form for collecting customer data. ProductCart requires the settings at the top of the page under “Form Configuration” to be set as follows.
- Return URL Method: POST
- Return URL: http://www.yourStore/productcart/pc/gwReturn.asp
- Silent Post URL: Leave blank
- Force Silent Post Configuration: Leave blank
- Force Silent Post Return URL: Leave blank
- Transaction Process Mode: Set to TEST until you are ready to turn your store on live
- Billing Information: Check all the fields that you would like to capture within the “Required Fields” area. Leave the “Editable Fields” option blank, unless you want to allow the customer to change information after they have left you store.
- Shipping Information: Check all the fields that you would like to capture w“ Required Fields” area. Leave the “Editable Fields” option blank, unless you want to allow the customer to change information after they have left you store site.
- General Display Options: Not required for ProductCart.
- Receipt Display Options: Not required for ProductCart.
- Email Receipt to Customer: Set this option to “Yes” and fill out the “Email from Merchant Address” fields if you want customers to receive an email receipt from the payment gateway in addition to the order confirmation email that will be sent from the store administrator that will be sent from ProductCart. Otherwise, leave the option set to “No”.
- Email to Merchant Address: The email address of the store administrator that will receive payment notification from PayPal.
- Email to Merchant Address (copy): A second email address of the store administrator that will receive payment notification from PayPal.
- In addition, set up the following “Security Options”:
- AVS: (Address Verification Service): Set this option at your desired level
- CSC: (Card Security Code Validation Service). Enable or disable this option as you prefer. This is the same as the CVV code mentioned earlier in this chapter. If you check this option, you must also check the CSC field when activating the gateway in the ProductCart Control Panel, as mentioned below.
- Accepted URLs 1-5:
These fields should contain all domains that you are going to be submitting posts from. For ProductCart the default URL is: http://www.yourStore.com/. Another URL on the same domain, for example, could be http://store.yourStore.com Note: do NOT use https:// even if you have an SSL certificate installed on your Web server. The system will not allow it.
You are now ready to go back to ProductCart to finish setting up Payflow Link.
- Check the box Enable Payflow Link.
- Enable Test Mode:
You can set Payflow Link to run in Test Mode directly from ProductCart, without having to log into the Payflow Link administration area. When Payflow Link in test mode, make sure to use one of the following test credit s, or the transaction will be declined. - Under Login, enter the Login ID used to log into the Payflow Link Manager area.
- Transaction Type
It can be set as either “Payment/Sale” or “Authorization”. Choose “Payment/Sale” to both authorize and capture funds (the credit card is debited). Choose “Authorization Only” to authorize the credit card, but not capture the funds. When an order is received, ProductCart considers the order process funds have been captured, pending when it funds have been authorized, but not captured (payment has not been collected yet). Refer to the Managing Orders section of this User Guide for more information. - Require CSC:
This is the same as the CVV code mentioned earlier in this chapter. - Processing Fee:
You can choose whether to charge an additional transaction Processing Fee field. The fee can be either a flat charge or a percentage of the total order amount. - Payment Name:
You can change the description that is shown to your customers during checkout. For example, you could change “Credit Card” to “Visa and MasterCard”. To complete the activation, submit the form by clicking the Add button.



