Study Guide

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Sandbox Testing
Setting Up Test Accounts
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N OTE: The Login Email is a pseudo-randomized address, based on the address you specified.
Credit-card and bank-account numbers also are generated randomly.
Verified Account Status
By default, a test account has a confirmed bank account and email addresses. To create an
unverified account, change the bank account to unconfirmed.
Adding a Funding Source
To test transactions, you must add a source of funds to your buyer test account. The following
sections describe your choices.
1. “Changing or Adding Additional Bank Accounts” on page 115. You can add bank
accounts, but they will not contain funds unless you use Send Money to send the money to
the bank-account holder.
2. “Adding Credit Cards ” on page 117. For testing, this is the most efficient way to add
funds.
N OTE: No money or funds are transferred in the Sandbox; however, to protect confidentiality,
do not use actual credit-card numbers or bank accounts if you allow other people to log
in to your Sandbox account.
Changing or Adding Additional Bank Accounts
You add a bank account to the Sandbox test account representing a customer or buyer so you
can test transactions between the buyer’s account and another account; typically, the other
account is a business account that represents yourself as a merchant. Adding a bank account
also changes the account status from “Unverified” to “Verified.”