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Payflow Link User’s Guide 11
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Configuring Payflow Link
Once you have registered for a Payflow Link account, your first step is to configure Payflow
Link using the PayPal Manager application. Using PayPal Manager, you specify the
appearance and content of your PayPal-hosted order processing forms. In addition, you have
the option to specify which fields your customers need to fill in, and how transaction data is
passed and posted to scripts on your Web site.
Configuring Payflow Link Settings
To configure Payflow Link, log in to the PayPal Manager at https://manager.paypal.com.
Navigate to Service Settings > Payflow Link and click on the Configuration page. For
information about configuration, click Help on that page.
Table 2.1 contains brief descriptions of the fields that appear on the PayPal Manager Payflow
Link Configuration page:
TABLE 2.1 PayPal Manager Payflow Link Confirmation Page
Field Description
Form Configuration: Enables you to specify the URL to which customers return, required and optional fields that
should appear on the Payflow Link forms, and how data is handled upon completion of a transaction.
Return URL Method Specify one of the following values:
Link: Default setting and is strongly recommended for merchants new to
HTML. This setting returns the customer to the specified site. No
additional transaction data is posted if this option is specified.
Post: Returns the customer and transaction data to the Web site that you
specify in the Return URL field.
Return URL Enter the URL of the Web site to which customers should be sent upon
clicking Continue on the Receipt page. This URL is typically your
merchant site. If you do not specify a URL, then the Continue button does
not appear on the Receipt page.
Silent POST URL Ensure that the transaction data is passed back to your Web site when a
transaction is completed.
Force Silent Post Confirmation In conjunction with Silent POST, causes Payflow Link to verify that the
Silent Post data was received by your Web site
Billing Address