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Payflow Link User’s Guide 53
Submitting Transaction Data to the Payflow Link Server
Optional Transaction Data
B
CUSTID This string type parameter is intended to temporarily store data that you
specify (for example, a number or text name that you use to identify the
customer). This parameter enables you to return the value to your Web
server by using the Post or Silent Post feature.
Note: CUSTID is not stored in PayPal’s transaction database.
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DESCRIPTION Your (merchant’s) description of the transaction. String type.
Displayed on the Transaction Confirmation page and in email receipts to
both merchant and customer.
255
DLNUM Driver’s License Number.
TeleCheck transactions only.
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EMAIL Billing email address. 40
EMAILTOSHIP Shipping email address. 40
EXPDATE Account expiration date. For cards that do not use an expiration date,
use the issuing date plus ten years.
Required if you turn off the Payflow Link Order form.
Valid formats are: mmyy, mmyyyy, mm<separator>yy, and
mm<separator>yyyy.
You can use any of the following separators: \ / . -
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FAX Billing fax number. 20
FAXTOSHIP Shipping fax number. 20
INVOICE Invoice number. If passed, the value is displayed on the Order form.
Displayed as INV NUM on the Custom Report. Alphanumeric string
type.
Displayed on the Transaction Confirmation page and in email receipts to
both merchant and customer.
Returned to your storefront if you implement either the Post or Silent
Post feature.
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METHOD Method of customer payment. C or CC for credit card. ECHECK for
electronic check.
Required if you turn off the Payflow Link Order form
(ORDERFORM=False).
The default METHOD is CC when ORDERFORM=True (the default
setting for ORDERFORM).
NAME Billing name. 60
NAMETOSHIP Shipping name. 60
PHONE Billing phone. 20
PHONETOSHIP Shipping phone. 20
TABLE B.3 Optional parameters(Continued)
Field Name Description Max Length