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Submitting Transaction Data to the Payflow Link Server
Parameters That Specify Payflow Link Operation
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Parameters That Specify Payflow Link Operation
You can use the optional parameters listed in Table B.5 to specify Payflow Link operation.
TABLE B.5 Parameters used to configure Payflow Link
Field Name Description Valid Entries
ECHODATA Controls the amount of data returned to your Web site when Payflow
Link is configured to return data to your Web site using the Post or
Silent Post feature.
See “Data Returned by the Post and Silent Post Features” on page 56.
True, False
True is the
default.
EMAILCUSTOMER Specifies whether or not to notify the customer by email when a
successful transaction occurs. If not specified, defaults to the value set
on the PayPal Manager Payflow Link Confirmation page.
Specifying this value in a Payflow Link transaction overwrites the
information stored in the PayPal Manager Payflow Link Confirmation
page.
True, False
ORDERFORM Controls whether the customer’s browser is redirected to the Payflow
Link Order form, on which the customer enters transaction
information.
ORDERFORM=True displays the form.
If you set ORDERFORM to False, then you must pass the transaction
parameter values listed in
Table B.2, “Transaction data required for all
Payflow Link transactions on page 51.
True, False
True is the
default.
SHOWCONFIRM Controls whether the Payflow Link Confirmation page is displayed to
the customer.
The Confirmation page enables the customer to confirm the transaction
information before submitting the transaction The page appears after
the customer submits the Order form.
True, False
True is the
default.