2012

Sandbox User Guide April 2012 23
Setting Up Test Accounts
Adding a Funding Source
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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 23. You can add bank accounts,
but they will not contain funds unless you use Send Money to send the bank account holder
money.
2. “Adding Credit Cards” on page 24. For testing, this is the most efficient way to add funds.
NOTE: No money or funds are actually transferred in the Sandbox; however, to protect
confidentiality, you should 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 that
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.”
The bank account is a source of funds for a user’s PayPal account, and thus for transactions
between that test account and other test accounts. A test account can have multiple bank
accounts, but at least one is required in order to verify the test account.
The Sandbox automatically generates bank account and sort code numbers when you add a
bank account.
For Australia, Canada, Germany, or UK, use the automatically generated bank account
information only for test US bank accounts. To add test Canadian, German, or UK bank
account information, follow these guidelines.
To add a bank account:
1. Select a test account and click Enter Sandbox Test Site.
2. Navigate to My Account > Profile.
Australia Canada Germany UK
BSB Number: 242-200 Transit Number: 00001 Routing Number:
37020500
Bank Account Number:
Any 8-digit number
Account Number: any
random number
Institution Number: 311 Bank Account Number:
Any 10-digit number
Sort Code: 609204 or
700709
Bank Account Number:
Any one-digit to 12-digit
number
Sort Code: Any 8-digit
number