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Table Of Contents
- Virtual Terminal User’s Guide
- Preface
- Getting Started with Virtual Terminal
- Security Features
- Setting Up Your Account Before Using Virtual Terminal
- Performing Transactions Using Virtual Terminal
- Performing Secondary Tasks Using Existing Transactions
- Withdrawing Funds
- Virtual TerminalResponse Codes and Messages
- Canceling or Reactivating Your Virtual Terminal Service
- Index
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Performing Secondary Tasks
Using Existing Transactions
After submitting a successful transaction, you can perform several secondary tasks on that
transaction. This chapter provides information about the following secondary tasks:
z Capturing an Authorization
z Voiding an Authorization
z Processing a Refund
z Creating a New Transaction Using Data from a Previous Transaction
Capturing an Authorization
If you have performed an Authorization transaction, you must capture the funds in order to
receive payment.
NOTE: PayPal recommends that you capture payments within three days of the original
authorization.
To capture an Authorization transaction:
1. Log in to your PayPal account at
https://www.paypal.com.
2. Click the History tab.
3. Click the Capture button associated with the transaction you want to capture.
4. Review the information on the Capture Funds page, input the amount to capture, and click
Continue.
5. On the Confirm Capture of Funds page, click Capture Funds.
The funds are transferred to your PayPal account.
NOTE: After performing an Authorization transaction using the Virtual Terminal, you can
immediately perform a capture by clicking the Transaction ID on the Transaction
confirmation page. Follow step 2 above to capture the transaction.