Integration Guide

Table Of Contents
Website Payments Standard Integration Guide September 2008 203
The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Advanced Features of Add to Cart Buttons
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Using Downloadable History Logs to Track PayPal Shopping Cart
Transactions
PayPal lets you download your PayPal Shopping Cart transactions to your computer from the
History page. You can specify a date range for the transactions and the file format of the
download file.
To learn how to work with downloadable history logs, see the Order Management Integration
Guide.
Using Instant Payment Notification to Track PayPal Shopping Cart
Transactions
PayPal lets your web server receive messages about PayPal Shopping Cart transactions and
payment activity on your account. If you activate Instant Payment Notification, PayPal sends
messages when:
z Payments are first made, with a status of completed or pending.
z Payments clear, fail, or are denied, if the initial status was pending.
To learn more about Instant Payment Notification, see “Instant Payment Notification –
notify_url” on page 343 and the Order Management Integration Guide
.
Advanced Features of Add to Cart Buttons
Read the following topics to learn about these advanced features of Add to Cart buttons:
z “Offering Product Options With Add to Cart Buttons” on page 203
Offering Product Options With Add to Cart Buttons
Prompt buyers for product options, such as size or color. You can prompt buyers for their
option selections with dropdown menus or with text boxes. PayPal limits you to 7 product
options on a single payment button. Up to 5 options can prompt for selections with dropdown
menus, and up to 2 options can prompt for selections with text boxes.
With Add to Cart buttons, you can offer a product option that has separate prices for each
selection by using 1 of the 5 allowable dropdown menus.