Integration Guide

Contents
8 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
Tracking Inventory and Profit and Loss for Installment Plan Buttons . . . . . . . . . .230
Adding HTML Variables to Installment Plan Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Generating Code for Installment Plan Buttons and Email Payment Links . . . . . . .231
Protecting HTML Code for Installment Plan Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Step 1 – Specifying Basic Features of Your Installment Plan Button . . . . . . . . . .231
Step 2 – Tracking Inventory for Your Installment Plan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Step 3 – Adding Advanced Features to Your Installment Plan Button . . . . . . . . .237
Copying and Pasting the Installment Plan Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Avoiding Problems with Pasted Installment Plan Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Sample HTML Code for Installment Plan Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Sample HTML Code for a Basic Installment Plan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Sample HTML Code for an Installment Button with 2 Plan Options . . . . . . . . . .243
Chapter 6 The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Getting Started With The PayPal Shopping Cart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Getting Started With Add To Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Getting Started With View Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
The Checkout Experience With the PayPal Shopping Cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Begin – Buyers Add Your Items to the PayPal Shopping Cart. . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
1 – Buyers Enter Their Billing Information or They Log In To PayPal . . . . . . . . . .258
2 – Buyers Confirm Their Transaction Details Before Paying . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
3 – Buyers View and Print Their PayPal Payment Confirmations . . . . . . . . . . . .261
End – Buyers Receive Payment Authorization Notices by Email . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Enhancing the Checkout Experience With Add to Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
Managing PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Using Email Notices to Track PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . . . . . . . . . .264
Using Recent Activity to Track PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . . . . . . . . .265
Using Transaction History to Track PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . . . . . . .265
Using Downloadable History Logs to Track PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . . .265
Using Instant Payment Notification to Track PayPal Shopping Cart Transactions . . .266
Advanced Features of Add to Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Offering Product Options With Add to Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Offering Discounts With Add to Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
Creating Advanced PayPal Shopping Cart Buttons on the PayPal Website. . . . . . . . .267
The Basic Steps for Using the Tool With Add to Cart Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Saving Add to Cart Buttons in Your PayPal Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
Tracking Inventory and Tracking Profit and Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Adding Advanced Features to Add to Cart Buttons With HTML Variables . . . . . . .270