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-====== Getting Started ======
+====== ProductCart - SubscriptionBridge Integration: Linking Products & Packages ======
-Now that you have activated your ProductCart Subscription Bridge Add-On you'll want to begin configuring your ProductCart subscription products and settings.  Before you can continue to the next steps you must create at least one package in your SB Merchant Account.  If you're not familiar with Subscription Bridge packages now would be a good time to stop and read over the Subscription Bridge user guide. The following sections will be of most importance:
+===== Create a subscription "package" =====
+Now that you have linked your ProductCart-powered store to SubscriptionBridge Add-On, you will want to begin configuring your subscription-based products and settings in your store catalog.
+What you will do is link products in your store catalog to subscription "//[[merchant_guide:packages|packages]]//" that have been defined in your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center. If you're not familiar with how to create a subscription package, take a few minutes to review the following sections of the SubscriptionBridge User Guide
   * [[merchant_guide:getting-started|Getting Started]]
   * [[merchant_guide:packages|Packages]]
-Now that you are familiar with your SB Merchant Center and have created at least one package you may continue.  The setup process is only a few basic steps. This is how it works.  You will link your subscription bridge package to a ProductCart product.  When a link is created between a subscription package and ProductCart product the product will share all the attributes of the package.  That ProductCart product will be flagged as a subscription package and will be available for purchase. ProductCart products linked to packages will automatically display all of the relevant package terms on the storefront.  When the order is complete ProductCart will send the subscription details to your Merchant Center.  You also have the option to setup some basic display settings for the storefront, either for each linked package or globally for all linked packages.
+Make sure that you have created at least one package in SubscriptionBridge before continuing onto the next steps.
+===== Products and subscriptions: how it works =====
+When a link is created between a subscription package and a product in your store catalog, the product will share all the attributes of the package. The product will be automatically //flagged// as a subscription package and will be available for purchase as such.
+ProductCart products linked to packages will automatically display all of the relevant package terms in the storefront, by retrieving them dynamically from SubscriptionBridge.
+When an order has been placed, ProductCart will send SubscriptionBridge all the information it needs to start the subscription.
+===== Linking a product to a package =====
-Now that you know how it works we recommend that you continue to the next section and setup your [[settings|Display Settings]].  After you setup your display settings you will link your products to packages.
+Remember to create at least one //package// in your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center before following the steps below. Once you've done so, linking a package to a product or service in your ProductCart-powered store is quite easy.
+  - In your ProductCart Control Panel, create a new product (if needed), or you can certainly use an existing product. For example, you could create a new product called "Magazine XYZ Subscription" that will be used to sell a quarterly subscription to "Magazine XYZ", or "Perfect Fit Gym Membership", which could be used to sell a monthly membership to your newly opened gym.
+  - Select //Products > Manage Subscriptions > Create Package Link//
+  - Use the search form to locate the product that you want to turn into a subscription. E.g. you would look for "Magazine XYZ".
+  - On the following page, select the SubscriptionBridge package that you want to link your product to. A drop-down will list all the packages found in your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center. If the package includes a trial price, check the corresponding check box and indicate what the price is (it could also be 0).
+  - Click on Create Package Link to link your product to the selected SubscriptionBridge package.
+{{:cartintegration:productcart:pc_sb_linked_packages.png|List of linked packages}}
+===== Related Links =====
+  * [[settings|Settings]].
+  * [[productcart|ProductCart integration overview]]