merchant_guide:testing-subscriptions
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revisionNext revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
merchant_guide:testing-subscriptions [2010/09/01 04:06] – Links to authorize.net changed to payment-gateways:authorize.net earlyimpact | merchant_guide:testing-subscriptions [2011/01/13 18:38] – earlyimpact | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
This article provides information on how to " | This article provides information on how to " | ||
- | How and what to test can vary depending on the payment gateway that you have associated with your SubscriptionBridge-based store. So the rest of the article is divided into sections that are specific to each payment system. | + | How and what to test can vary depending on the payment gateway that you have associated with your SubscriptionBridge-based store. So the rest of the article is divided into sections that are specific to each payment system. The natural way to test SubscriptionBridge is by using the Test Payment Gateway, so we'll start there. |
+ | |||
+ | ===== Test Payment Gateway ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | SubscriptionBridge includes a [[payment-gateways: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Take your time and familiarize with SubscriptionBridge without having to pay any payment gateway fees | ||
+ | * Research the various recurring payment systems that SubscriptionBridge supports while still being able to test the system | ||
+ | * [[payment-gateways: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The main limitation of using the Test Gateway is that it does not allow you to test recurring payments, but rather only the user-triggered payments (e.g. purchasing a new subscription, | ||
===== Authorize.Net ===== | ===== Authorize.Net ===== | ||
Line 31: | Line 41: | ||
To test the system and simulate different scenarios, setup a short subscription (e.g. a subscription with a weekly payment interval and a week-long free trial, for example). You will then see SubscriptionBridge go through a series of " | To test the system and simulate different scenarios, setup a short subscription (e.g. a subscription with a weekly payment interval and a week-long free trial, for example). You will then see SubscriptionBridge go through a series of " | ||
+ | |||
===== PayPal Website Payments Pro ===== | ===== PayPal Website Payments Pro ===== | ||
Line 37: | Line 48: | ||
The PayPal Sandbox mimics exactly the live PayPal system. So to use test SubscriptionBridge with PayPal: | The PayPal Sandbox mimics exactly the live PayPal system. So to use test SubscriptionBridge with PayPal: | ||
- | - Create a PayPal Website Payments Pro sandbox account, [[: | + | - Create a PayPal Website Payments Pro sandbox account, [[payment-gateways: |
- | - [[: | + | - [[payment-gateways:paypal|Set it up]] exactly as you would with your " |
- | - Requesting | + | - [[: |
- Requesting that Recurring Payments are added to your sandbox account | - Requesting that Recurring Payments are added to your sandbox account | ||
- Log into your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center | - Log into your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center | ||
- | - Enter the PayPal API credentials on the payment tab | + | |
+ | | ||
You can now use SubscriptionBridge with your sandbox Website Payments Pro account. | You can now use SubscriptionBridge with your sandbox Website Payments Pro account. | ||
+ | |||
===== PayPal Express ===== | ===== PayPal Express ===== | ||
merchant_guide/testing-subscriptions.txt · Last modified: 2011/01/13 19:46 by earlyimpact