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merchant_guide:testing-subscriptions [2010/09/01 04:09] – Links to paypal changed to payment-gateways:paypal earlyimpactmerchant_guide:testing-subscriptions [2011/01/13 18:38] – earlyimpact
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 This article provides information on how to "test" the process of buying and managing a subscription with SubscriptionBridge. This article provides information on how to "test" the process of buying and managing a subscription with SubscriptionBridge.
  
-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. 
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 +===== Test Payment Gateway ===== 
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 +SubscriptionBridge includes a [[payment-gateways:test|Test Gateway]] that allows you to test a variety of features without having to sign up for a "live" recurring payment system. 
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 +  * 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:test|More information on the Test Gateway]] 
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 +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, adding a feature, paying an outstanding balance, etc.).
  
 ===== Authorize.Net ===== ===== Authorize.Net =====
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 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 "events" associated with the subscription (E.g. trial expiration reminder, subscription payment notifications, etc.). Note that Authorize.Net requires that the billing period be weekly or longer (i.e. you cannot setup a daily subscription, although that would be useful for testing purposes). 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 "events" associated with the subscription (E.g. trial expiration reminder, subscription payment notifications, etc.). Note that Authorize.Net requires that the billing period be weekly or longer (i.e. you cannot setup a daily subscription, although that would be useful for testing purposes).
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 ===== PayPal Website Payments Pro ===== ===== PayPal Website Payments Pro =====
  
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   - Create a PayPal Website Payments Pro sandbox account, [[payment-gateways:paypal#setting-up-website-payments-pro|just like you would with a regular account]]   - Create a PayPal Website Payments Pro sandbox account, [[payment-gateways:paypal#setting-up-website-payments-pro|just like you would with a regular account]]
   - [[payment-gateways:paypal|Set it up]] exactly as you would with your "live" account. This includes...   - [[payment-gateways:paypal|Set it up]] exactly as you would with your "live" account. This includes...
-    - Requesting your API credentials+    - [[:payment-gateways:paypal#obtaining-your-api-credentials|Obtaining your API credentials]]
     - 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+  - Go into the //Settings// area for your store 
 +  - Enter the PayPal API credentials for your sandbox account 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.
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 ===== PayPal Express ===== ===== PayPal Express =====
  
merchant_guide/testing-subscriptions.txt · Last modified: 2011/01/13 19:46 by earlyimpact