Paypal Setup Guide

Within the sandbox, go to Accounts (Under SANDBOX left hand menu) and select View/Edit Account on the Business Account Type, e.g. sb-uj0to6048526@business.example.com

Use the Email ID and System Generated Password to log into sandbox.paypal.com/ (make sure you’re logged in as the Sandbox user and not your own Paypal account, a new browser window may help)

Under Pay & Get paid > Accept Payments, click Subscription:

Create a subscription plan:

Enter Product Name, Product Description, Product-ID, Product type, Product page URL and Product image URL.

Click Next.

Select the product just create and click Next:

Choose the kind of subscription plan (e.g. Fixed price) then click Next:

Enter a Plan name and Plan description if needed:

Enter the Currency, Subscription period, (e.g. Unlimited billing cycles), pricing (e.g. £50 every 1 Year) and tax, click Next:

Click Turn Plan On:

View the subscription plan:

You’ll need to create a Product/Catalogue Item in Affino and copy-paste the Subscription Plan ID (e.g.

Remember to add a new Payment Method (which will be associated to the Payment Gateway)

1. Add a new Payment Method
2. Enter Payment Method Name
3. Select the Paypal Std Gateway
4. Select the Store, Group Options, Groups, Payment Method Type, Geo Filter/Address as required
5. Tick Automatic Renewal
6. Tick Live

1. Create a new product article and catalogue item
2. Enter a Catalogue ID
3. Enter the price and currency
4. Select Tax Rule as appropriate. The amount of tax will need to match what was set on the subscription in Paypal
5. Enter the External ID, taken from the Subscription Plan ID within Paypal
6. Select Payment Method as appropriate
7. Select Enable Subscription, Deferred Income (e..g Monthly, Subscription Payment Duration, e.g. Years, Duration Number e.g. 1
8. Relate a subscription plan to the Catalogue Item in the view screen

1. Purchase the product, when the Paypal Std payment method appears, use the personal credentials, e.g. from the sandbox e.g. sb-uklqp6042414@personal.example.com to login instead of your own account as this is a test site
2. Click Agree and Subscribe within the Paypal popup
3. Once the payment has completed, you should see the order/subscription within Affino and the subscription payment when viewing the business sandbox account (you may need to log back in)