How do I set up my PayPal account in WebCATS for use on eCenter?
eCenter Global Configuration
Before you can configure WebCATS with your PayPal information you must first create your PayPal account. PayPal offers a number of different products and services. You should decide the best PayPal service for your operations keeping in mind that you will need to create a business account, not a personal account.
Once you have created your PayPal account then you can configure your PayPal information in the eCenter Global Configuration screen in WebCATS by expanding the "Manage" menu selection and choosing "eCenter Configuration. This menu selection is only available to WebCATS administrators and it manages all global settings for eCenter.
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To avoid errors or even fraud, it is important for WebCATS administrators to carefully manage the conference payee information entered into WebCATS. Only valid email addresses that are associated with a center’s PayPal account should be entered. If a regional center wants to add their PayPal account to the list, they will need to contact the administrator to add their account to the list.
From the drop down, select “PayPal” to configure the PayPal account. You can choose “Other” if you are using a payment service other than PayPal. In this FAQ we will not address the configuration of other payment methods.
In the email address field you will enter your PayPal email address. This email address must be the same email address that was used to create your PayPal account.
These two simple steps complete the setup for a new PayPal account. Every payee entered here in the eCenter global configuration is visible and available for any conference of any center.
Conference Configuration
When you create a conference record and want to accept online payment for the event then you will need to associate a payee with a conference record. To do this, you will edit the conference record and update the online payment information. All PayPal accounts that have been configured are available in each conference record. Select the PayPal account that is appropriate for the event and update.
Once this is done, prospective attendees will be able to pay for the event using their credit card on eCenter Direct. The conference must be publicly available with the fee exposed and open for registration. Waitlisted users will not be presented with the online payment option.
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