PayPal Payment Gateway Integration Enablement

The PayPal Payment Gateway integration supports transaction management features, eliminating the need to perform additional bookkeeping for refunds. This functionality includes automatic refunds for users who withdraw from sessions.

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Edge Integrations - Manage Grants access to the Integrations service for Edge Integrate, where the administrator can configure, enable, and disable their third-party integrations used within the Cornerstone system. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. Edge
Edge Marketplace - Manage Grants access to the Marketplace service for Edge Integrate, where the administrator can browse integrations that can be used to extend the Cornerstone system. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. Edge
Payment Account - Modify Grants ability to create payment profiles to determine the routing of users' payments. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. eCommerce - Administration
Transaction Manager - Manage Grants ability to access the Manage Transaction page and also create and edit transactions. On the Order History Details page, the administrator can edit the order status, adjust prices, issue refunds, or enter comments. This permission can be constrained by User's OU. This is an administrator permission. eCommerce - Administration

To enable the PayPal Payment Gateway integration for your organization:

  1. Add the PayPal Payment Gateway integration from the Edge Marketplace. To access the Edge Marketplace and specific information about the integration, go to: Admin > Tools > Edge and click the Marketplace link.
  2. Configure the integration via Edge Integrate. To access Edge Integrate, go to: Admin > Tools > Edge and click the Integrate link.
  3. Create a PayPal business account.See Create PayPal Business Account.
  4. Add PayPal as a payment account in the learning management system (LMS). See PayPal Payment Gateway - Define Payment Account.
  5. Enable PayPal as a payment method in User Payment Preferences. See PayPal - User Payment Preferences.

Note: The backend setting for the PayPal Payment Gateway must be turned on in your portal in order for PayPal to be used as a payment method. This setting is automatically enabled when you install and configure the PayPal Payment Gateway integration.

Permissions

The following existing permissions apply to this functionality:

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Edge Integrations - Manage Grants access to the Integrations service for Edge Integrate, where the administrator can configure, enable, and disable their third-party integrations used within the Cornerstone system. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. Edge
Edge Marketplace - Manage Grants access to the Marketplace service for Edge Integrate, where the administrator can browse integrations that can be used to extend the Cornerstone system. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. Edge
Payment Account - Modify Grants ability to create payment profiles to determine the routing of users' payments. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. eCommerce - Administration
Transaction Manager - Manage Grants ability to access the Manage Transaction page and also create and edit transactions. On the Order History Details page, the administrator can edit the order status, adjust prices, issue refunds, or enter comments. This permission can be constrained by User's OU. This is an administrator permission. eCommerce - Administration